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When I first saw Jason deCaires Taylor’s sculpture, The Rising Tide, I was godsmacked! For all you Yanks out there, godsmacked is British slang. To translate into the American lexicon, it means astounded. The way the sculptures seemingly rise up…
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The drive through the Trossachs National Park along Lake Lomond is beautiful with hills rolling in light green grass, and many of them had thick forests of evergreens and deciduous trees. This is picturesque countryside. We stopped along the way…
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The Pont des Arts (Lovers Bridge), located in Paris, France, is collapsing under the weight of the padlocks attached to the bridge. Lovers from around the world have professed their love on this pedestrian only bridge which spans the River…
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This is not going to be your typical travel story. Oh sure, it started out that way. A story about a tour sponsored by Overseas Adventure Travel they called “The Crossroads of the Adriatic.” It was going to be all…
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Flights to Greece frequently fly into Thessaloniki (Thesa-lo-niki), located between Athens and Istanbul. Instead of catching the next bus or plane to Athens, spend a day exploring this city’s history. White Tower: The White Tower, which came to be a…
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We know that this time of year is a little depressing to some as it’s cold and grey and there is a distinct lack of vitamin D around but we’ve got some great recipes to boost your mood and bring…
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What do William Wordsworth, William Yeats and Jemima Puddle-Duck have in common? Well, they all lived in and around the fairy-tale villages of England’s Lake District, but only one of them actually is a fairy tale. And possibly the most…
Continue readingFAB Senior Travel is not an Op Ed website. Our mission is to present great travel places. However, the killings in Paris demand a response. As many of you know, I lived in Paris. Paris was the birth place of…
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Reims is just a 45-minute train from Paris. Go in the morning, drink lots of champagne and be home in time for dinner or stay overnight and continue to imbibe bubbles. To paraphrase Charles De Gaulle: There are 200 producers…
Continue readingRecently, my husband, Keith, gave me a great present for my 65th birthday: a trip to Croatia and Slovenia. Now, you may ask, why was that a great present? Who goes to Croatia and Slovenia? Where in the world are…
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