escape the cul-de-sac
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One of the oldest castles in Slovenia, Bled Castle is an imposing medieval edifice perched atop a 130-meter cliff towering above the cool glacial waters of Lake Bled. First mentioned in written sources in 1011 AD, the castle began with a single Romanesque tower and over the centuries more towers, fortifications and a chapel were [...]
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*The Bosporus is a strait representing part of the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and cuts through the middle of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Stumble down a cobblestone road, over the trolley tracks, a tantalizing peek of domes and minarets [...]
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First get a post it note. Write subliminal message #1 on it: “Woodlands Inn, Summerville, South Carolina” Now stick it on his bathroom mirror or computer screen. Walk away and promise yourself to not say a word. Perhaps last anniversary he gave you an electric mop; maybe a few years back he even downright forgot [...]
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Besides being the largest open air museum in Germany, the Detmold Open Air Museum (Freilichtmuseum Detmold) holds a very special place in my heart. It was there that my family finally got to meet my dear friend Rita, a German girl I met when we were both nannies in Portugal, and it was there that [...]
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Provence, France, I’m talking to you! There is a very serious peril traveling to certain places. The colors of Provence constantly make a play for my attention. This place seems to know exactly what it’s, doing, teasing me with views everywhere I look, in all its dilapidated and freshly-painted splendor. There I was peacefully eating [...]
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Part Three of Krista’s travels to Corfu: It was a gloriously hot day in Greece as my friends and I decided to leave our pool side oasis and start exploring the beautiful island of Corfu. As we tossed around ideas, my brother mentioned a place called Mouse Island. As soon as he spoke those words, [...]
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Pawleys Island, SC’s Sea View Inn At my barefoot paradise the only pretension is that there is none. There are no coats and ties and certainly no cocktails served poolside mostly because at this resort, if you want to call it that, there isn’t a pool ( But if you want to bring your own [...]
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If it weren’t for the scorching temperatures and unfamiliar alphabet on the menus, Tel Aviv could have been any cosmopolitan European city. Bauhaus buildings, cool cafés and a beach stretching for miles give the city its distinct character, enhanced by the fading grandeur of the architecture, the unapologetic bustle of its inhabitants – and their [...]
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If your travels take you to London during the blistering heat of summer, cool off at one of the city’s trendiest and iciest venues. With more than 3,800 pubs in London, there’s nothing like the Absolut Ice Bar. Tucked within the buzzy section of London’s Piccadilly area on Heddon Street, the Ice Bar is a [...]
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Part two of a three part series on Krista’s visit to the island of Corfu: The sun was glorious and hot as my six friends and I left our poolside oasis at the Hotel Pantokrator and headed out to explore the island of Corfu. While our 9-passenger van had served us well through the back [...]
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