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Rennes: Brittany But Not as You Know it
Close your eyes and think of – no, not of England (for a change) but of Brittany: what do you see? Let me guess: I suspect that your mental image may very well feature rugged cliffs and rocky coastlines plus, perhaps, a couple of weather-beaten seamen in a small fishing boat, brazing the winds and…
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Easy Hiking | Europe | Italy | Lombardy
Another (Lake-)Side of Iseo
Among the Great Italian lakes, we told you last week, Lake Iseo is the odd one out. But do not expect a contrast on a par with, say, Dolomites vs. the rolling hills of Tuscany. After all, these lakes on the foothills of the southern Alps have a great many things in common, in particular…
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Easy Hiking | Europe | Italy | Lombardy
Lake Iseo: The Odd One Out in Italy’s Lake District
About 15,000 years ago, at the peak of the last Ice Age, hardened snow was accumulating on the Alpine mountains at such a rate that gravity eventually forced some of it down. Large ice sheets crushed into existing river valleys and cut deep trenches into the rock. Imagine an event similar to what happened in…
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A Place To Visit Before You Die – The Plitvice Lakes
I am not a great fan of books that list 100 Places To Visit Before You Die or some such. The whole concept is built on the false assumption that the urge to travel is driven by the same needs and motives in all of us. If you don’t believe me, just visit any holiday…
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Baha’i Terraces of Haifa: The Most Beautiful Garden in the World
Israel is a small country, smaller than the state of New Jersey and roughly half the size of the Netherlands. Due to its long and narrow shape, however, the distances from one place to another can be surprisingly long. There is, for example, room enough in Israel for a 1-hour domestic flight from Tel Aviv…
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Fall in Love With Modern Architecture in Tel Aviv
Modern architecture is difficult to love. It is not so much the concept that is the problem here: all of us can easily agree that its principles are fine and noble – simplicity (less is more), an appearance of elegant restraint (ornament is crime), transparency of structure (form follows function). But while this theory has…
