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October 6, 2020

AVIGNON: GHOST BRIDGE OF THE RHÔNE

HOW A BRIDGE TURNED A LITTLE SHEPHERD BOY INTO A HERO. The most striking sight in

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October 5, 2020

“TEMPLE BAR”

WHERE KINGS AND QUEENS HAVE HAD NO JURISDICTION “Temple Bar” derives

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October 5, 2020

BLACK FOREST CUCKOO

330-POUND CUCKOO BIRD Through the solitary hills of the Black Forest, a 330-pound

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October 2, 2020

DUBLIN: QUEST FOR “THE CRAIC”

WHEN SONG REALLY CARRIED THE SPIRIT OF THE IRISH. Wander the cobbled streets of

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October 2, 2020

ROMAN FORUM

AN ANCIENT PIAZZA Visitors can be a little confused by the Roman Forum. At first

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October 1, 2020

BACH’S LEIPZIG

“CITY OF BACH” Johann Sebastian Bach was a lucky accident for Leipzig.

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September 30, 2020

APPIAN WAY

VIA APPIA ANTICA If you want to get a vivid sense of the ancient Roman highway

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September 30, 2020

COLORS OF THE MIDDLE AGES

THE PAPAL PALACE WAS LIKE THE LAS VEGAS OF THE MIDDLE AGES As the world’s

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September 29, 2020

BELVOIR CASTLE

BELVOIR CASTLE & THE DA VINCI CODE Belvoir Castle has a strong history in the

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September 29, 2020

OKTOBERFEST

OKTOBERFEST & GERMAN CLICHÉS Oktoberfest in Munich is the mother of all

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September 28, 2020

VINCENT VAN GOGH

THE RED-HEADED MADMAN Few towns celebrate a single artist as thoroughly as Arles

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September 28, 2020

THE CAMPIDOGLIO

CAPITOLINE HILL Ever since the time of the Caesars, climbing the Campidoglio

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