My Travel Discoveries,
Science Interests,
and Miscellaneous Musings

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Why it is well worth visiting Delft Netherlands
When I try to imagine a pleasant place that is full of life, history, and wonderful people, Delft immediately comes to mind. I spent 5 weeks there and was thoroughly enchanted. It has...
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Why it is well worth visiting Parma Italy
One of the most delightful places I’ve visited is Parma, Italy. It is a pretty, pleasant city full of life, entertainment, and wonderful food, yet it emanates an air of blissful...
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Christmas and New Years in Florence
Why you should spend Christmas and New Years in Florence Italy
Are you tired of the commercialized Christmas season in the USA? Do you get worn out from the frenetic shopping and spending and the scurrying through jostling crowds of crass consumers?...
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I Portoni della Bra, Verona, Italy
12 great things to do in Verona, Italy
(The items I list here are from my special list of the best things to do in Verona.  But in all honesty this is only a partial list. For the sake of brevity I forced myself to restrict...
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view from our balcony of rooftops in Perugia, Italy
12 Great things to do in Perugia Italy
Perugia is a charming city, tucked away on the slopes of gentle Umbrian hills. It has a nice, large historic center ringed by more modern development. But in the city center you will...
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the moon
How to calculate the radius of the moon
This post will show a way to calculate the diameter and radius of the moon. These can be determined from the angular width of the Moon viewed from the Earth and using simple trigonometry....
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