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Paris - Man on Bench

Paris in Black and White
December 29, 2011|| ,

There is something about Paris that makes black and white photos look gorgeous. I don’t have a lot of photos from my 2005 trip to Paris, but the ones I do have seem to all look better in black and white.

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Iceland Horse Farm

Around the World Interview Series Visits Iceland!
August 08, 2011|| ,

Welcome to the Around the World Interview Series on Ordinary Traveler! Every couple of weeks we will have a new guest who has either lived or spent an extended amount of time in a particular country. Each guest will give valuable insights and tips to a different destination around the world.

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Streets of Paris

Tips for Taking a Road Trip around Europe
July 29, 2011||

With 50 countries and sovereign states packed into a continent roughly the same size as the United States, Europe can offer road trippers the chance to sample an extensive range of different cultures and traditions.

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St Ninian's Isle - Scotland

Around the World Interview Series Visits Scotland!
July 22, 2011|| ,

Welcome to the Around the World Interview Series on Ordinary Traveler! Every couple of weeks we will have a new guest who has either lived or spent an extended amount of time in a particular country.

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Greek Theatre - Taormina, Sicily

Serendipity in Sicily
July 20, 2011|| ,

The Greek Theatre in Taormina, is the second largest ancient theatre in Sicily. This photo was taken in 2005, when I traveled to Europe and fell in love.

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Bar Turrisi - Castelmola, Sicily

A Fertility Restaurant in Sicily?
May 25, 2011||

Many years ago, before I met Scott, I befriended an Italian boy while traveling in Taormina, Sicily who insisted he take me to dinner. I wasn’t interested in this boy romantically, but since I was traveling through Europe alone, a dinner with a new friend is a welcome surprise any night. Little did I know, I was in for quite a different type of surprise.

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Plitvice Lakes National Park

Travel Daydreams: The Plitvice Lakes National Park
March 22, 2011||

In this daydream I find myself in The Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. The vast waterfalls and bluish green waters of the lakes surround me in every direction.

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The Gem of Sicily
October 24, 2010||

After savoring “the best pizza in Italy” at Pizzeria Da Michele in Naples, (Via Cesare Sersale 3, Napoli) then crashing in my bed at the friendly Hostel of the Sun , I awoke with an intense desire to visit Taormina, Sicily again.

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Madrid, Spain

Spanish Hospitality
September 13, 2010|| ,

A few years ago I embarked on a two month solo journey around western Europe, making stops in Italy, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Spain. Two weeks into my trip, on my flight from Palermo, Sicily to Madrid, Spain, I encountered a family of six from Madrid.

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