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Author: Steve Brock

Buchenwald: Why you should visit a former concentration camp

Steve BrockTravel Germany, look the other way 2
Buchenwald concentration camp

A visit to Buchenwald concentration camp memorial outside Weimar, Germany reveals many things about the past and the present, the world around us and, to a surprising extent, the world in us.

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Find what you love

Steve BrockCreativity, Explorations, Travel creativity, Germany, inspiration, passion, wonder 0
Martin Gobsch's shop

Use your trip to find what you love Trips provide intriguing opportunities to find what you love. And for me, the best moments on a trip — those powerful, defining, magic moments — are ones so filled with meaning and emotion that I wish to linger long and absorb them. And yet, I never quite can, for I must inevitably move on. That leaves me with a poignant…

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Look up: The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia

Steve BrockExplorations, Photography, Travel look the other way, Russia, St. Petersburg 0
Look up: Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood ceiling looking directly up

When visiting The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia, the best thing you can do there is to look up. Its a practice that once you try it, you’ll begin to find wonders every time you stop and look up.

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Look the Other Way: Kirkjufell, Iceland

Steve BrockTravel Iceland, Kirkjufell, look the other way 4
Look the other way: Kirkjufell

When visiting Iceland’s Kirkjufell mountain or neighboring Kirkjufellsfoss waterfalls, you’ll discover an entirely different world by looking the other way.

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How to reduce stress and worry: Ten lessons from travel

Steve BrockTravel stress, travel, worry 2
Reduce stress and worry: Cruise ship

Here are ten lessons from travel that will help you reduce your stress and worry at home. You don’t have to even take a trip to learn from them.

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Look the other way: Budir Black Church, Iceland

Steve BrockTravel Iceland, look the other way, seeing 2
Budir Black Church and cemetery

Most people, when visiting Iceland’s iconic Budir Black Church, only photograph the church. But there’s so much more there if you look the other way there.

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    By paying attention to things around your home or By paying attention to things around your home or garden, you can discover wonders like this single drop of water that is over an inch in diameter.⁣
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    Starting today, I'm doing a series of daily exerci Starting today, I'm doing a series of daily exercises for (Re)discovering Your Home. You can read the full list of over 𝟒0 activities and ideas using the link in bio. Most of us never really see the places where we live or appreciate them. Time to use your time at home to see your home in a new way. Here's today's suggestion:⁣
How to Discover Your Home Exercise #38:⁣ 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Do a scavenger-type hunt of every item in your home that you have created. This will force you to appreciate all the things you have made (and be generous: leftovers represent a meal you've 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦). Best of all, this exercise will likely spur you to want to create more. Do so.⁣
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    Architectural quiz of the day: what do you call th Architectural quiz of the day: what do you call those stones on the corners of buildings like these (which are unusually painted here)? If you say "cornerstone" you are only partially right since, from what I understand, there is only one cornerstone (aka foundation stone) that essentially starts the building. All the others are called...dramatic pause...quoins. Yep. Quoins. And why do older buildings, particularly Medieval ones, often have huge stones at the base for quoins? To protect the building from passing carts that frequently smacked into the building's corner. And why are quoins in this photo painted as they are? I have no idea. That ignorance comes from not having enough time in a beautiful city like this one, Goerlitz, Germany to solve every riddle the place throws at you. But next time, I WILL find out... Oh, and BTW, that's Poland you see in the background. You could throw a stone there from this part of Germany. But probably not a quoin. 😉

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    Maybe not the most beautiful photo, but to me, a f Maybe not the most beautiful photo, but to me, a fascinating one. If you travel in Europe, you inevitably walk over a lot of cobblestones. But how often do you really notice them or think about how all those old roads are made? Well, on a small side street in Goerlitz, Germany, I came across this scene. When I realized it's pretty much the same as laying a brick patio, that took a bit of the mystery out of it. But then I realized that some old Roman roads are still perfectly good today. So I'm back to thinking (when I do think about cobblestones) that these roads are pretty magical. One stone at a time.

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    The town hall portico of Goerlitz, Germany at nigh The town hall portico of Goerlitz, Germany at night. Light, shadows and stone all work together for a lovely evening stroll.

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    The library in the Baroque House in Goerlitz, Germ The library in the Baroque House in Goerlitz, Germany. Books and more books. But it's the way you have row after row of shelves that make this such a cool looking library.

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    From my photographer's walking tour of Goerlitz, G From my photographer's walking tour of Goerlitz, Germany (see link in bio). This was shot at a 500-year-old "hall house," a merchant palace that is narrow at the front but goes back forever. Well, a long way. This particular one has yet to be restored so you get to see hundreds of years of history in its raw state. Far more fascinating than it may sound.

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    From my photographer's walking tour of Goerlitz, G From my photographer's walking tour of Goerlitz, Germany (see link in bio). This church was modified over the centuries so that these few but very long pews face west while in another section, the pews face north. I can only imagine how a service there plays out.

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    It's hard to tell, but what you see here is a demo It's hard to tell, but what you see here is a demonstration in medieval musical instruments. That may not sound too riveting, but like much of travel, the experience is far more interesting than the description of it.  #traveler #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelphotography #travelphoto #trip #traveller #travelling #traveling #travels #travelpics #trips #travel #instatravels #instatravelling #instagood #instago #instatraveling #Tallinn #Estonia #church #music
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