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Danish Scenes

The Danish Capital is not about Lego and Vikings, but understated elegance combined with Nordic tranquillity.

Copenhagen
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Stunning Ragusa

Simply put, Ragusa Ibla Sicily is stunning. I can honestly write this is one of most eye pleasing cities I have ever visited with its Baroque Churches, scenic views and inclined streets.

5 stars on five star travel scale.

Ragusa
Ragusa

Sadly I did not make pictures of the city from the a side where you can get an appreciation of the hill Ragusa occupies.

Ragusa is an 1:20 min drive from Syracuse.

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Mt Etna’s Eye

Mount Etna on the island of Sicily is an an eye of Mother Nature. The volcano is an awe-inspiring sight 3500 meters above sea level. One night while walking in Taormina, the volcano erupted. Visible flames could be seen shooting in the air from over 60 km away.

Mt Etna
View from Taormina
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Suddenly one night while I was visiting Taormina Sicily, a moment of calm turned into a display of the power of Nature. 60 km away at 3500 meters above sea level, Mt Etna erupted with flames on the high horizon. #travel #traveltiktok #landscapephotography #mothernature #volcano

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Mt Etna
Mt Etna view before the eruption

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Fascinating Frankfurt Airport

An airport is an awe fascinating place. The center activity is people coming and going from one place to another. Once the domains of well-to-do, these democratised travel points bustle at a fanatic pace with travellers of all shapes, sizes and colors.  Once I had a holdover in the Frankfurt Airport because of a delayed flight.  The Lufthansa airline hub was stirring with planes landing from Singapore or Los Angles.  Thousands of people moving about in the world’s13th busiest airport with around 62 million passengers annually.    How does a place of this size function?  It is truly a mastery of logistics. 

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Würzburg

Wurzbürg is an attractive city for walking around and looking up.

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Tiny Rio

From Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, a travel to Rio de Janeiro.

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Salento’s Wine and Oil

Fine wine and cuisine are part of the charm of Salento. During the ITB Berlin, the region held a press conference on why visitors should come to the less traveled part of Italy. Certainly it will be worth the journey for a nice beach and a glass.

Wine and Olive Oil from Salento

Stay tuned for more podcasts on the region from officials.

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2025 at the ITB

Some images from the ITB Berlin. The annual travel event hit the German city for three days.

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Siena’s Reputation

Siena has a world famous reputation as one of Italy’s most beautiful cities. Look for a full report.

Siena
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Never One Bottle

On a recent trip to the wine country of Franconia, I paid visits to two villages with wineries.  This area of Germany is spangled with vineyards. The charmed settings made for pleasured experiences.  I could not resist tasting a few bottles of wine.   One lead to many more.  The hosts took pleasure in the samplings.  

Sponsored by #CanonDeu.  I used the Canon SX740HS camera to record the journey.