Part Three of Krista’s travels to Corfu: It was a gloriously hot day in Greece as my friends and I decided to leave our pool side oasis and start exploring ... Read more
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A Colorful Grey Day in Amsterdam
Everywhere I looked something interesting was there to catch my eye. If I needed fur-covered wooden shoes or old-fashioned skate blades that buckled on, this was the place to find them. If I found a run in my tights, no worries! Plastic legs hung from a beam showcased versions in…
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The Clifton Inn, Charlottesville, Virginia
Clifton Inn, Charlottesville: When visiting the University of Virginia, my daughter and I found it to be a special place for a mother and daughter to stay. See the raindrops ... Read more
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The Peloponnesian Peninsula and the Anatomy of a Shrine
Roadside shrines: A Mystery of Visiting Greece Driving in Greece you can’t go very far without seeing little shrines, located along the side of the road. Often brightly painted, they often ... Read more
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Memories of Finding New Life on the MS Stockholm
She may be known as the cause of one of history's most famous maritime disasters, and for an attack by pirates, but to me the MS Stockholm will always be cherished as the ship that brought the first of my Danish family members to North America.
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Visiting a Flea Market in Helsinki
From architecture to technology, Helsinki has taken the concept of design to a whole new level. Strolling through the streets of its Design District Street, the passion for fresh modern ... Read more
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Doing Dublin with an Expat
Thanks to visits from friends, a new Dublin expat remembers to see When I moved to Dublin last September, I jumped right into life as a Dublin expat, or whatever ... Read more
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Explore Pubs in Dublin with “Dublin Does Fridays”
Is the best attraction of the Irish capital in fact its pubs? Being somewhat of a friend for coffee table books, I was flicking through 501 Must Visit Destinations, growing ... Read more
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Dublin, Ireland Day Trips: Glendalough and Avoca
Among Dublin, Ireland’s most beautiful day trips A co-worker once described Glendalough as “one of the most beautiful places in Ireland,” which is surely high praise given the country’s rolling ... Read more