When you think of a getaway vacation, do you think about sunny skies, turquoise water, and having your best girlfriends with you? So do we! That is why taking trips ... Read more
Belles on Location
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Le Cap d’Agde: My Unlikely Ghost Town
Ever wonder what a popular Mediterranean sea-and-sun spot looks like in winter? Deserted alleyways lined with boarded-up shops. Boulevards void of vehicles. Vacant apartment complexes, every window shuttered. No, this ... Read more
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Pitcairn Island Comes Aboard a Cruise Ship
We clustered in the cruise ship’s bow, each one trying to be the first to spot Pitcairn Island in hazy morning sun. A tiny bump on the horizon finally appeared. ... Read more
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Travelling Solo In Sarajevo, Bosnia
Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, is a city on the Balkan peninsula, still visibly recovering from the longest siege in modern European history, which began 20 years ago this month. It ... Read more
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Visit Guérande, France
I am in Guérande, France, a charming, walled, medieval village near the Atlantic coast. The town is the stuff of fairy tales, dreamlike, really. It is the kind of French village I always hope I’ll luck into.
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Southeast New Mexico with the Grandkids
A recent trip to southeast New Mexico reminded me of the challenges and joys of traveling with children under 10. To be exact our nine, seven and five-year-old grandchildren accompanied ... Read more
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Travel Tips for Italy: 8 Lessons learned from a Minor Injury
Sometimes there are just things, albeit unofficial, that you should just know. That’s why I’m telling you all about my non-medical travel tips for Italy…that I learned from a minor ... Read more
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Travel Expectations and Finding the Silver Lining
I’m sure that every one who loves to travel the world has at least once experienced a moment of disappointment. You have chosen a destination because of the beautiful or interesting things you have heard or seen in pictures; you get there and all you think is: oh my God,…
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The Street Food of Athens, Greece
... under the looming gaze of the Parthenon, lies the Monastiraki section of the city. Take a stroll through this bustling neighborhood where vendors sell fish, meat and vegetables alongside more touristy fare of T-shirts, worry beads and replicas of ancient vases, and you'll come across one of my all-time…