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Tag: History

Late Winter Update

By admin On 18 February 2023
Hamburg Travel Poster - the Alster river in front, then a bridge, buildings and sky in the distance.

No News is Good News? Maybe so.  It’s been a few months since I’ve written an update here, mostly because it’s winter, and I haven’t travelled.  Usually I spend the early part of the year …

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Tourism
Canada, History, Hotel, Museum, Tourism, Travel

Looking Ahead to Travel in 2023

By admin On 8 November 2022

Travel in 2023 brings me to four new countries.  First is Germany, which is restarting what was cancelled by Covid in 2020.  Following that, Thailand, Viet Nam and Cambodia which were also cancelled by Covid.  …

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History, Tourism
Architecture, History, Museum, Tourism, Travel

A Road Trip to Toledo Ohio

By admin On 3 May 2022
Flowers

Finally, and with much anticipation, restrictions were lifted on vehicular border crossings between Canada and the United States.  No more negative Covid tests required for entry on either side.  Time for a road trip! I …

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History, Hotels, Tourism
History, Hotel, Maumee, Ohio, Toledo, Tourism, Travel, USA

Ghost Signs AKA Fading Ads II

By admin On 11 April 2022
Ghost sign for the tenth anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera in Toronto

I try and stop for ghost signs during my travels, although it is not always possible.  Here are a few more of my favourites.   Cincinnati, Ohio This building has been in place since about …

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History, Hotels, Puerto Rico, Tourism
Architecture, Cincinnati, Fading Ads, Ghost Sign, History, Hotel

Mercer Hall Inn, Stratford Ontario

By admin On 16 January 2022
Mercer Hall Inn, Stratford, Ontario

Here we are again, in Ontario, reverted back to mid-2020.  Restaurants are closed for indoor dining, and all ticketed events cancelled.  Maybe these restrictions will be lifted in ten days, but it is just as …

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Canada, History, Hotels, Tourism
Canada, History, Hotel, Ontario, Travel

Travel Failures for 2021

By admin On 20 November 2021
Vancouver Sunset

Cross Border Travel It’s now mid-November 2021, and Coronavius remains at the forefront of the travel industry, despite many openings and relaxing of restrictions. At the end of this month, Canadians can now enter the …

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Airlines, Canada, History, Tourism
Coronavirus, History, Tourism, Travel

Some Symmetry, Just on a Whim

By admin On 29 November 2020
St Mary's, York

Whether by plan or by happenstance, some things just catch my eye when I travel.  Hopefully I have my camera with me, but my phone (Samsung) always does in a pinch.  Symmetry can be anywhere. …

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Canada, England, History, Tourism
Architecture, Canada, China, England, History, Religion, Travel

Cemetery Tourism

By admin On 2 February 2020
Entrance, Toronto Necropolis

Ghoulish, some would think. Many places we travel to are burial sites or monuments to a deceased ruler, politician, or somebody of importance. Cemeteries can be located beside the historic site one is visiting or …

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California, England, History, Puerto Rico, Tourism
Cemetery, Grave, History, Religion, Stones, Tourism, Travel

New York City – Historic Hotel Pennsylvania

By admin On 1 November 2019
Penn Station, NYC

Update! According to Wikipedia, the Hotel Pennsylvania permanently closed on 1st April, 2020.  The building is scheduled for demolition, and in September 2021 liquidation of the interior began.  Demolition to begin early 2022.   I …

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Hotels, Tourism
Architecture, History, Hotel, New York City, Travel, USA

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