Category: Travel
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The Relaxed Ornate Charm of Wismar
As with all old Hansa League Cities, Wismar goes for the low key appeal. The intimate circular city center shows the former wealth of the once Swedish Poesession
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Wine Mixed with a Staycation
Need a place to visit over the holidays. If you happen to be in Munich or the Bavaria Region I recommend trying wine country for a relaxing Staycation. There are many charming villages and areas around the Main River.
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Staycation from Berlin.
The word STAYCATION has entered the tourism vocabulary, “a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions”, defined by the Oxford Dictionary. Travel chaos is the norm, you may or may not get there or back. Living in Berlin, there are many […]
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More Than A Tower in Pisa
Take a Trip to Pisa, yes, the Leaning Tower is the main attraction, but the Tuscanny city offers more. The Pisa Airport is close to the city center. From the airport, next to the parking lot. take the people mover to the main train station, a ten minute ride. Getting around the university city is […]
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A Faded Jewel
St Louis, Senegal is a faded jewel on the coast. The former Capital city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture Author: Jim Williams Copyright: © UNESCO
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The Real Champagne Experience
From the ITB Berlin, a quick Clipper Inspired podcast talks to CEO Pier Tognazzini about visiting France’s Champagne Region.
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Welcome Back ITB
The last time I attended the ITB Berlin happened in 2019. It’s been a few years, the world of travel has changed. Restrictions, lock downs and a war gave travelers reasons to ponder. March 2023, ITB Berlin welcomed back the tourism industry albeit on smaller scale. This time around, only professionals attended the three day […]
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Pisa, Not A Cartoon Gag.
How many Saturday Morning cartoons did I watch with the Tower of Pisa as a center of joke? Always the same gag, the character’s actions either shift or straighten the famed structure. Never mind the animation jokes, the 14th century architectural work is worth the trip to Pisa. As one of the most recognized designed […]
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Clipper Inspired Is BACK.
We mothballed the travel podcast, but in celebration of the ITB Berlin returning, Clipper Inspired has been revived. From the German capital we’ll be reporting all the news about the travel world. The places to go. When to go? Where to go? How to go?
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Schon and Lovely
I did not anything about the Italian city Lucca. A German friend recommended the ancient Tuscany settlement calling it “Schon” meaning “Lovely”. Located thirty minutes from both Pisa and the beach by train, Lucca for any traveler would be a great stop off point to explore the region. What struck me about the walled city […]