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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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