Glenn Dobbs
North of Copenhagen and a "real" Danish
July 11-12, 2018 - We left Copenhagen and traveled by train to Hillerod. We found one of the nicest AirBnB’s we have every stayed. It...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 14, 20191 min read
Porcelain espionage
July 10, 2018 - Anyone who may be a connoisseur of fine china may recognize the brand “Royal Copenhagen”. It is high end tableware sold...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
Jet Lag
July 9, 2018 - One more thing- It’s 10pm outside and the sun is high in the sky! It is so hard to sleep here in Denmark without blackout...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
A good beer
July 9, 2018 - We visited a beloved institution here this afternoon , the Carlsburg Brewery. These are some of the pack horses that were...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
King Christian IV
July 8, 2018 - This is the coronation crown of King Christian IV. It weighs seven pounds and is encrusted with gold and precious jewels....
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Apr 14, 20192 min read
A Danish episode of "The Wire"
July 7, 2018 - “Kun dode fisk flyder med strommen”. - (Only dead fish swim with the current) - the local slogan for Christiania. We...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
Tourist traps and 'Houses of Pleasure'
July 6, 2018 - It’s 1680 and you are a sailor on some god awful ship cooped up with a lot of testosterone fueled guys and some very...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
Landing at Copenhagen
July 5, 2018 - In 1819 Bertel Thorvaldsen was at the height of his fame. The Danish born artist and sculptor had lived his early years in...
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Apr 14, 20192 min read
The importance of art
July 2, 2018 - Our little schooner is docked at Stockholm Sweden. We are only scheduled to be here for the morning, so not nearly enough...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
The Church of the Rock
July 1, 2018 - We visited Helsinki Finland today for a short visit. We wanted to find this place because of a recommendation is ‘Atlas...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
Just a little summer cottage
June 30, 2018 - As we finish our time in St Petersburg, why not go out with a bang. When Peter the Great, the son of Pete ‘the Mostly...
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Apr 12, 20191 min read
Affordable dining in Paris?
April 12 2019 - When traveling, trying to resist eating out at great restaurants is hard. Yet, if you want to afford to travel, you...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 11, 20191 min read
How to remember your life
April 11, 2019 - Like many things on the 'Road to Bali' I came across this pearl by accident. I was not looking for it. I was doing...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
Some rare Iraq photos
April 11, 2019 - I am going through my storage disks and deleting some of my tons of photos. I came across these shots from 2004 of...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
Travel tips from Rick Steves
April 11, 2018 - Another great talk from Rick Steves.
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
Travel as a Political Act
April 11, 2019 - As we have travel the 'Road to Bali' these past two years, travel has changed for us considerably. At first, like most...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
Mother Russia
June 30, 2018 - Yesterday we explored what has proven to be a highlight of this episode, St Petersburg. The city truly lives up to the...
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Apr 10, 20191 min read
Tension in a very small country
June 28, 2018 - This is the Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral. It dominates the upper part if the old City of Tallinn Estonia....
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Apr 10, 20191 min read
Sauron's Eye
April 10, 2017 - I woke up this morning and read the news only to find this photo. This is the first actual image of a Black Hole in a...
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Apr 10, 20192 min read
NATO's Article 5
June 28, 2018 - We spent yesterday at sea. The weather continues to be very pleasant and the Baltic Sea has been as smooth as a lake. I...
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