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Foodie Finds: Chequers of Saugatuck

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Jul 23, 2014 / 0 comments

Located on an alleyway a block before the main drag in Saugatuck is a portal to the UK. What is this portal, you ask? None other than long-time local favorite Chequers. It's a British pub that takes you straight to England.

 

Gilded Ambition: a Tour of Schönbrunn Palace

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Jul 23, 2014 / 0 comments

Context, organizer of critically acclaimed walking tours, expands its program in Vienna with Gilded Ambition: a Tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a walk within the spectacular interiors of the Habsburgs’ summer residence and a close consideration of the interwoven history of the Habsburg Monarchy.
 

Street Food in Mongolia

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Jul 22, 2014 / 0 comments

Wandering Educators: I saw this post on street food in Mongolia, and knew it would be a perfect match for your interests (and travels). I asked the UB Post if we could republish it; indeed as you can see, they said yes.

Florida Culture for the Week of July 21 By Josh Garrick

by Josh Garrick / Jul 21, 2014 / 0 comments

Florida Culture for the Week of July 21 By Josh Garrick

TONIGHT – July 21 – The Philharmonic Sounds of Summer Concert Series

Last days of my vacation in Sweden this year

by Benny Hoynes /
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Jul 18, 2014 / 0 comments

Here are some more summer pictures from Sweden. The first photos are from Luleå. The boy is my son, Runar, and he is trying his sister's camera for the first time, and he enjoyed take pictures!

 

Sydney ... and the bush

by wandering freditor / Jul 18, 2014 / 0 comments

A photoadventure around Sydney...

 

Sydney at sunset from Balls Head on the Parramatta River, alas Harry Seidler’s McMahon’s Point ’tower’ attempts to spoil the view!

Exploring New York with Moon and Julie Schwietert Collazo

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Jul 17, 2014 / 0 comments

Everyone loves Moon Handbooks - they are, by far, the most interesting travel guidebooks available. Packed with photos, tips, and the essence of place, these are guides for thinking people, that love to learn more, more, more about where they are going.

Flying lessons for electronic cigarette users

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Jul 17, 2014 / 0 comments

Using electronic cigarettes, or vaping as it is commonly known, is becoming something more people are doing all the time (CHECK THIS YOUTUBE PROFILE OF DAVINCIVAPORIZER.COM to learn more about those portable vap

Vienna Holidays: Lively City, Living History

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Jul 17, 2014 / 0 comments

Vienna is not only the capital of Austria, it is one of the most beautiful and historical cities in all of Europe. The medieval alleyways, imperial squares, majestic palaces, and world-class museums combine to create a city that is simultaneously charming and sophisticated.

The Here and Now

by Carol Voigts /
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Jul 16, 2014 / 0 comments

I awoke this morning and realized
That my two weeks of here and now are over

That here and now that allowed me to rise
Listening to the ocean and the buoy sounding

That here and now that had me wildly snapping pictures
Of whales and waterfalls, of craggy coast lines and wiggling lobsters

 

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