On a recent visit to Key West,Florida, it struck me more than ever that if you look a little more closely past the likes of Sloppy Joe’s, Ernest Hemingway’s house, the marina, and the buskers and sunset-gawkers of Mallory Square, you’ll realize that
Founded in 1115 and situated in a narrow valley in the south of the Dordogne, the Abbey de Cadouin is classified as a 'monument historique'. For 800 years this Cistercian abbey drew in pilgrims making the journey to view a sacred piece of cloth belie
When I first visited Turkey, I did something I won’t be able to do again. I gave the coach driver a 2 million lira tip! Shortly after my visit, the revalued their currency, simply by deleting the word ‘million’. The Turk with the price of a packet o
Read more…All the historic mansions of Newport are over-the-top grand, for the self-made plutocrats who built them wanted to look as if they came from old money, and so they were willing to spend a lot of new money. Built in 1901 by coal magnate Edward J. Berw
The most sought-after tourist attraction in India after Taj Mahal, the Khajuraho group of temples is located in the Madhya Pradesh state of India, only about 620 km from the capital city of Delhi. It's a UNESCO World heritage site best known for it
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This summer, Americans don't need to seek something exotic and adventurous abroad. The U.S. has plenty of adventures close at hand, from the storied Boston Harbor to a historic village in Ohio to the bridges of Yosemite Valley.
Just as with the place
Read more…I’m standing on the deck of a mighty wooden treasure ship, 170 feet long and 495 tons, watching tourists amble and poke about – but I admit, in my mind's eye I’m picturing pirates, sailors, and skeezy, barnacle-encrusted zombies from Davy Jones’ loc
by Allan D. Kissam A small, historic university city in the bucolic foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains,Lynchburg is truly an under-the-radar gem, founded in 1757, its hilly terrain packed with lovely 19th-century manses, historic sites, m
If you’ve got even a passing knowledge of history and/or Greek mythology, you’ve probably heard of the Minotaur, the monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, imprisoned in a labyrinth by Minos, king of Greece's island ofCrete, and fed
by Marco Pontuali The Eternal City is, of course, famously an enormous trove of outdoor public art. Not just buildings and monuments but also hundreds upon hundreds of statues, from classical antiquity through the 20th century. And about a particul
Mexico often conjures up images of mustachioed heroes roaming the Wild West on horseback, armed with rifles and big straw hats. While this era is long gone, legends from those revolutionary days have been passed down from one generation to the next.
Bacon's Castle - Nothing to do with beloved fried pork produdts, but still quite tasty. Out in the bucolic Virginia countryside, this architectural gem was built by a wealthy merchant and planter in 1665 and restored for public visits in 1983. It get
You’ve no doubt been to or at least have heard about the Yucatan Peninsula’s wondrous Maya archaeological sites like Tulum, Chichen Itza, and Uxmal. But did you know that Mexico’s most famous beach resort, Cancun, boasts a mini-me version of these mi
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4 Days Istanbul + 1 Day Ephesus + 1 Day Pamukkale Tour Package
Duration: 6 Day
Highlights: Istanbul ( St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Bosphorus... ) Ephesus ( Ephesus Library, Artimis Temple... ) Pamukkale ( Hierapolis, Ca
When my husband, Bill, suggested we spend a few days in Rome before embarking on our recent Mediterranean cruise I must admit I felt lukewarm about the prospect. Rome or even Italy for that matter did not head up my list of must-see places.
Why? Beca
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| Ends: | Thursday May 12, 2011, 05:00PM UZT |
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| Location: | Uzbekistan - India |
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What would have happened with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War?
