Cruising in France’s Burgundy region is an experience that rivals the best cruises in the world. While the boat I was on, Europeans Waterways’ La Belle Epoque, was slow going down the French canals, the scenery and world class service meant drinks within moments of asking, biking on the banks of the shallow canal, lounging […]
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With Summer just around the corner, it’s time to grab your bucket and spade and re-discover some of Britain’s best beaches! Here we’ve rounded up 10 of the best our shores have to offer. Bournemouth beach in Dorset is commonly regarded as the best in England. Its 7 miles of clean, well maintained golden beaches are
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Many of the visitors to Vatican City aren’t Catholic, or even religious at all. They’re drawn to this small city/state out of an interest in history, politics, and art. And if you’re keeping track of the countries you visit, this walled city/state located entirely within the city of Rome, counts. Religion does play a part
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Haec omnia tibi dabo si cadens adoraveris me. Latin scholars know that the words “tibi dabo” mean “I’ll give you,” and that the sentence means “All of this I will give to you if you fall down and worship me.” Biblical historians tells us that Satan stood on top of a mountain and said these
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For festivals, look no further than the country of Spain for an exciting reason to celebrate. With as many as 50 festivals to celebrate thoughout the year, a person could literally take in a festival somewhere in Spain just about any week of the year. For me, I have my favorites for no particular reason other than when
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When I think of Barcelona, Spain, the thought of Antoni Gaudi, the Catalonian architect born in 1852, always comes to mind. After all, the city is covered in the man’s work. In fact, Gaudi’s work over the years has irrevocably influenced the face of Barcelona architecture like none other before or after. Influenced primarily by nature,
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While many folks have heard of the Road to Santiago and it’s a to-do on many a bucket list, the truth is that unless you have a lot of time on your hands you will likely not do the roughly 500-mile stretch of road in one trip. Instead you might do it stages over the
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Portugal is full of surprises, among them “hidden” communities of Jews, a unique confection called ovos moles, and the oldest university in Europe. The University That university — established in 1290 — is in Coimbra, an ancient city on the banks of the River Mondego that was the capital of Portugal in the High Middle
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The towns and villages of the Chiltern Hills make for a great day trip from London, offering a perfect slice of English life, with rolling green countryside, picture-book cottages and quiet country churches. But in one of the villages, Great Missenden, there is an altogether more quirky attraction: The Roald Dahl Museum. The museum was
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According to the old saying, ‘the rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain’. Well, that’s a myth; in fact, the rain in Spain falls mainly in Cantabria. I will admit that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but it does mean that you might very well encounter some wet weather in the
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