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Ancient Iglesia de San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador
If These Walls Could Talk by Amy E. Robertson The Iglesia de San Francisco, or Church of Saint Francis, in the … [Read More...]
The Thracians and the Mountains of Orpheus
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England: Remembering Jersey In War Time
by Ana Astri-O’Reilly The seagulls circle above the cliff, their cawing muffled by the wind. That same wind that … [Read More...]
Woofing – The New Way To Work And Travel
Alaska by Stephen Sexton WOOF – it’s not the sound of a dog barking, but the acronym for a hot new option for … [Read More...]
The German Conquistadors
by Georges Fery The dream of limitless land and riches drove the conquest of the New World. However, all other quests … [Read More...]
Morocco: Medinas, Minarets and Mountains
by Elizabeth von Pier Marrakech was our first stop in Morocco. Founded in 1062 and known as the “ochre city” for the … [Read More...]
Indonesia: Lombok, the Waters of Mount Rinjani
by Lesley Hebert I was standing on the slopes of an Indonesian volcano, covered in mud, trying to remember how … [Read More...]
Tours of Haunted American Cities
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Exploring Legendary Wenceslas Square
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Kefalonia, Greece
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