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Not-so-famous museums with great exhibits

April 20, 2014

Since we’re off from school for spring break, we’ve had time to catch up on a few exhibits at local museums…but not the big and famous, such as the Met or MoMA. Here are a few of interest, and one we haven’t been to yet, but will! Neue Galerie has an exhibit with a dual purpose: reproducing the infamous Nazi exhibit “Degenerate Art” of 1937, and commenting on its effects, both then and now. Also at the Galerie, which focuses on German and Austrian art of the last century, is an exhibition…

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Who are we when we travel?

April 12, 2014

Gumbo’s Picture of the Day for April 13th, above, is an image I made nearly 55 years ago, on my first trip to Paris: a man sleeping on the ground at a side entrance to the National Assembly building.

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On DVD, Friends in Fiction and Real-Life

April 1, 2014

   April 1, 2014   I watch a lot of movies and, while I pay some attention to ratings and reviews, I can like them for any number of reasons, not necessarily related to the usual criteria.  There are actors who I’ll happily…

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The Art of the Edge

March 28, 2014

  March 28, 2014     Like any kid, Gumbo is growing up.  And when kids grow up, if they have any gumption and imagination at all, they become unpredictable.  That, I believe, is the purpose of this new feature, to show that…

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How’d We Live Without Travel Apps?

December 12, 2013

For the last couple of years I’ve brushed off travel apps. I thought they were cool, but I didn’t own a smart phone and honestly I thought they were more of a conversation item than something that would help save money or time. But with the proliferation of cheap tablets and no contract smart phones I started using some apps the last few months. BTW—Walmart will begin selling iPhones for their budget no-contract Straight Talk. Below are three apps I use that are really useful to me. They…

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Films that affected your Travel destinations

October 23, 2013

Conde Naste posted a nice piece on 50 films that most influenced travel, which you can find here. As a kid growing up on the Canadian prairies, I do recall films helping open my eyes to the great world out there.  Several come immediately to…

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Not-so-famous museums with great exhibits

Since we’re off from school for spring break, we’ve had time to catch up on a few exhibits at local museums…but not the big and famous, such as the Met or MoMA. Here are a few of interest, and one we haven’t been to yet, but will! Neue Galerie has an exhibit with a dual purpose: reproducing the infamous Nazi exhibit “Degenerate Art” of 1937, and commenting on its effects, both then and now. Also at the Galerie, which focuses on German and Austrian art of the last century, is an exhibition…

Read More

Who are we when we travel?

Gumbo’s Picture of the Day for April 13th, above, is an image I made nearly 55 years ago, on my first trip to Paris: a man sleeping on the ground at a side entrance to the National Assembly building.

Read More

On DVD, Friends in Fiction and Real-Life

   April 1, 2014   I watch a lot of movies and, while I pay some attention to ratings and reviews, I can like them for any number of reasons, not necessarily related to the usual criteria.  There are actors who I’ll happily…

Read More

The Art of the Edge

  March 28, 2014     Like any kid, Gumbo is growing up.  And when kids grow up, if they have any gumption and imagination at all, they become unpredictable.  That, I believe, is the purpose of this new feature, to show that…

Read More

How’d We Live Without Travel Apps?

For the last couple of years I’ve brushed off travel apps. I thought they were cool, but I didn’t own a smart phone and honestly I thought they were more of a conversation item than something that would help save money or time. But with the proliferation of cheap tablets and no contract smart phones I started using some apps the last few months. BTW—Walmart will begin selling iPhones for their budget no-contract Straight Talk. Below are three apps I use that are really useful to me. They…

Read More

Films that affected your Travel destinations

Conde Naste posted a nice piece on 50 films that most influenced travel, which you can find here. As a kid growing up on the Canadian prairies, I do recall films helping open my eyes to the great world out there.  Several come immediately to…

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