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Joyeux Anniversaire Quebec!

11. July 2008

Quebec City looks really good for just having turned 400 on July 3rd. If I had to guess I would say the city is not a day over 250. In celebration Quebec City has plans all summer and fall to make year 400 a memorable one, so even though the official day has past, [...]

Belgium’s Gentse Feesten Festival

5. July 2008

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If you’re going to go somewhere, first you have to leave somewhere. Makes sense don’t it. To get to Belgium first I had to get out of the Netherlands. And the Netherlands is a funny place, all flat and below sea-level, 10 metres of dikes holding back the ocean to the north and all these [...]

Austria’s Big Three*: Vienna, Graz, Salzburg

3. July 2008

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Imagine my surprise: I got on a train in Bratislava, Slovakia, bound for Vienna, Austria — the land of mountains and snow, high lakes and skiing skiing skiing! Austria: More than just Alps But out the window all I saw was flat land. As far as the eye could see, it was flat. And covered in wind [...]

Things to Do in Istanbul: Go Shopping

27. June 2008

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It’s wrong to buy designer ripoffs, right? But when they are being sold as ‘original copies’ do the same rules apply? Because that is the sales pitch of the guys in the markets of Istanbul. Sincerity abounds as they shake Dolce and Gabbana shirts and Prada boots and Versace jeans in front of you: ‘Original [...]

Australian Outback in 3 Days or Less. It can be done.

17. June 2008

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Uluru from a helicopter, Ayers Rock The iconic Australian Outback - kangaroos, the Red Centre, akubra’s, four-wheel drives, Ayers Rock (Uluru). I always thought that it was something I would do when I “had more time”. But whether it’s 2 or 3 days out of your trip to Australia, or a long weekend from Sydney for [...]

Day Trips from Amsterdam

13. June 2008

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Traveling further afield from Amsterdam? You can try the well-known tourist destinations in Belgium like Bruges and Ghent, or Antwerp and Brussels. Yet there are several options for quicker day trips within the Netherlands, whether your tastes lean towards modern urbanism or pastoral tulip fields. Amsterdam Day Trips: Rotterdam Cube houses in Rotterdam Rotterdam, less than 90 minutes [...]

Ardmore. Yes, Ardmore.

7. June 2008

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The Disillusioned Dubliner isn’t usually one for giving romantic advice, but here’s a pearl of wisdom for all you lonely hearts out there: Get yourself a lover from somewhere else. Katie Lincoln comes from a small fishing village (I know every village says that, but you can take my word for it, people fish there) called [...]

Things to Do in Nice, Cannes & the French Riviera

3. June 2008

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So the south of France, the Cote d’Azur. I know what you’re thinking: expensive, clichéd. Think again. I agreed to go there for a week’s holiday with a friend mainly because I’d never been and it’s one of those famous places that’s in all the books and movies and gossip magazines. Oh, and because I really [...]

Ken’s Book Report: Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge

30. May 2008

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Editor’s note: Good news! The mystery of Stonehenge has been solved. No kidding, apparently it’s a cemetery. Always has been, too. Read more here in the SF Chronicle. Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world, but what do we really know about it? Anyone intending to visit Stonehenge will be confronted [...]

Things to Do in Memphis, Tennessee

29. May 2008

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I had just completed my sophomore year in college, and made up my mind to skip the fall term. For some time I had been feeling trapped in California, and I strongly suspected the entire state was a bland fantasyland compared with the rest of the country. Having filled my head with Kerouac and photographs [...]