The Modern Postcard

From the Blog

Pages from the Travel Journal

Notes from Home: On Seasons, Weather & Timing Our Travels

Notes from Home: On Seasons, Weather & Timing Our Travels

September 25, 2023

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden It was a warm June evening as the Seabourn Ovation began its voyage northward from Copenhagen, sailing  toward the west coast of Norway. Herb and I … Read More

Read More
Skagen, Denmark: Shifting Sands, Seaside Splendor & All that Art

Skagen, Denmark: Shifting Sands, Seaside Splendor & All that Art

August 14, 2023

The red and blue tractor-pulled trolley was bumping along the Grenen sandbar at Skagen Odde, a peninsula that marks the northernmost point in Denmark. We had swapped our coach bus for the trolley at the Grenen Visitor Center, where the road begins its transition to gravel and sand. The trolley, officially known as the Sandormen … Read More

Read More