November 20 is the Day of the Revolution in Mexico
Charros are Mexican cowboys, and there are a lot of them in the state of Jalisco, along with all their associated horses, bulls and cattle. So, in the small town of […]
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A Stop for Beer and History on the Fanad Peninsula in Ireland
September 24. Coming from Moville our first stop was Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland, and then we carried on for a drive around the Inishowen Peninsula, coming […]
The Postal Palace, aka Palacio Postal, in Mexico City
A small plaque reads: “En este sitio estuvo el Hospital Real de Terceros, demolido para construir el Palacio Postal, o Quinta Casa de Correos, en 1902, siendo una obra arquitectónica […]
A Prehistoric Fort and Famine Houses on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula
October 5th, morning. After a fun and slightly ‘oddball’ museum we carried on further down the Dingle Peninsula where we came upon several signs advertising a couple of sites.Dunbeg Fort […]
Author’s Note from my Dad’s Journal of Memories
My Dad’s note about his journal: Because I am not a very good typist or too good at English grammar I have chosen to heavily illustrate this book. As the saying […]
The Old Farm at Skaevinge & Jeppe, the Cheeky Horse, Denmark 1949
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about the last job he had in Denmark before emigrating to Canada. In late 1948 I came to […]
In Sweden with ‘that Devil Dane’, 1946
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story dates back to just after World War 2, from my dad’s journal of memories. I met with Poul Kofod in Copenhagen and from there we […]
The Anker Avlund Resistance Group in Denmark 1944-45
Note from Editor/Daughter: These stories are from my dad’s journal of memories. This story dates from the last days of WW2 when my dad was working for a farmer who […]
Historic Lejre, Denmark 1944
Editor/Daughter’s Note: This is an excerpt from my dad’s journals of memories. I landed a job as farm foreman at Viggo Fransen’s farm near Lejre on Zealand. Viggo was the […]
Thor’s Island (or in present day language, Tåsinge), Denmark 1941
Editor/Daughter’s Note: This is an excerpt from my dad’s journals of memories. Mostly he did paintings to help him tell his stories, but in this case he scotch-taped magazine pictures […]
Albatz Travel Adventures 