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In Germany the Carl Duisberg Japanese Garden

April 5, 2020June 4, 2020 Destinations, Europe, John 1

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. UPDATE 6/4/20: Although nonessential travel to Germany is prohibited at present, the land of poets and thinkers intends

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Sevanavank monastery on the shores of Lake Sevan, Armenia

Discovering the Treasures of Armenia

March 6, 2020March 11, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Mediterranean

Story and Photos by Libor Pospisil. Like any other monastery in Armenia, Sevanavank occupies a spot that is dramatic and definitely Instagram-able. The 9th-century

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Loire Valley: The True Heart of France

December 29, 2019June 4, 2020 Destinations, Europe, France, Loire Valley

Story and Photos by Libor Pospisil. UPDATE 6/4/20: Travelers who enter the country, with the exception of EU citizens or arrivals from the UK,

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Venice For The Weekend

December 26, 2019August 17, 2021 Destinations, Europe, Italy, John, Venice 1

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. UPDATE 6/4/20: Travelers from the EU, along with the UK and the microstates and principalities of Andorra, Monaco,

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Georgos greek wine captures the spirit of wines produced on the island of Santorini, Greece

Greek Wines from Sonoma

January 11, 2018March 11, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Food and Wine, Greece, Greece, John, Santorini, Santorini, WineTasting

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. A memorable few years ago my wife and I visited the Greek islands of Santorini and Paros. There

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European Train Travel, Why I love Train Travel in Europe. TGV train, Riding the Rails in Europe from Paris to Dijon

Why I love European Train Travel

August 30, 2017June 8, 2018 Destinations, Europe, Food and Wine, Hotel Reviews, Jacqueline 2

Story by Jacqueline Harmon Butler. On my first trip to Europe many years ago, my sister Patty and I traveled around Ireland, England, Scotland,

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Burgundy Canal aboard European Waterways’ La Belle Epoque

June 24, 2017March 19, 2019 Barge Tours, Carol, Europe, Food and Wine 3

Story by Carol Canter Photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. La Belle Epoque, European Waterways’ six-room floating boutique barge hotel, cruises the Burgundy

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Fairy Ring Search at Haunted Waterford Castle

June 11, 2017May 28, 2018 Destinations, Europe, Hotel Reviews, Ireland, Jacqueline

Story by Jacqueline Harmon-Butler. “There’s a wee Fairy Ring out there in that meadow somewhere,” said the taxi driver as we drove up the

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Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

November 18, 2016March 11, 2020 Carol, Europe, Ireland 1

Story and Photos by Carol Canter. Part One. To experience the coastal drama of Western Ireland, we took to the road in early October

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Ghost Hunting in a Gothic Irish Castle

October 25, 2016March 11, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Hotel Reviews, Ireland, Lee

By Lee Daley. There’s a ghost in the house. At least that’s the rumor at Ireland’s Kinnitty Castle. Although the 13th century medieval castle

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Taste of Travel, Cruising France's Canal du Midi, Canal barge tours, Canal barge Anjodi, Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France

Cruising France’s Canal du Midi aboard European Waterways’ Barge Anjodi.

August 31, 2016March 19, 2019 Barge Tours, Carol, Destinations, Europe, Food and Wine, France 1

By Carol Canter. Floating by barge through France’s canal-laced countryside underscores the pleasures of dining on meals prepared from fresh locally-sourced ingredients. Our first

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Imagine Tree, Copenhagen, Iceland, Oko Ono

Imagine Peace: Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree:” From Copenhagen to Iceland and beyond

July 31, 2016March 11, 2020 Copenhagen, Destinations, Europe, Iceland, Lee, Yoko Ono

By Lee Daley. If you should encounter a Wish Tree, this is Yoko Ono‘s suggestion: “Make a wish. Write it down on a piece

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