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    Turkey: History, Art, and Heart

    For just a moment, the world stands still. I float in an otherworldly illusion as sunlight streams throug ...

    For just a moment, the world stands still. I float in an otherworldly illusion as sunlight streams through the windows at the base of the dome – bright light reflects off golden mosaics and floating a ...

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    The Enduring Charm of Italy's Positano - Then and Now

    Reflections on John Steinbeck’s 1953 Harper’s Bazaar Article Positano, the world’s most photographed fish ...

    Reflections on John Steinbeck’s 1953 Harper’s Bazaar Article Positano, the world’s most photographed fishing village, shines as the jewel of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Its houses, built up the steep side o ...

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    Australia and New Zealand

    Few countries, much less continents, have as many unique features as the land known as Australia. From th ...

    Few countries, much less continents, have as many unique features as the land known as Australia. From the mystical Ayers Rock near Alice Springs to the Great Barrier Reef off the coast, the land and ...

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    Charms of Montréal

    There aren’t too many cities in North America more interesting than Montreal, Canada. It has maintained a ...

    There aren’t too many cities in North America more interesting than Montreal, Canada. It has maintained a sort of old-world air about it despite growing and building itself into a modern city as well, ...

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    Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the chur ...

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the churchyard across the street. A chicken crossed the road. Latin music sang out from a nearby house. ...

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    When Strangers Make Friends

    I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victori ...

    I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victoria, you may have wandered around the annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In (formerly the Moss Street Pa ...

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    Date Anyone?

    If you have ever thought that a date is, well just a date, think again.  A visit to the date markets in t ...

    If you have ever thought that a date is, well just a date, think again.  A visit to the date markets in the Middle East will soon change your mind as you discover the various types.  Purveyors of date ...

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    Eat, Drink, Travel

    Meal by meal, spice by spice, sip by sip, nothing is so satisfying as exploring a country through your ta ...

    Meal by meal, spice by spice, sip by sip, nothing is so satisfying as exploring a country through your taste buds. From the exotic spice markets of the Middle East and Asia to the bustling cafes of Pa ...

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    The Falcons of Abu Dhabi

    A visit to Abu Dhabi’s Falcon Hospital is one of the most unique experiences you can have in the Middle E ...

    A visit to Abu Dhabi’s Falcon Hospital is one of the most unique experiences you can have in the Middle East.  Here, you come face to feather with one of the most elite bird species in the world, and ...

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    Visiting Florence

    When planning a visit to Florence, remember one critical fact: you are but one of 16 million people who d ...

    When planning a visit to Florence, remember one critical fact: you are but one of 16 million people who do so every year. The city boasts one of the world’s greatest collections of Renaissance art tre ...

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    Cycling in Tuscany

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from ...

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from the Bologna train, eager to begin our eight-day cycling tour of Tuscany. Our rented bikes awai ...

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    Creating Spaces

    “Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell us what ...

    “Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell us what it was like to be married at a young age, and how it not only affected their lives but the liv ...

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    Stay Cool with Ceviche

    It’s refreshing, diet-friendly and best of all, incredibly yummy.  If I could pick a recipe to beat the s ...

    It’s refreshing, diet-friendly and best of all, incredibly yummy.  If I could pick a recipe to beat the summer heat it would be ceviche.  This dish requires no oven, only a marinade that cures the raw ...

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    Dune Bashing in Dubai

    It’s become a national sport for tourists visiting Dubai – a drive out to the sand dunes where caravans o ...

    It’s become a national sport for tourists visiting Dubai – a drive out to the sand dunes where caravans of 4x4 vehicles circle the tops of shifting sand dunes, charging up one side and sliding silentl ...

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    Travel is Transformative

    Very few things in life have the power to change your perspective like travel does. There’s something abo ...

    Very few things in life have the power to change your perspective like travel does. There’s something about opening yourself up to a new destination that spurs the Universe into giving you thoughts, f ...

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