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Parade Navale – Swiss Belle Epoque Steamboats Gather on Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva hosts the world’s most important and most elegant side-wheel paddle. Once a year in spring, the public gets a unique opportunity to see the entire fleet together.
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Entertainment
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West Palm Beach Florida’s SunFest 2013 Lineup May 1-5th

West Palm Beach, Fla., March 7, 2013 – SunFest, Florida’s largest music, art and waterfront festival announces national acts scheduled to headline the 31st annual event being held May 1-5, along the beautiful, scenic Flagle...
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Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore at the MET—Opera Buffa with Enlightening Elegance

This season’s Metropolitan Opera production of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore is a dynamic and dazzling combination of vocal splendor, bright and engaging acting and compelling staging. With the brilliant and unpa...
by Ellen Gilmer
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Europe
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Belalp, Switzerland’s Secret Alpine Gem

Belalp is truly a winter jewel tucked away in the Upper Valais, overlooked by visitors going to much better known resorts.
by Dominique Schreckling
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Europe
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Photographing Northern Italy – Tips and Techniques

  Traveling in Europe can be very exciting for the tourist but can also pose a challenge for the photographer – especially Northern Italy. There has been much written for those who travel throughout Europe, includi...
by John Soule
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History & Culture
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The Bedouin Sport of Camel Racing

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he starting “gate” rose up and the dozen brown, one-humped dromedary camels jerked forward as a pack. Shouting handlers darted behind them a short distance encouraging them to run faster. A truck with a ...
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Carribean
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The Ultimate Guide To Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas

My wife and I have traveled to many countries and every continent over the past 50 years.  We have visited some of the most amazing places in the world and have been on many cruises, of all types. There were the wonderful rive...
by Len Rapoport
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Tours & Excursions
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Mexico, the Maldives and Fiji–Intriguing Island and Seaside Destinations

Are you ready for the calm leisure and reassuring warmth of an intriguing island or seaside destination this winter? If so, one of the currently most popular spots is Mexico’s Nuevo Vallarta. With a location just 16 miles to ...
by Ellen Gilmer
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Europe
Belalp Hexe 2013

Belalp Hexe, the craziest ski competition in the Alps

The Belalp Hexe is certainly among the craziest ski competitions in the Alps. Taking part in one of Switzerland's weirder traditions, hundreds of wannabe witches dressed up and got their skis on over the weekend, competing in a...
by Dominique Schreckling
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