Travel
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Venice, the Pace of the People
Believe it or not, with all of our time and travel in Europe, I have never made it to Venice. My better half has made it there a couple of times herself, but…
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I Heart Paris
My kid sister has been working hard towards her nursing degree over the past few years. Since it is very unlikely that we’ll make a trip to California to attend her graduation this…
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The Alhambra & Granada, Spain
Granada is a special place. Nestled on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, it has a glorious past as the last city to fall to the Reconquest. Its main attraction, the Alhambra, a…
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A Visit to the Mezquita of Cordoba
For those of you heading to the medieval city of Cordoba, here’s a tip: visit the Mezquita before 10am. It’s free during daily mass and the crowd is thin; just remember to dress…
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Tapas-crawling in Seville
We got an extra bank holiday this year to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (God save the Queen!) and jetted off for a week-long holiday in sunny Spain with my kid sister. Andalucia…
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Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast
With no passports in hand, Kenz and I opted for a quiet country retreat on the Pembrokeshire Coast in South Wales over the May Day bank holiday weekend. It was a much needed…
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Transylvania, Romania: Land of Myths and Mountains
When I first read Bram Stoker’s classic “Dracula,” I harbored ever since a romantic and mythical perception of this mysterious country, hence why Romania made it onto our travel list in the first…
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One Night in Lille
Enroute to and from the Champagne region, we stayed one night in Lille, a small town where French elegance meets Flemish flamboyance. Long gone is the gritty industrial city; Lille has undergone a…
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Sipping Champagne in Reims & Epernay, France
The beverage of choice to mark special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, promotions, graduations, champagne has become synonymous with celebration, style, and luxury. Of course, you can only call champagne if, and only if,…
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Manchester, The Rainy City
Greetings from Manchester! Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve last posted a blog. So sorry! I’m not sure where the month of March went, but it has been insanely busy with…
