There were no digital cameras in the 90s. I have shoeboxes full of photos and I only scanned a few of my favorites as digital copies. I used to carry around two cameras. One was loaded with color film and the other was loaded with either sepia or black and white. Here is a collectionContinue reading “Some Old European Photos”
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Splendid China
Splendid China was a theme park in near Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1993 and closed on December 31, 2003. It was a sister park to the Splendid China in Shenzhen, China, and cost $100 million to build. It was a 75-acre (30 ha) miniature park with more than 60 replicas at a one-tenth scaleContinue reading “Splendid China”
Childhood Memories
An excerpt from my travel memoir, Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) Growing up, my family only took one trip every couple of years, and it was the same trip every time. My parents weren’t the most creative travelers in the world, but they knew how to keep their kids happy because that unvarying vacation always took us to Florida.Continue reading “Childhood Memories”
Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Lassen, CA Aug 19 – 23, 2008 Lassen Volcanic National Park is an American national park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. (A plug dome volcano is aContinue reading “Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone”
Midwestern Snapshots
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Wisconsin, May 8 – Jun 3, 2008 I used to have to go back home to Wisconsin a lot to visit my ailing mother. Most of the time, I just stayed in Milwaukee, but sometimes I would take a little road trip to clear out my head. Here is a randomContinue reading “Midwestern Snapshots”
Zydeco Queen
An excerpt from my travel memoir, Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) Since I was on a roll thinking up the best TV shows ever, I began to wonder where my TV crew was when a particular woman caught my attention in Lafayette, Louisiana. However, before I delve into too much detail about this mysterious lady, I mustContinue reading “Zydeco Queen”
Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Spring Santa Cruz, 2007 “[Cannery Row’s] inhabitants are, as the man once said, ‘whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches,’ by which he meant everybody. Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said, ‘saints and angels and martyrs and holy men,’ and he would have meantContinue reading “Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA”
Vulture Mine
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Vulture Gold Mine, Feb 2008. The Vulture Mine outside of Wickenburg, Arizona was the most productive gold mine in Arizona history. From 1863 to 1942 the mine produced 340,000 ounces (9,638.8 kgs) of gold and 260,000 ounces (7,370.9 kgs) of silver. I’m having a hard time visualizing what those valuesContinue reading “Vulture Mine”
The Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Puerto Rico, Jan 2008. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro was the largest Caribbean fortification built by the Spanish, and it was intriguing to see peeling plaster revealing stones set in place hundreds of years before. History happened here, and I couldn’t help but wonder how many pirates gazed uponContinue reading “The Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
On the Streets of San Juan
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Puerto Rico, Jan 2008. San Juan was very photogenic. We spent the majority of our time in Old San Juan, where the colors were vibrant, and the buildings were old. The combination of sea salt and time wore Old San Juan down like an antique coin rubbed of itsContinue reading “On the Streets of San Juan”
Krista Marson 