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Berlin Botanical Gardens

December 1, 2021 / 3 Comments
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by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In 1897, construction began on 43 hectares in southwestern Berlin. The space is bordered by the Unter den Eichen, or Under the Oaks, a road that forms part of the federal highway joining Berlin to neighboring Potsdam. Many of the ancient trees on the adjacent boulevard … [Read more…]

Posted in: Berlin, Carl Kruse, Environment, Plants, Travels, Trees, Winter Tagged: Berlin Botanic Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Christmas, Plant Conservation

A Summer Conversation Between Oakley and Eagerton

June 21, 2021 / 5 Comments
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by Fraser Hibbitt In 1894, two ordinary men set off on a three-day walk through the south downs in England. Their names were Thomas Oakley and Hans Eagerton, and both hailed from London. A short fragment of their journey was preserved by a certain anthologist, Richard Eseat, who compiled a work dedicated to the summer: … [Read more…]

Posted in: Great Britain, Seasons, Summer, Travels Tagged: Fraser Hibbitt, Journaling, Oakley and Eagerton, Summer Walks

Houses of Great Minds

January 26, 2021 / 9 Comments
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by Fraser Hibbitt and Carl Kruse Einstein’s house in Princeton, New Jersey saw some of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. The little unassuming place stands today as private property due to the expressed wish in Einstein’s will that the house be not turned into a museum or memorial. The Historical Society of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Princeton, Travels Tagged: Genius tour, Great houses, Great minds, Memorials without Museums, New Jersey, Walking tours

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

October 21, 2020 / 3 Comments
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By Stella Karageorgi For those young at heart, the Rainbow Village is a must-visit if ever near Taichung, Taiwan. People often cheer as they encounter the vibrant place, even more so after learning of its story. The location spreads across a neighborhood of 11 houses of what used to be a former military housing complex … [Read more…]

Posted in: Art, Rainbow Village, Taiwan, Travels Tagged: Rainbow Grandpa, Rainbow Village

Carl Kruse Recommends Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

January 7, 2016 / 18 Comments

by Carl Kruse “What’s a great place in Miami that has nothing to do with partying,” ask several friends arriving in the city. And I send one and all to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG). There are few places like it.  Exotic plants A to Z.   A research and education facility.  A festival venue.  A … [Read more…]

Posted in: Miami Tourism, Nonprofits, Plants, Science, Travels Tagged: Elevating Humanity, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Flora and Fauna, Florida Tourism, Miami Places To Visit

The Best Aquarium In The World

December 20, 2015 / 21 Comments

Carl Kruse Dot Org Profiles: The Monterey Bay Aquarium by Carl Kruse   In California there is an aquarium that all other aquariums should be modeled after, in spirit, and in outlook. Transformed from an abandoned cannery on water’s edge at Monterey Bay, it is at once beautiful and imposing. Steinbeck once wrote of this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Monterey, Nonprofits, Science, The Environment, Travels Tagged: aquatic research, good deeds, non-profit, ocean science

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