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How Would You Like Your Shamrock? Ask the Ravenous Traveler
Category: Travel Written by Mattie Bamman
“How would you like your shamrock,” asked the bartender. It was my first trip to Ireland. I’d ordered a Guinness; I was seventeen; and I had no idea what he was talking about—confused as much by his thick Irish accent as by the question. “How would you like your shamrock,” he asked
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 16:26
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Hiking to the Top of Mount Vesuvius
Category: Travel Written by Anne Siders
Mount Vesuvius in August was dry, dusty, hot, and absolutely worth the effort. By the time the rusted clock at the Pompei Scavi train station ticked around to noon, I had already spent four hours in the ruins of Pompeii and was therefore thirsty, footsore, and sunburnt. From the
Last Updated on Monday, 11 March 2013 14:30
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Targu Mures, Romania and its Gorgeous Culture Palace
Category: Travel Written by David Hill
Targu Mures, in Romania’s Transylvania region, is a quiet city that just happens to contain a glittering marvel of 20th century architecture – the Culture Palace. It also has a jumble of other attractions that reflect its legacy as a city of trade, law, scholarship, and cultural diversity.
Last Updated on Friday, 08 March 2013 17:00
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Adventure in Marrakech, the Exotic Red-Rose City of Morocco
Category: Travel Written by Ruth Kozak
Marrakech is known as ‘the red rose city’ because of its pink-tinged buildings and the rose hue that envelopes the city. The city nestles like a rose-quartz gemstone near the foothills of the snow-capped High Atlas Mountain. Outside the city walls, the rock-strewn fields turn into a desert with
Last Updated on Friday, 08 March 2013 16:08
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Roman Relics Reign in France’s Gard
Category: Travel Written by Terri Fogarty
The Gard, located in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France, holds many relics of its Roman past. It is the home of Nimes, Agues Mortes and portions of the wild Camargue. Not to be missed is the spectacular Pont du Gard, a UNESCO Heritage site, a massive aqueduct built by the Romans to bring
Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 17:19
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Photos from a Summer Week in Maramures, Romaina
Category: Travel Written by Andrea Albertino
Summer week in Maramures, a beautiful Romanian region where old local tradition is still alive. The wooden churches in Maramures are Unesco heritage sites.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 17:10
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Ravenous Traveler’s Wine Tasting Guide to the Thurgau Region, Switzerland
Category: Travel Written by Mattie Bamman
Ah Switzerland! Your ski-resort-studded peaks and culinary treats call to us, but your price tag makes many think twice. Fortunately, culinary travelers can take solace in knowing that wine tasting in Switzerland’s Thurgau wine region—just outside of Zurich—comes at a good price, and
Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 16:23
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