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FEATURE: HADRIAN'S WALL IN ENGLAND
 We were taking our visitors from Australia up to Edinburgh, and they asked that, on the way, they be taken to see Hadrian’s Wall. They had been shown a section of it, and were dissatisfied; it was just outside Newcastle, and was just … a piece of wall. No atmosphere at all. But, there were nearly 80 miles of Hadrian’s Wall, which stretched from England’s west coast, at Bowness on Solway, near Carlisle to the east coast, at the appropriately-named Wallsend, near Newcastle. Although generations of farmers and builders over the years used it as a quarry for ready-dressed stone, it remains easily discernible in many places, mainly in the more remote areas, which were not so easily reached.
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TURKEY
Ever since I saw pictures of them in the National Geographic years before, I’ve dreamed of visiting the Lycian tombs at Fethiye, Turkey. But can I reach them? I’m already exhausted from the 40C heat and the long slope I’ve walked up from the town. “Come on! You can do it!” my companion urges.
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MOSCOW
Moscow is a big Russian city with lots of business centers and sightseeing among which were the Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin and other famous places. But frankly speaking, if you want to get to know the capital of Russia it is not enough to visit only these “standard sightseeing” places.
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PARIS
On a June morning, my husband and I munched warm brioches in a Paris brasserie and talked over ideas for my seventh visit, his ninety-third. Our week was to be intriguing, filled with authentic Paris that any tourist can fit around the obligatory sightseeing. We paid our bill and headed to the Left Bank for our first mini-adventure.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
Climbing the 99 steps towards Black Beard’s Castle in the center of Charlote Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas, my eyes met with an unexpected sign: World Amber Museum and a tiny arrow underneath. Naturally, my curiosity was aroused and I followed the arrow to find out what it was all about.
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ITALY
I have heard that Fausto delle Chiaie displays his work every day in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore, between Emperor Augustus’ Mausoleum and the Ara Pacis Museum, and I have come to seek him out. He turns and looks quizzically at me.
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GEORGIA
The tamada is not a mere ‘toastmaster’. He is the collective soul of the Georgian people. He is an incurable romantic, deeply nostalgic, and he has a kind word for everyone. There is not a feast too informal for him to attend. If there is wine – and there always is – there is a tamada.
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YUKON
Torches are being held high. Banners and tall effigies depicting both Father Winter and the dragon of Spring are flowing into the night’s festivities as if alive. The sun has now settled into an intense cobalt blue creating a backdrop for the stark black trees lining the hills. I am in awe.
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MEXICO
I have recently taken a mistress, a bewitching, beguiling siren. My siren is a small part of the Pacific Ocean that roars eastward onto a long, curving arc of golden beach whose southern end is occupied by the quaint, west coast Mexican town of Barra de Navidad.
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SRI LANKA
The jet is beginning its descent into Colombo, Sri Lanka. I look over at my new Sri Lankan friends, a Canadian couple raising money for housing for tsunami survivors. They are visiting family and making connections for a possible housing site on the east coast which we will be visiting.
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VANCOUVER
With its balmy climate, the natural surroundings of sea and panorama of mountains, Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a major tourist destination. As Host City of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, we Vancouverites welcomed the world in February 2010.
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UNITED STATES
While Bourbon Street, jazz, voodoo, street musicians and good food are always available, the season has lengthy lulls when Mardi Gras-related activities are unavailable. You find that “extra adrenaline rush” by sampling everything that New Orleans has to offer over a single 24 hour period.
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ITALY
The success of the movie Angels and Demons has had a major impact on sightseeing in Rome. The cost usually exceeds €50 per person. Alternatively, you can take the two-day “do-it-yourself” tour and visit all of the movie locations.
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March 18th, 2010.
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