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Krakow

Posted on May 27, 2019 by rosemariecurteman

Poland “Turon gave birth to me, Krakow polished me with the arts.” Copernicus Many see Krakow as Poland’s preferred destination:  an engaging, traditional city pulsating with history, charming vistas, tourists, and college students. In the late 10th and early 11th … Continue reading →

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PRAGUE

Posted on May 27, 2019 by rosemariecurteman

The Czech Republic “Prague doesn’t let go. Either of us. This old crone has claws. One has to yield or else.” Franz Kafka,1902. “A jewel in the heart of Europe” is how some people describe Prague, others say it is … Continue reading →

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BUDAPEST

Posted on December 31, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

Hungary  “If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow. But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris.” György Ligeti 1987 As I noted in the Vienna blog, four world … Continue reading →

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Vienna

Posted on December 31, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

Austria “The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.” Karl Kraus (1874-1936)   Once the frontier of the Roman Empire, today Vienna is celebrated as a city rich in historical, musical and artistic … Continue reading →

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Dear Reader:

Posted on October 5, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

As those of you who have followed my blogs probably guessed, I took a hiatus from posting new adventures.  I was out there living them!  Below, please find impressions of four discoveries—this time on St. Petersburg, Russia, and pearling, horse … Continue reading →

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FALCONRY as Experienced on THE ARABIAN GULF

Posted on October 4, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

FALCONRY as Experienced on THE ARABIAN GULF   “The desert nomad clearly flew his falcons because he wanted to hunt and eat; he did not go hunting because he wanted to see his falcons fly.” — Mark Allen     … Continue reading →

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THE ARABIAN HORSE

Posted on October 3, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

THE ARABIAN HORSE “Drinkers of the Wind”   “To create the horse, God spoke to the south wind:  ‘I will create from you a being which will be a happiness to the good and a misfortune to the bad.  Happiness … Continue reading →

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Diving for “White Gold” in the Arabian Gulf

Posted on October 2, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

Diving for “White Gold” in the Arabian Gulf  In the “Dubai” chapter of my book 7 ½ Places of Wonder, I touched on the region’s ancient pearling industry—for centuries an economic lifeline for those who eked out a living on the … Continue reading →

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ST. PETERSBURG

Posted on October 1, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

ST. PETERSBURG Sankt Pieter Burkh Piter  “St. Petersburg is Russian—but it is not Russia.” — Nicholas II, the last Czar St. Petersburg exists because of one man—Peter the Great, Tsar of All the Russias (1682-1725), who on May 27, 1703 … Continue reading →

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STOCKHOLM

Posted on February 8, 2014 by rosemariecurteman

Stockholm “The Northern Star.”   – Time (July 4, 2011)      The Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909), spoke of Stockholm as “a city that floats on water.”  Indeed, Stockholm, the … Continue reading →

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