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Upwards and Northwards
by Trevor Payne There was really no point in going to bed. We would be setting off for a midnight trek in several hours anyways.
by Trevor Payne There was really no point in going to bed. We would be setting off for a midnight trek in several hours anyways.
Tallinn, Estonia
By Courtney Price. “Ei aeg meest oota,” says a smiling Estonian face. (Time doesn’t wait for man,) so you better...
By Courtney Price. “Ei aeg meest oota,” says a smiling Estonian face. (Time doesn’t wait for man,) so you better...
Kiss Me, I'm German! (Karneval)
by Stephanie Devine "Bützje!" was all I heard before I felt two burly hands grip either side of my face and pull me in for a kiss.
by Stephanie Devine "Bützje!" was all I heard before I felt two burly hands grip either side of my face and pull me in for a kiss.
The Jewel of the Adriatic (Dubrovnik)
By Nada Jaksic. Ten years had passed since I last watched its palms sway in the mild warm breeze. A decade had drifted since...
By Nada Jaksic. Ten years had passed since I last watched its palms sway in the mild warm breeze. A decade had drifted since...
Istanbul, Turkey
By Thomas G Mattson. "Turkey is more like another planet than any other country on Earth" -- these words, said to me by an old lady in Italy, stayed with me, and I could not shake them.
By Thomas G Mattson. "Turkey is more like another planet than any other country on Earth" -- these words, said to me by an old lady in Italy, stayed with me, and I could not shake them.
Dublin, Ireland
By Courtney Heney. Whether you are a seasoned traveler of the world or a recent graduate on a tight budget, Dublin, Ireland has something to offer.
By Courtney Heney. Whether you are a seasoned traveler of the world or a recent graduate on a tight budget, Dublin, Ireland has something to offer.
Krakow, Poland
By Shannon Nicole Shreve. From the moment you step off the train into the misty morning air of Krakow, you are surrounded by a city steeped in just as much legend as it has history.
By Shannon Nicole Shreve. From the moment you step off the train into the misty morning air of Krakow, you are surrounded by a city steeped in just as much legend as it has history.
Glossa, Crete
by Jon Bush Velvety, purple skies at sunset. The bleating of young lambs being herded in for the night. Smiles and warm calls of “Yassoo!” from workers coming in from the olive harvest.
by Jon Bush Velvety, purple skies at sunset. The bleating of young lambs being herded in for the night. Smiles and warm calls of “Yassoo!” from workers coming in from the olive harvest.
Yusufeli, Turkey
By Nicole Jacob When you grow tired of the all-night bars, beaches, and carpet salesmen on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast, take a turn off the beaten path and head east to Yusufeli.
By Nicole Jacob When you grow tired of the all-night bars, beaches, and carpet salesmen on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast, take a turn off the beaten path and head east to Yusufeli.
Venice, Italy
By Susan J Kingman …An elegant woman draped in silk steps delicately off the gondola, her gilded mask shimmering in the moonlight. Sweet violin music and laughter mingle in the air of the Piazza San Marco.
By Susan J Kingman …An elegant woman draped in silk steps delicately off the gondola, her gilded mask shimmering in the moonlight. Sweet violin music and laughter mingle in the air of the Piazza San Marco.
Paris, France
By Lisa Nevard Paris. The city of light. The city of love. The city of…an infamous underground sewer system?
By Lisa Nevard Paris. The city of light. The city of love. The city of…an infamous underground sewer system?
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
By Alicia Bernardo Arriving in Luxembourg City during the early dawn with the sun rising above the trees, the fog lifting from the ground and a castle standing tall in the distance is like entering into a fairy tale.
By Alicia Bernardo Arriving in Luxembourg City during the early dawn with the sun rising above the trees, the fog lifting from the ground and a castle standing tall in the distance is like entering into a fairy tale.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
By Sonja Merljak "Figs, try some figs." An older man at the open-air market in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is calling at the the passers-by.
By Sonja Merljak "Figs, try some figs." An older man at the open-air market in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is calling at the the passers-by.
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