by Connie Mann | Sep 1, 2011 | Fabulous Places, Get Inspired
As those who got battered by Hurricane Irene—or any other hurricane—can attest, having a safe zone in your home is absolutely necessary. We all need a place to hunker down and hide; a place we can climb into where we know we’ll be safe and protected. The knights of...
by Connie Mann | Aug 15, 2011 | Fabulous Places, Stay Motivated
As we approached the town of Heudin, Romania, we started seeing the oddest looking-buildings. Half-finished mansions dotted both sides of the two-lane highway, most looking like they were abandoned quite a few years before. The closer we got to Heudin, the more of...
by Connie Mann | Aug 10, 2011 | Fabulous Places, Get Inspired
I gasped when we rounded a bend in the highway and I caught my first glimpse of the sunflowers. Yes, sunflowers. Acres and acres of them lined both sides of the road in all their bright yellow glory. It made me laugh out loud. Up until that moment, I had no idea they...
by Connie Mann | Aug 3, 2011 | Fabulous Places
How can you feel like you’ve come home – in a place you’ve never been? I’m not sure, but after ten days in Denmark and Romania, that’s how it felt when we arrived in Holzhausen, Germany, home of the Wycliffe Center and about an hour outside Frankfurt. I felt like I’d...
by Connie Mann | Jul 14, 2011 | Fabulous Places
Nobody told us where we were going, exactly. Our host simply waved us into his un-air-conditioned van and then shot out of Heudin like the tires were on fire. Grinning, he whipped around curves and bounced over ruts as though this was a roller coaster, not an aging...
by Connie Mann | Jul 5, 2011 | Fabulous Places
In the middle of the busy port city of Arhus, Denmark, there is a quiet entrance to another world. Den Gamle By is a living history museum, showcasing the Denmark of Hans Christian Andersen’s day. I’ve been on a writing assignment here in Denmark, but this...
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