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How Leftover Egg Yolks Led to This Wildly Popular French Delicacy
Canelés have a rich, caramelized flavor. - Photo by JM Travel Photograph / Shutterstock A specialty of France's Bordeaux region, this cake's moist center and caramelized shell originated with the wine...
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We Hate You Too, Single Traveler
As summer rolls around families are travelling more and airports are about to get more crowded. Here is my message to those annoyed single travellers that hate us so much. Guess what? We don't like...
View ArticleTop 10 Wizard of Oz Destinations
2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the release of the much beloved film The Wizard of Oz. Based on the children's book the Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the magical tale of Dorothy, the...
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Drink the World: Buenos Aires
Around the world there are day cities and night cities. Day cities sparkle in the sunshine, with lush green parks, sandy beaches, or perhaps pleasant museums. Night cities however wait patiently for...
View ArticleEight Wonders Sites in Europe
If traveling the world in on your agenda, here is a little guide of a few of the many magical sites of Europe I have traveled to, some recently, some less so, but stones and landscapes of that stature...
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Tasting French Bread With a Talented Provence Baker
Benoit Fradette is a master baker, arguably the best in this Provençal city. He starts his workday shortly after 2 a.m. so that he can make bread with a minimal amount of yeast (meaning it rises more...
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Iconic War Grave 100 Years On: British and Commonwealth War Cemeteries on the...
If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England... Thus wrote Rupert Brooke, the famed English war poet, in 1914 in his iconic sonnet, "The...
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Tour Time
For 25 years, I led our tour groups. For the past decade, rather than lead our tours, I actually take them. Each year I sign up (with a pseudonym) for one of our tours. In recent years I've enjoyed...
View Article21 #TravelGirlProblems
Just because we love traveling, doesn't mean it's always the perfect trip. Remember friends, it's worth it! But honestly, tell me you've never experienced at least one of these? 1. Forgetting how to...
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Psst! Wanna Elope?
Photo courtesy of Anna Lisovska/Dreamstime.com. Article by Jamie Beckman, contributor to Budget Travel. Whether you're impatient to get hitched, embarking on a second marriage, or just want to get...
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Touring the Town That Disney Dreamed
By Laura Lee for Where® Wide porches, moss-draped oaks and a friendly vibe blend together in this small town Southern town near Orlando. Try to imagine the perfect town: picket fences, moss-draped...
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Started From the Bottom, Now We're at the Finish Line: Competing in the Great...
During the past four years at Harvard, I have spent most of my Saturday afternoons in the basement of my dorm, waiting for the dirty clothes to be washed while snacking on a bag of Haribo Gold-Bears...
View ArticleSpring Weekend in Sausalito
Business took me to San Francisco...but the pursuit of pleasure lured me across the bay to Sausalito. The town of 7000 has changed little since I first visited it decades ago when I was a graduate...
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Sailing the Grenadines -- By the Whim of the Wind
"Hark now, hear the sailors' cry. Smell the sea and feel the sky." -- Van Morrison Friends had told me about an old, iconic ship that offered a most distinctive sailing voyage, one that would be...
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Romantic Weekend Getaways: Top 7 Hotels in the U.S. for Romance
When you're in the mood for love but only have a few days to spare, a weekend getaway -- in a destination that won't take all weekend to get to -- is just what you need. And if you choose a hotel with...
View ArticleHow to Pack for Study Abroad
Hurray! Summer is finally here! As you start to plan those long adventures abroad, it's time to start thinking about what you will be taking with you. No matter how tempting it is, DO NOT fall into...
View Article5 Old West Saloons to Drink at Before You Die
The Old West is on its last breath. Let's face it, neither the western nor the cowboy are really in style of late. True there was a time when John Wayne ruled the big screen and Gunsmoke ruled...
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Tulip Mania at Keukenhof
Any time of year, you'll enjoy flowers in the Netherlands (as the Dutch are experts in greenhouse technology). But if traveling to Holland in May, be sure to visit Keukenhof, just half an hour south of...
View Article5 Unexpected Things You Can Put in Checked Bags
In an increasingly interconnected and cosmopolitan world, travel has become easier, more affordable and more desirable than ever before. Just this past year, U.S. passenger planes flew close to 750...
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5 Reasons Bucharest Is the Paris of Eastern Europe (PHOTOS)
Eiffel Tower and Mona Lisa aside, Bucharest has a lot like Paris to offer. Bucharest is the go-to for diplomatic convenes, and the sophisticated host to the George Enescu Festival and International...
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