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Chris
Jan 151 min read
Exploring Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge
The last stop on our WWII trip from Normandy to Bastogne. Last year we had the opportunity to spend a week traveling from Normandy, up...
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Chris
Jan 32 min read
Todt Battery: A Massive WWII Gun Built to Intimidate England
The Todt Battery is one of the most famous gun emplacements along the Atlantic Wall. The battery was named after Fritz Todt, the...
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Chris
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Exploring Tuzigoot National Monument
Back in 2018, we took the kids to visit Tuzigoot on our way to Sedona. It's a hilltop site where the Sinagua people built a small...
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Chris
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Two Adriatic Port Cities You'll Want to Visit
We've added two new cities to the Duckwyn Travel Passport. You can now collect new virtual sticker from each city when you check-in using...
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Chris
Oct 16, 20241 min read
The Miracle That Saved The Roman Empire
Photo by Juan Salmoral on Flickr Marcus Aurelius was one of the Roman Empires greatest leaders. He used all of his mental and physical...
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Chris
Oct 11, 20241 min read
Peace comes to the Roman Empire
Emperor Antoninus Pius Photo by Michael Kooiman on Flickr Antoninus Pius was the fourth of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome. He came to...
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Chris
Sep 13, 20241 min read
The Life of Emperor Hadrian
This weeks newsletter focused on the third of the Five Good Emperors of Rome. This time we looked at the life of Emperor Hadrian....
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Chris
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Who was Emperor Nerva?
Nerva was first of the "Five Good Emperors", his short 16 month rule took Rome from the edge of collapse into a period of extended peace...
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