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While many fly into Turkey dead set on seeing only Istanbul and its ‘East meets, shakes hands with, and then fists bumps with West’ vibe, those in the know realize that Istanbul is just the tip of the iceberg of Turkey’s wonders. One of these wonders is located a distant – yet surprisingly comfortable – …
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I’m not going to lie, I straight-up love Belgium. Why? Well, for two main reasons. Firstly, I am particularly partial to the Belgian portfolio of food and beverage. Whether it be Belgian beer, frites, beer, chocolate, beer, waffles, beer, or mussels, they are every bit as good as everyone hypes them up to be, and …
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On our summer holiday, we stayed a pretty place in the Italian Lakes region for a few nights. On our stroll into town each night for dinner, we would walk past this little courtyard with a statue of Mary in it. I’m thinking people might pray there or something.
Have you ever heard of a place called Keukenhof Gardens? Well, basically, it’s a world famous botanical park on the outskirts of Amsterdam, and everybody goes berserk for it. It only opens for a couple months each spring and treats all who grace its grounds to a sprawling bouquet of the most creative and colorful …
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On our way to Italy last week we managed to get ourselves turned around with directions more than a couple times. On one such occasion just south of Chur, Switzerland (where we had spent the night), we spent the better part of 20 minutes touring the side road of the highway we were supposed to …
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Back in April of this year we spent a couple nights in a place called Brighton, England. Brighton sits on the southeast coast of England, about an hour train ride straight south from a very famous place called London. As is typical nowadays, I didn’t do too much research before heading to Brighton. So, besides …
When we were in Cleveland for a minute last year (which I will be writing more about soon), we spent some time perusing the stalls of the West Side Market on recommendation from friends. It’s a gorgeous and enthralling market and as far as I am concerned, can hold its own with any indoor market anywhere …
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While frowned upon in some countries around the world, Holland is proud of its liberal attitude towards cheese. From streetcorner dealers to rural farms, cheese is for sale all over this small nation and is used openly and regularly by citizenry and visitors alike. If cheese is your vice, the best place in Holland to …
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Sarajevo, Bosnia is easily one my favorite places in all of Europe. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind town and we were lucky enough to stay at a guesthouse up in the enchanting hills surrounding Sarajevo when we were there. We made it a point to spend our afternoons watching the sun set over Sarajevo listening to …
Valencia had been very high on my list for years before we arrived for a couple nights a couple years ago. The word on the street was that it was “laid back and chill” compared to its famous Catalan neighbor Barcelona, and that’s definitely true. It’s funny, because when we look back at our travels, …
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