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Spending One Day in Moscow on a Layover
In 2007, when I visited St Petersburg with my parents as part of a vacation to the Baltic region of Europe, I remember being struck by the city’s elaborate architecture and world-class art. My family and I spent nearly a week walking up…
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Day Trip to the Cinque Terre
Set against the backdrop of the Italian Riviera’s dramatic coastline and overlooking the sapphire waters of the Ligurian Sea, the Cinque Terre have soared toward the top of Italy’s list of must-see attractions. The Cinque Terre are five idyllic fishing…
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The South Coast of Iceland: Highlights and Attractions
The South Coast of Iceland is something out of a fairy tale. With its lush vegetation, its fields of purple lupins, its black sand beaches and its misty waterfalls, its spectacular landscapes are a photographer’s dream. Both familiar and otherworldly,…
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Driving the Golden Circle in Iceland
The Golden Circle offers a snapshot of Iceland’s most dramatic scenic wonders. A popular day trip from Reykjavik, it features thunderous waterfalls, spouting geysers, crater lakes, geothermal pools, and wide open roads. In the summer of 2014, I spent a…
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Visiting the Cliffs of Moher
According to Celtic lore, the 700ft tall Cliffs of Moher along the western coast of Ireland’s County Clare are home to mermaids, corpse-eating eels, hags, witches and the gold-domed city of Kilstaffen—a city that allegedly sunk under the waters of…
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Behind Sao Paulo’s Grungy Exterior
“Well there aren’t many things to see in Sao Paulo,” I would hear over and over again when when I asked my fellow flight attendants what to do and see in Brazil’s largest city, “but you can go to the Havaiana’s store…
