Photo: Lisbon

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Of all the cities that we think of in the Mediterranean, Lisbon is the one we should probably cross off that list, because its not on the Meditrranean.  Sitting just north of the Mediterranean, Lisbon looks out across the Atlantic towards the Americas.  The seat of Portuguese exploration, explorers like Vasco de Gama left its [...]

A Trip to Greece Today

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Trips to Greece offer a balanced mix of sea, nature and visits to places where the most famous and fascinating parts of Western civilization originated. Travels in Greece are a constant discovery and can be easily discovered from any travel news. The best way to enjoy Greece is given by a careful balance between a [...]

Mexico City, Cuidad de Mexico, D.F.

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Mexico City is a place with many names and many personalities. Polluted. Sprawling. Enormous. Those were pretty much the first words that came to my mind when I thought about Mexico City and yet, we despite not a single positive word that came to mind, were drawn to visit. Having skipped Mexico City the first [...]

Photo:Piazza del Popolo

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The phrase Piazza del Popolo means the people’s square. Over the centuries it has served as the gateway for the road north, the site of public executions and even the pathway for an aqueduct. The present architecture was designed in 1811 and today it’s a pedestrian only throughway in a city that often feels oppressively [...]