Articles with street art

Learning to See the World in Layers (Street Art in Berlin)

This week I welcome Jacob Fuentes to my blog. He has traveled with us to Vietnam and Germany. Enjoy his thoughts on one of his favorite topics, street art.) Street art has a way of staying with me long after I leave a place. Not because it’s always the most famous or polished work in a city, but because it shows up where you least expect it. On the side of buildings, under bridges, in corners you would normally walk…

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Kuala Lumpur, Gaining Understanding of Its History and Culture

Kuala Lumpur has an impressive skyline. I’ll tell you more about that next time. The point is when you look at the skyline the city seems to stretch for miles. It is a city of a little over two million people so it’s not small. I say this as it surprised me to discover that some of the central areas of the city were not far from our hotel. After I found a self-guided walking tour on the internet, I…

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Discovering Australia: Melbourne’s Art Vibe

Sunday dawned on our final day in Melbourne. After Saturday’s trip to the beach, our plan was to check out the street art in the city. But first we needed breakfast. We walked over to the Italian district on Lygon Street. Walking down the street we noted quite a number of Italian restaurants before we reached our destination, Stuzzichino Restaurant. It had been recommended online as a breakfast place, but we didn’t find it to be that much better than…

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