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Going au naturel in Paris, with Natural and Biodynamic Wines

Trip ReportsBy TomMarch 4, 201718 Comments

Trend alert! Paris is the best city for trying biodynamic and natural wines. Read an intro to this style and why they may shake up your perspectives.

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A Lively Trip To The Dead Sea

Trip ReportsBy TomFebruary 24, 20174 Comments

Don’t expect fish from the Dead Sea, but do expect remarkable landscape and a unique experience taking the waters, unlike nowhere else.

Macau back alleys
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The Back Alleys of Macau — A Photo Essay

Photo essaysBy TomFebruary 17, 201715 Comments

Though known for gambling, and a bit for food, Macau is a former colony that has atmosphere, and its charms are evident in its back alleys. A photo essay.

Macau Vegas food
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Why Macau is so much better than Las Vegas (it’s the food)

Trip ReportsBy TomFebruary 10, 201710 Comments

A look at why Las Vegas, despite its amazing collection of celebrity restaurants, pales in comparison to Macau’s native fusion food culture.

The things we miss when we travel
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The Sites We Miss—How Not To See That Famous Castle

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomJanuary 27, 201726 Comments

The best-laid plans often go awry, but perhaps they’re not the best plans anway. A planned afternoon visit to a castle turns philosophical about the real importance of travel sights.

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Seeing and Shooting the Northern Lights in Tromsø, Norway

Trip ReportsBy TomJanuary 20, 201712 Comments

Tromso, Norway, 400k north of the Arctic Circle, a great place to see the Northern Lights. Learn about that experience and about photographing the lights.

Tallinn Estonia
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Tallinn, Estonia – On the Beaten Track with Dark Days and Party Nights

The Next PragueBy TomJanuary 14, 201715 Comments

Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, has medieval atmosphere and a gorgeous old town while being a party destination for the more expensive countries around it.

Holy Sepulchre
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre – another Jerusalem site testing everything you believe

Trip ReportsBy TomDecember 16, 201611 Comments

Visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem will let you experience old Christian traditions with modern orangized religious differences.

Tomar Portugal
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Tomar, Portugal: Where the Knights Templar lie, ready, waiting

Trip ReportsBy TomDecember 10, 201615 Comments

Tomar, Portugal is a small town with a massive attraction–the complex of the Knights Templar. Beyond this looming draw, the town itself is a delight.

Robot Restaurant
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Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant – For The Teen-Age Boy That Lurks In All Of Us

Trip ReportsBy TomDecember 2, 201623 Comments

UPDATE – The Robot Restaurant in Tokyo has been a victim of the pandemic and of changing times.  The former version of it closed in 2023, and it sort of made a comeback as a daytime show, but not run by its former owners, and perhaps does not resemble its former self.  If I make…

travel snob paris
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How To Become A Travel Snob

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomNovember 25, 201626 Comments

One can see the Eiffel Tower from points all over Paris, and this is a good thing, as it adds to the background and helps your wonderful photos.  And yet, ask anyone who travels a bit about actually going up the tower, including me, and you’ll probably receive a shudder, as one of the first…

Paris cafes
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The Cafes of Paris: A Photo Essay

Photo essaysBy TomNovember 12, 201624 Comments

Few institutions are as iconic, and perhaps overly romanticized, as Paris cafés. This B&W photo essay explores their atmosphere and their variety.

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About A World of Flophouses
About A World of Flophouses

This site comes from a few decades of traveling on the very, very cheap, and my recurring habit of crashing in "flophouses". Click on the photo for more.

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