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Europe

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Carnevale Di Venezia – Baby It’s Cold Outside

The last day of Carnevale–and my last chance to wear one of the getups that were bunched up on the bottom of my suitcase.

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Running with the Winos in France

The race begins in Pauillac, a seaside town famous for legendary wine.

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A Venetian Adventure

Food is perhaps the finest way to connect with the local culture.

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Learning to Think Outside a Parisian Box

After a failed attempt at learning French in a classroom, one student takes an innovative approach to learning the language.

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Single Serving Friend

An eight-day trip to Budapest turned out to be full of surprises.

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All About Me

A trip to Prague helps a woman rediscover herself and leave family and life commitments behind for just a few days.

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Avventura in il Palio

It all started out as an ordinary day, but ended with weeping in the streets of Siena.

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Not So Picture Perfect

I’d paid about $1,000 to take this photography course. Flown for 20 hours across nine time zones and slept not a wink.

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Coasting Beyond Boyhood

A mother and two teen boys visit Pointe du Hoc, the site of a key World War II D-Day battle.

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Schultz and Finkelstein

About to turn sixty, with a crew of 17 family members, a woman finds herself on a plane bound for the west coast of Ireland.

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Me Big Fat Belfast Wedding

Because what makes travel even better? A wedding!

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Catacomb Chronicles

Three adventurers go deep underground in Paris to explore some of the 300 kilometers of passageways and chambers under the city.

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Stumbling Through Fear on the Way To Santiago

Some folks follow the Camino de Santiago for spiritual enlightenment. I just liked to walk.

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Of Old Buses and Different Perspectives

We are about to set out for the annual pilgrimage from Tunbridge Wells to London and then on to Brighton in two vintage vehicles.

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Soul Food

We didn’t go to Russia for culture, beauty, or culinary adventure. We went to Russia for the kids.

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Communism Crumbling

We circled the mosaics once more. They showed a side of communism we so rarely see — the human side.

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Approaching David

Art can have a dazzling effect, and Michelangelo's David is so much greater than even pictures suggest.

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Toasting the Tuscan Kitchen

A culinary tour doesn't have to get canceled just because only one person shows up. In fact, it just might get better at that point.

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Flying Fish

A favorite food item from childhood travels can be a touchstone for travel memories.

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Cioccolato Divino

If chocolate is Heaven, then it’s in Perugia at 1,500 feet above sea level where I went to find it.

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Magic Carpet Seduction

Haggling over a magic carpet in a Turkish market.

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My Phantom of the Opera

One woman's quest to see a full opera at the famous Palais Garnier, also called the Paris Opera House.

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Red Gold: Finding Saffron in Tuscany

The search for the world's most expensive spice and a chef to prepare a special pasta dish.

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Everything Under the Midnight Sun

The tale of how one traveler came to eat rotting shark, adorable birds and endangered whales in Iceland.

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Layers of Identity in Prague

Visiting Prague for the first time is like watching a play that demands analysis; you get more meaning if you come back and see it again.

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The Return

It had been 25 years since I came to this station in a third-class car that had wooden benches for seats and smelled vaguely of animals.

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The Tiny Red Kettle

Bosnia had emerged from the 1990’s war and rebuilt its infrastructure, but tourists had yet to discover the country. It was time to visit.

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The Gift Only a Stranger Can Give

Who could have guessed that by the time their plane would touch down in the States, I would be unconscious, my body dumped in a park?

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Bonfires of Valborg

A national holiday that means more to Swedes than just a day off work, Valborg welcomes the arrival of spring.

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Shopping for Dirndls

If I am to attend the Jaeger Ball in Vienna, I must wear the required attire, which resembles the getup on the St. Pauli Girl beer label.

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Riding the 341

Glamorous travels have to change after you have a child, but unexpected perks pop up with a young explorer.

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Check, Please

Not every restaurant experience can be a winner.

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Memento Mori

I've visited some pretty strange places, but the Empire of the Dead (or the Paris Catacombs) takes the biscuit.

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Ylli’s Gifts

We know the enchantment is not physical. It's magical. We have escaped the twenty-first century and crossed a long bridge back in time.

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Catacombs of Paris

Some come to Paris for the The Louvre, The Eiffel Tower, for the food and wine, but this time I came strictly for the bones.

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Walk Like a Parisian

There is nothing better than exploring the city on your own.

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The Colors of Anógeia

Anageia, on the Greek island of Crete, is a town shrouded in the color black. It is a widows' town, haunted by the absence of men.

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Finding Franz

Genealogy research brings unexpected family members into a trip to Germany.

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A Rare Blend

Often if we venture out into the world, and beyond our usual boundaries, life acquires a sweetness that lingers long after a voyage.

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World Is Crazier and More of It Than We Think

First I must learn the art of waiting. It is what we seem to do here in this Neapolitan town.

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Sailing to Hades: The Necromanteion of Ephyra

A journey up the mysterious Acheron River, symbolized in Greek myth as the River Styx.

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The Island of Eccentrics

Why a group should head to Greece for a belly dance holiday is indeed far from straightforward.

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The Indelible Danièle

She is likely remembered as the ex-cook of the ex-president of France, but spend an afternoon in her ancient kitchen to discover more.

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A Roman Holiday

I’d decided Rome would be the perfect city to spend Christmas - its midnight masses, elaborately lit shopping avenues, papal blessings and presepi nativities.

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Lost and Found in Prague

Waiting to find lodging after you arrive in a new city late at night can yield an adventure...or at least a colorful taxi ride.

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Out of Our Comfort Zone

We wanted to connect with my Ukrainian roots and explore Kiev and Odessa.

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Semana Santa: A Sacred and Secular Celebration

It was Palm Sunday, and we were in Sevilla for Semana Santa (Holy Week), the most spectacular religious festival of Spain.

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This Ain’t Venice Beach

Cinque Terre towns are filled with crumbling pastel buildings that tumble down toward the azure sea.

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Parisian Neighborhoods

The best way to get to know Paris is on foot.

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