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Shipwreck! An artist's vision of the Sinking of the Sirio, 1906

In 1906 the steamship Sirio set sail from Genova, Italy with a large number of migrants aboard, all seeking a new life in Montevideo and Buenos Aires. A day or two into the voyage the ship foundered on rocks. This is the story of that shipwreck and the painting it inspired.    

10 comments    immigration buenos aires calixto
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A trip on the Great Ocean Road

Any trip to Australia, especially if you are in and around the Melbourne area, should include a trip down the Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road runs from Torquay to Warrnambool for approximately 180 kms....

1 comment    australia victoria twelve apostles
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MARINER TO MARINER

From Mariner to Mariner By Mikel B. Classen Sailing, out of Sault Sainte Marie, the U.S. Naval Frigate, USS Clark was about to deviate from its course to Duluth, Minn., for a very special reason. They...

0 comments    navy lake superior shipwrecks
The Intact Edmund Fitzgerald.  Credit:  NOAA - Bob Campbell, Wikimedia Commons.71

Great Lakes Shipwrecks - The Edmund Fitzgerald

Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in his famous song. Learn the history behind the tragic events of November 10, 1975, when 29 souls were lost to Lake Superior.

2 comments    soo locks edmund fitzgerald
Want some of this?70

Surfing Lombok

Want some of this? To go Surfing Lombok you do need to be prepared as the Island is huge and not so easy to get around. If you are deciding to travel over land the best way is by Ferry. It takes a few hours...

0 comments    travel surf waves
Yay Kefka?70

Weird Dreams

Today was one of those mornings. My wife woke me up while I was in the middle of a very...interesting dream. The dreams started out like this: There was a shipwreck, and a bunch of people, including...

3 comments    fun funny vacation
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I was shipwrecked

THIS SOUL WAS LIKE A SHIPALL WRECKED AND GROUNDED ASTERNWITH ALL MY SEAGOING JOURNEYSWITH WEAR I'D TAKEN MY TURNJUST LEFT TO ROT AWAYWAS TOSSED WITH EVERY WAVEMY THOUGHTS WERE ALL HELPLESSHAD NOTHING LEFT TO...

1 comment    church shipwrecked
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Burglar Alarm - For Ancient Shipwrecks

Out of all the mysteries that this gigantic earth holds, the ones in the sea seem to be particularly interesting. I used to often dream about how great my life would be if I were able to breath underwater. I...

5 comments    asa burglar alarm burglar alarms
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Exploring Paradise at Dry Tortugas

Encompassing seven islands, Dry Tortugas is the least visited national park; however, don’t count Dry Tortugas out as a vacation option for that reason! Dry Tortugas National Park is...

0 comments    travel vacation florida
The magical realism of Marquez63

Great Marquez - The Master of Magical Realism

Who is Marquez? Gabriel García Márquez is a great Columbian novelist who was awarded Nobel Prize in literature in 1982. He was born on 6th of March, 1927 in Aracataca, Magdalena, Columbia. He was the...

0 comments    written published autobiography
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