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Visit Montenegro: Small Country with a Rich History on the Adriatic
I knew nothing of why one would visit Montenegro when I crossed the border driving from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Budva; nothing of its history, culture or landscape, no clue about its food, people or...
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Visiting Queensland, Australia's Warwick Pig and Calf Sale
Until I arrived in Australia my thoughts about it had been shaped by three things: Five Mile Creek, Crocodile Dundee, and Bill Bryson’s hilarious book, “In A Sunburned Country.” Much to my delight,...
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The Gold Coast of Australia
Visiting the Gold Coast I’d heard much of Australian beaches before my arrival in Brisbane this January, but nothing prepared me for the sheer grandeur of them. My Aussie friend had given me the choice...
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Memories of Finding New Life on the MS Stockholm
Editor’s Note: When we think of cruising these days, it’s usually all about vacation, and hitting sunny ports of call. But not so long ago, often the transatlantic voyage was the way Europeans...
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Heritage and History in Queensland, Australia
Glengallan Homestead and Heritage Center, in Queensland, Australia While Australia is justly known for its glorious beaches and wild bush country, there are also spots off the beaten track rich in...
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An Australian Food Odyssey: Sangers, Dampers, and What?
Neither the food in Australia, nor the words used to identify it are as straightforward as you would think Pikelets are the Aussie version of pancakes When traveling I love trying out local delicacies,...
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Are the Best Parts of Travel found in the Small Differences?
The everyday delights of visiting a friend in a small village in Germany One of my favorite things about visiting friends abroad is getting to experience home life in their country. I love staying...
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Italian Beach in Salereno
One haven of an Italian beach in the Salerno province Sandy, rocky, stormy, sunny – I will take a beach any way it comes. But give me a secluded beach with clear water and sun-warmed sand and you’ve...
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The Tour Guide in Pompeii who Changed My Mind about Tour Guides
At the gates of Pompeii my views on tour guides were changed forever… I’m not sure where, but somewhere along the course of my life I’d acquired the notion that tours and guides were second-best when...
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Cooking around the World: Kangaroo Taco Salad
Editor’s Note: Adventurous traveler and foodie, Krista Bjorn, has to be a little more adventurous than she bargained for on a visit in January to Australia. Doubt this is a recipe she added to her...
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Merry Christmas from the land of sunshine, beaches and sundresses
A new expat anticipates and prepares for her first Christmas in Australia Sunshine, beaches, and sundresses are not the usual images I associate with the Christmas season, but now that I’m living in...
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Dutch Village Day Trip and a Picnic
A boat, a tiny Dutch village near Amsterdam and a picnic There are few outings in the Netherlands more delightful than puttering along canals on a sunshiny day with dear friends and a full picnic...
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Recipe for Panna Cotta: Recreating and Remembering
This week for Cooking Around the World, a simple recipe for panna cotta to remember a local ristorante in Vogogna, one of our favorite small towns in Italy I confess I am often a creature of habit when...
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Main Range National Park in Australia
Natural Beauties in Queensland, Australia’s own Sunshine State Americans may think of Florida when they hear of The Sunshine State, but here in Australia our Sunshine State is my new home of...
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An Australian Christmas Light Tour
A Sub-Tropical Winter Wonderland We may not have snowmen or chestnuts roasting over an open fire in Brisbane, Australia, but the Christmas spirit is alive and well. This week my Aussie friend Elizabeth...
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Coolangatta Beach, Australia
To this Canadian girl, January has always been synonymous with blizzards, snow boots, and huge mugs of hot chocolate, but since moving to Australia last year, it has changed to sun, sand, and the...
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Brisbane, Australia Beautiful Botanic Gardens
Put Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt. Coot-tha at the top of your musts list The Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt. Coot-tha, Queensland were established following severe flooding. As Australians recover...
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A Visit to Palazzo Parisio in Malta
Behind the thick, limestone walls of the Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar lies a stunning visual escape from the staggering heat and dusty winds of the island of Malta. Often described as a miniature...
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The Mary Poppins House in Allora, Queensland, Australia
The truth behind Mary Poppins and her storybook house in Queensland, Australia Hearing “Mary Poppins” has always made me think of England, not Australia, but that all changed when I stumbled across the...
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Around the Belle-es-sphere: February Edition
This is Krista, writing to you from Queensland, Australia this morning as I share a round up of great posts from the Belle-es-sphere, the blogs written by some of our favorite past Travel Belle...
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