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When researching a trip to New Zealand, you will inevitably hear a ton being made of the eternal North Island versus South Island debate. In this discussion, many online experts – and I use the term loosely – will mention that the North Island is more urban and better for those who prefer cities, while …
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The Whirling Dervishes are hands down one of the most ingrained images of Turkey for travelers. Members of an ancient religious sect (or something like that), the Whirling Dervishes are famous the world over for spinning in a mesmerizing trance-like state in order to honor God. They also wear really cool hats. While the Whirling …
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During our time in Mexico, we hit most of the usual suspects as far as popular tourist spots are concerned – Tulum, Mexico City, Playa Del Carmen to name a few – but we struck true gold when we went a bit further afield by spending a few weeks in Patzcuaro. Located 5 hours west …
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The Rhine is a big river that runs through Germany and some other European countries, and we visited it recently and rode a ferry on it. The famous KD Ferry stops at lots of little towns along the river and since it was a nice autumn day I took this picture of a different boat …
From the very first time I ate Burek – a usually savory and almost always flaky stuffed pastry prominent in the Balkans – it has been hands down one of my favorite street snacks anywhere. I’ve been putting down these palette-pleasing pillows on the streets of the region for nearly a decade now, and while …
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While many fly into Turkey dead set on seeing only Istanbul and its ‘East meets, shakes hands with, and then fists bumps with West’ vibe, those in the know realize that Istanbul is just the tip of the iceberg of Turkey’s wonders. One of these wonders is located a distant – yet surprisingly comfortable – …
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I’m not going to lie, I straight-up love Belgium. Why? Well, for two main reasons. Firstly, I am particularly partial to the Belgian portfolio of food and beverage. Whether it be Belgian beer, frites, beer, chocolate, beer, waffles, beer, or mussels, they are every bit as good as everyone hypes them up to be, and …
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On our summer holiday, we stayed a pretty place in the Italian Lakes region for a few nights. On our stroll into town each night for dinner, we would walk past this little courtyard with a statue of Mary in it. I’m thinking people might pray there or something.
Have you ever heard of a place called Keukenhof Gardens? Well, basically, it’s a world famous botanical park on the outskirts of Amsterdam, and everybody goes berserk for it. It only opens for a couple months each spring and treats all who grace its grounds to a sprawling bouquet of the most creative and colorful …
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On our way to Italy last week we managed to get ourselves turned around with directions more than a couple times. On one such occasion just south of Chur, Switzerland (where we had spent the night), we spent the better part of 20 minutes touring the side road of the highway we were supposed to …
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