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29/03/2024

Locorotondo seems to be only mildly self-conscious of its abundant graces, starting with the terraced vineyards that buttress the southern slope of its centro storico.
See the full itinerary in "Seaside Gems and Hilltop Treasures of Southern Puglia, the Heel of Italy’s Boot"
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05/03/2024

Starting at the southernmost centimeter of the Heel of the Boot, this itinerary pauses at several turquoise swim spots en route to “The Florence of the South” and a magical quintet of ancient towns.

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Starting at the southernmost centimeter of the Heel of the Boot, this itinerary pauses at several turquoise swim spots en route to “The Florence of the South” and a magical quintet of ancient towns…

26/11/2023

Dubbed "Smoky Mary's" for the liberal use of gum olibanim incense during her services, Manhattan's Church of St. Mary the Virgin offers a respite from the bling and blang of nearby Times Square, and features one of the best church choirs west of Bath.

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31/08/2023

Be the first kid on your block to enjoy my new post on *absolutely astonishing* Iceland.

"Continuing counterclockwise along Route 1, this next segment begins with Yoda and ends with puffins..."

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Continuing counterclockwise along Route 1, this next segment begins with Yoda and ends with puffins, with some mind-boggling terrain and tummy-delighting eats along the way.

06/04/2023

"A Peloponnesian Day Trip Out of Athens"

After getting your fill of the capital, gain a different perspective on ancient Greece with this relaxing and history-dense drive through one of the country’s least-explored regions.

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03/12/2022

At the Estonian Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Tallinn, live interpreters go about everyday life in a full reconstruction of an 18th-century fishAt the Estonian Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Tallinn, live interpreters go about everyday tasks in a full reconstruction of an 18th-century fishing village.

“Quick Tips on Five Baltic-Region Capitals, Part Three: You Can’t Unvisit Tallinn’s Eerie Patarei Prison”
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04/11/2022

It’s said that most Estonians know or knew someone who was sent to Patarei, one of the country’s most notorious symbols of N**i and Soviet terror. Locals say it’s haunted. They may be right.

It’s said that most Estonians know or knew someone who was sent to Patarei, one of the country’s most notorious symbols of N**i and Soviet terror. Locals say it’s haunted. They may be r…

20/05/2022

Five Fun Facts About Venice's Gondolas and Gondoliers

1. The locals don't use gondolas anymore.
Residents navigate the city by private boat and inexpensive public water buses called "vaporetti."

2. Gondolas are pricey.
Costs can approach $75,000 and they need to be replaced every 20 years or so.

3. It's hard to become a gondolier!
At their peak, Venice had 10,000+ gondoliers. Today there are only about 450 licenses, usually passed down within families. Fewer than half a dozen become available each year and require more than 400 hours of training.

4. Gondolas are intentionally lopsided.
They tilt to one side to offset the gondolier’s weight.

5. Gondoliers were only men for 900 years.
In June 2009, Giorgia Boscolo, a 23-year-old mother of two, became Venice's first female gondolier.

"Five Places to Easily Escape the Crowds in Venice"
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13/05/2022

The Floating City had humble 5th century beginnings as a defensive refuge built on wooden piles driven into the mud of the northern Adriatic.

"Five Places to Easily Escape the Crowds in Venice"
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24/04/2022

One of the most vividly enduring memories from my early childhood is of standing at the base of Mauthausen’s Todesstiege (death steps) while my mother whispered descriptions of horrors that she knew her Kindergartener couldn’t begin to understand but needed to hear. Visits in ensuing decades to Dachau, Treblinka, Stutthof and other camps helped me to better fathom the scale of German efforts toward their “final solution to the Jewish question,” and yet failed to aid comprehension of the incomprehensible, or to prepare me for what I’ll encounter after making the short walk to Birkenau.

"Struggling to Understand Auschwitz"
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22/04/2022

One’s first view of Birkenau is the gatehouse known as the “Gates of Death.” A single pair of tracks passes ominously through a gaping, ravenous archway at its center. Beyond this menacing façade, spreading across nearly two square kilometers, is what remains of the Third Reich’s largest Vernichtungslager (extermination camp).

"Struggling to Understand Auschwitz"
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22/04/2022

Of the more than one million innocents killed at Auschwitz, the overwhelming majority died at the Birkenau camp.

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21/04/2022

At their peak of activity, more than fifty crematorium ovens in the Auschwitz camps were used to burn 6,000 bodies every 24 hours.

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21/04/2022

The Auschwitz name derives from Oświęcim, location of the primary camp that served as the Germans’ administrative center over its other nearby camps.

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20/04/2022

It was here that the N**is operated their first crematorium in the area, but evidently with inadequate efficiency, prompting Heinrich Himmler to order that the camp be expanded.

"Struggling to Understand Auschwitz"
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20/04/2022

This relatively small compound – not half a square kilometer – had served as Polish army barracks but is now most closely associated with the sadistically cynical "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work makes [one] free) admonition above its main gate.

"Struggling to Understand Auschwitz"
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19/04/2022

The Auschwitz name derives from Oświęcim, location of the primary camp that served as the Germans’ administrative center over its other nearby camps.

"Struggling to Understand Auschwitz"
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25/03/2022

Contemplate what might be the world’s most awe-inspiring natural altarpiece from a pew in the diminutive Chapel of the Transfiguration, in the hamlet of Moose.

"Jackson Hole: Eight Great Winter Activities With No Lift Lines"
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One of the most topographically-gaudy spots in the western United States, Jackson Hole in winter is much more than just another pretty ski place.