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Content Published December 22, 2014

Eilean Donan Castle During a Clearing Storm

A sublime moment near the Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Content Published August 8, 2019

High Road Austrian Alps

You can't get any more remote than this wayside shed in the Alps.

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Content Published September 19, 2016

Nanstein Castle Circular Stairway

Scenes like this gives me pause, to imagine the people walking up and down the stairs over the centuries.

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Content Published June 10, 2016

Wall of Windows and Vines, Burg Lichtenberg

Natural reclamation of a midieval wall at Burg Lichtenberg, Germany by a flowering vine.

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Content Published April 13, 2016

St Gilgen am See

Quaint village in the Saltzkammergut region of Austria.

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Content Published April 10, 2016

Morning Delivery

Street scene from Augsburg, W. Germany. What happens in Augsburg stays in Augsburg.

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Content Published April 10, 2016

Talking With Birds

Rome statues and the birds that adorn them.

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Content Published February 17, 2016

Blair Castle Perthshire Scotland

As almost from a cinematic production, the stark-white castle seemed to emancipate itself from the foreboding landscape.

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Content Published December 24, 2015

Town Center Hallstadt am See

This quaint village in Austria stays busy even after sun down.

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Content Published January 29, 2015

Bird's Eye View

Nanstein Castle

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Content Published May 27, 2014

Alpine Climb GrossGlockner Pass

There are places on our planet that take your breath away. This alpine scenic drive in Austria is one of those places.

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Content Published March 2, 2014

Promenade to the Tower 1981

An icon of French artistry and industry, from a time of political turmoil.

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Content Published January 24, 2014

Path to the Chapel

A quiet place to start a long hike in the Austrian Alps.

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Content Published January 21, 2014

Isar Tor Old Munich

Thousands of years ago, this was the western gate to the enclosed city of Munich. Imagine all the stories it could tell.

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Content Published January 17, 2014

Lane to the Well Lichtenberg Castle

View of a street inside the ruins of Castle Lichtenberg (bei Kusel).

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Content Published January 17, 2014

Walk in the Inner Ward

Sublime depiction of Lichtenberg Castle prior to its 20th Century restoration.

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Content Published January 17, 2014

Outer Ward Burg Lichtenburg bei Kusel

A scenic vantage point for watching what's happening in the valley below.

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Content Published January 13, 2014

Arc de Triomphe Winter

This unusual presentation of the Parisian icon seemed fitting to the honor of Napaoleon's Grande Armee.

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Content Published January 9, 2014

Perimeter Walk Nanstein Castle

Much of the details about the functions of rooms and other spaces in this 800 year old castle have been lost to history, so we're free to imagine.

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Content Published January 9, 2014

Nanstein Castle Defensive Entry

Ingenious use of natural and man-made structure to keep things out.

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