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Visiting the Cliffs of Moher
According to Celtic lore, the 700ft tall Cliffs of Moher along the western coast of Ireland’s County Clare are home to mermaids, corpse-eating eels, hags, witches and the gold-domed city of Kilstaffen—a city that allegedly sunk under the waters of…
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Behind Sao Paulo’s Grungy Exterior
“Well there aren’t many things to see in Sao Paulo,” I would hear over and over again when when I asked my fellow flight attendants what to do and see in Brazil’s largest city, “but you can go to the Havaiana’s store…
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Discovering Paris in 24 Hours
Deemed by many as the greatest city in the world, Paris inspires romance and art like no other place on Earth. The timeless City of Light has it all–delectable cuisine, world-class art and architecture and a palpable joie-de-vivre that permeates every aspect of French living.…
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Day Trip to Murano, Burano and Torcello
“This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty – this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed”~Thomas Mann Venice has always had a way of capturing the imagination.…
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Tetiaroa Atoll: An Unforgettable Day Trip from Tahiti
While Moorea is famous for its crystal clear waters and Tahiti for its jet-black sands, Tetiaroa Atoll is the type of place that is most synonymous with my imaginings of the Pacific. Paradisiacal and remote, it is an isolated ring…
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Driving around Tahiti: Top Things to Do and See
Tahiti conjures images of a far-flung tropical paradise. The largest island in French Polynesia, it has long been associated with crystal clear waters, soft white sands and luxurious overwater bungalows. Yet, in Tahiti, the sands are not white and the…
