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Cinque Terre...5 towns perched into the coast in Italy...hike along all 5!!!

Cinque Terre...5 towns perched into the coast in Italy...hike along all 5!!!

Cinque Terre is a collection of 5 fishing villages perched on the Italian Riviera that appears from the water as a colorful natural outcropping of...
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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World…. The Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice

The Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World…. The Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice

Keeping a collection of books in a city where the roads are made of water is a dangerous idea to begin with, but Venice’s Libreria Acqua Alta has ...
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Lake Hillier is the only pink lake in the world….and it is Real!

Lake Hillier is the only pink lake in the world….and it is Real!

We have always been taught that lakes are blue or some version of blue, green or brown….but Pink? But nature likes to play games some time with us...
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Snow Monkeys in the Hot Springs around Nagano, Japan

Snow Monkeys in the Hot Springs around Nagano, Japan

In the valley of the Yokoyu River lies the Jigokudani Monkey Park, a mountainous area well known for its steaming mists and bubbling waters that e...
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Tikal Ruins....Guatemala....over 1,500 years ago!!

Tikal Ruins....Guatemala....over 1,500 years ago!!

Can you believe the Mayan people built the Tikal Ruins during the ca 200 to 900 AD period in Guatemala? At its peak about 1,500 years ago, Tikal w...
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Carpeting the Streets of Guatemala

Carpeting the Streets of Guatemala

Hi, my name is Maria and I was born in Guatemala. One of the things that most intrigues me about my country is the tradition they have at Easter t...
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