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A City Divided: Belfast

Belfast is a city with a troubled past. Looking back just 20 years, one would see the city as still frequented with terror attacks by the Irish Republican Army. Armored vehicles of British soldiers patrolled the streets. Belfast was simply … Continue reading

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Venice of the North: Stockholm

As I awoke, I peered out the ship’s window. To my surprise, dozens of small islands seemingly floated past the ship. While I was asleep, our cruise ship had entered the outskirts of the Stockholm archipelago. Stockholm, the capital of … Continue reading

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Living on the Edge: The Amalfi Coast

Visualize the most breathtaking town on Earth. Now keep that image in mind until the end of this blog post. For me, the towns of Positano and Amalfi, along what is known as the Amalfi Coast, are by far the … Continue reading

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Walking in the Footsteps of the Greatest Generation: Normandy

June 6, 1944. The fate of Europe and the free world hung in the balance as more than 100,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. This day, which would go down in history as D-Day, was the beginning of … Continue reading

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A Greek Paradise: Corfu

A few weeks ago I talked of my personal paradise: the Scottish Highlands. If the heather on the hillsides doesn’t move you, there is another place that I have been to that may please you better. Corfu is a Greek … Continue reading

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Gondolas as Far as the Eye Can See: Venice

As I looked about, our gondolier paddling along behind me, I took in the Venetian sunset. Venice is a city of 118 islands connected by bridges and separated by canals. No cars traverse the city’s streets, but gondolas crowd the … Continue reading

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A Highland Paradise: Scotland

If you have ever watched the movie Braveheart, you have seen paradise. No, it’s not a white, sandy beach in the South Pacific. No. it’s not a field of Tuscan sunflowers at sunset. It’s the Scottish Highlands. I visited the … Continue reading

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St. Petersburg: City of the Tsars

Russia. A land wrapped in mystery and intrigue for thousands of years. When one thinks of Russia, thoughts of the Kremlin, the Cold War, and a frozen Siberia come to mind. While Moscow is the capital of Russia today, prior … Continue reading

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You’ll Never Walk Alone in Liverpool

I have been fortunate to go to many amazing cities in Europe and North America. However, I do not think I have ever been as excited to go anywhere more than Liverpool. Liverpool has two large draws for me: The … Continue reading

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Florence: The Birthplace of the Renaissance

When most people think of Italy, they picture the Roman ruins, including the Coliseum, the canals of Venice, or the vineyards of Tuscany. However, thinking of all of these places, most people forget about perhaps the most culturally significant city … Continue reading

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