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72Sailing on the Leeuwin in Perth, Western Australia
Since I was a teenager, I've known about the Sail Training Ship Leeuwin, a replica three-masted barquentine built in Western Australia. In fact, I remember going to the grand unveiling with my father, and...
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73Sainte Chapelle’s Stained Glass, Paris
To say Paris is a romantic city is really not just a cliche: I could take holidays there every year (if only a fairy godmother would pay!). And while everybody gets to famous spots like the Eiffel Tower there...
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74Japanese Fall Traditions - Colorful Autumn Leaves
Japan is a scenic country all year round, but spring and fall battle it out for the most beautiful seasons. It's hard to pass up the wonder of cherry blossom season, but the colors of fall are truly...
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79A Three Day Itinerary for Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan’s “second city”, often gets overlooked in favour of its more glamorous capital, Tokyo, or the more historically well-known cities like Kyoto or Hiroshima. But this exciting...
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78Seeing Lenin’s Body in the Mausoleum, Moscow
The first time I visited Moscow in 2003, Red Square was closed. Apparently, it was relatively common that for terrorist-related reasons or other random government excuses, Red Square would be declared out of...
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72Top 5 Tips for Becoming a Fiction Writer
Millions of people dream of becoming a published writer. Ask the people around you right now whether they think they could write a book someday. Probably about half of them will say "Yes! I could write a...
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91Visiting Heilbronn, Germany - Where to Stay and What to Do
Heilbronn is a medium-sized town in south-western Germany, sitting on the Neckar River midway between Heidelberg and Stuttgart. It might not be famous as a tourist magnet, but if you want to experience a...
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76An Austrian winter retreat at Hundertwasser's Bad Blumau spa
The Rogner-Bad Blumau Spa Resort south of Vienna is the kind of funky design, high concept hotel and spa complex that tends to get featured on travel shows and in magazines a lot – but the kind of...
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70Visiting the Reichstag: German Parliament
Berlin holds a really special place in my traveling heart. As a schoolgirl back in 1990 I was lucky enough to be staying there on October 3, when West and East Germany reunited. Since then, every time I return...
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80Hard History: Visiting the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Site
You’ve learnt about it in history class, and you’ve seen it in movies, but nothing prepares you for the reality of visiting the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camp site in southern Poland....
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