After a hiatus due to the Covid19 pandemic, the Tournament of Roses parade returns to Pasadena, California- and with special significance for the Cranky Camper family.
Category: Travel
The Sunny Shores of San Diego
While on a business trip, the Cranky Camper explored the Embarcadero in San Diego, California and learns more about the role San Diego played in U.S. military history.
Tale of Two Continents: A Whirlwind Adventure Through Istanbul
The Cranky Camper family takes a whirlwind tour through Istanbul, Turkey, driving across the Bosphorus Bridge into Asia and stopping at sties of historic and cultural significance.
Adventures in Karlovy Vary: Svatý Linhart, Diana, and a Casino Royale
Adventuring past Prague, the Cranky Camper family celebrates Emily's birthday with an outing to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. We rode the Diana Funicular Railway to Výšina přátelstvà and explored the Svatý Linhart Preserve. The visit to Karlovy Vary would not have been complete without dessert at the Cafe Pupp in the historic Grandhotel Pupp, where scenes from the 007 flick 'Casino Royale' were filmed.
The Healing Waters of Karlovy Vary
It has long been said that drinking the waters from the hot springs of youth will bring life and vigor back to your bones, curing all sorts of ailments. As such, Karlovy Vary has been a popular destination and spa town for past several centuries, with nobility, politicians, and other people of influence and fame coming to partake in its healing waters.
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