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From Temples to Daily Rituals in Bali: Where Tradition and Modern Travel Meet
Bali does not separate its past from its present. Temples rise beside busy roads, offerings are placed outside cafés, … [Read More...]
Climbing Sri Pada, the Sacred Mountain
Dalhousie, Sri Lanka by Helen Moat The mountain rises out of the rainforest an emerald pyramid. I look at its sheer … [Read More...]
There Is Either Liberty Or Death, And If I Cannot Have One, I Will Have The Other
Boone Hall Plantation, South Carolina by Hannah Murray As a British person travelling in the Deep South, a new world … [Read More...]
Top Historical Sites to Visit in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria, invites visitors to explore history with every step. With its baroque facades, medieval fortresses, … [Read More...]
Medina Azahara: The Lost City of Córdoba, Spain
by Ana Ruiz The year was 936 when Abd ar-Rahman III, the first Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba, began the construction of … [Read More...]
Exploring Trading Sites in Mayan Mexico
by Marsha Mildon Standing alone, face to face with a mural depicting the Mayan diving god is one of those Indiana … [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...]
Italy: Bologna is for Dreamers
by Sonu Purhar I arrive in Bologna exhausted and cranky. My finger aches from snapping thousands of cheesy photos; my … [Read More...]
Historic Havana, Independent Cuba
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Grenada, the Spice Island
by Larry Zeletel Grenada was one of the ports of call during a cruise our cruise ship made in 1978 shortly before the … [Read More...]
Napa Valley Travel Through Time: From Early Vines to Hundred Acre Wines
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