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[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #251: Kaiate Waterfall, North Island, New Zealand What would it be like to see magic? I mean, “real” […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #250: New Orleans Jazz Fest I’m always wary about over-hype. “Oh, this guy or this gal is AMAZING. They will change your life!” And then you go see said person(s) and of course they fail to live up to the […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #249: Old Delhi, India Two of my favorite countries in the world, Japan and India, are also two of the most different. Japan is a country of organization. All the streets are paved. People line up neatly for buses. The […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #248: Yoyogi Park, Tokyo One of the novelist, Thomas Wolfe’s, last books was titled, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” I understand the sentiment. After you’ve been out and about in the world, living on your own, it’s exceedingly difficult to, […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #247: Luxembourg Me: “I’d like to buy an Interrail Pass please.” Travel Agent: “You’re a European citizen then?” Me: “Well….” Back in the day, there were two types of train passes for travel around Europe: Eurail and Interrail. If you […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #246: Kampu Ferry Airports are funny places. For one thing, they all look the same. Departure-level counters. Arrival-level baggage claim. A smattering of shops and restaurants. A modicum of artwork. Essentially, an airport’s job is to usher you onto a […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #245: Anaconda Restaurant, Costa Rica “The Blums are never late!” When I was growing up, my mom, Shirley, maintained a very stern rule for the family. No matter what, we always had to be on time. To this day, Shirley […]

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365 Wow Places & Wisdom [Hey everybody. If you like reading these posts, please do share them with your friends, colleagues and family. Here are a few ways to access the posts: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drclue/ My website: https://drclue.com/blog/ Facebook: https://cutt.ly/Cwe5isDI You can also subscribe at: Mailchimp: https://cutt.ly/Iwe5izGV Start your day with a cup of coffee and […]

365 Wow Places & Wisdom [Hey everybody. If you like reading these posts, please do share them with your friends, colleagues and family. Here are a few ways to access the posts: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drclue/ My website: https://drclue.com/blog/ Facebook: https://cutt.ly/Cwe5isDI You can also subscribe at: Mailchimp: https://cutt.ly/Iwe5izGV Start your day with a cup of coffee and […]