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Mirror of the Sea Tourism

Mirror of the Sea

Spain, like Italy, was the mistress of the seas for many centuries. Suffice it to recall the Age of Great Geographical Discoveries, the conquistadors and Columbus's caravels, and many other pages of…

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Black Sea of Mine Tourism

Black Sea of Mine

Another song was once popular in summer. 'The bluest in the world, my Black Sea' – that's how this love confession sounded. Several countries border the Black Sea, including the neighboring coast of…

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Aegean Trilogy Tourism

Aegean Trilogy

The Aegean Sea got its name from Greek mythology. Once King Aegeus, learning of his son Theseus's death, threw himself into the sea in grief. Since then, this sea has been called the Aegean. True, no…

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St. Petersburg invites you to the 'White Nights' Tourism

St. Petersburg invites you to the 'White Nights'

In St. Petersburg, the traditional tourist peak has begun - the 'White Nights' season. Trips to the Northern capital in mid-June are in steady demand, especially thanks to three consecutive days off…

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Dances with Muse and Joan of Arc Tourism

Dances with Muse and Joan of Arc

In June, Europe enthusiastically makes music, dances, and stages costume performances. Particularly noteworthy are the rock festival on the Isle of Wight (Rolling Stones and Muse), the summer…

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Eccentricities for Travelers Tourism

Eccentricities for Travelers

Every year, travel publications and websites conduct surveys of their readers and users, asking them questions about hotels, trains, and planes. Especially about hotels. And then they draw…

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Fashionable tourism destinations Tourism

Fashionable tourism destinations

Fashion in leisure changes as invariably as it does in heels and skirts. The day before yesterday, the latest buzzword was 'Canary Islands'; yesterday, everyone rushed to the mysterious coast of Goa…

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Tarantino and Fireworks Tourism

Tarantino and Fireworks

In May, the central event of European cultural life will be the 60th Cannes International Film Festival. According to Gazeta.Ru, new films by Tarantino, Van Sant and Kitano will be presented to the…

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Two hundred meters to the sea Tourism

Two hundred meters to the sea

No matter how much is written about Santorini, everyone leaves this island with their own deeply personal feeling. I was struck by Santorini because in half a month of island life I did not see a…

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Backpacking through Ecuador Tourism

Backpacking through Ecuador

They say all Latin American countries are alike. As noted by Voyage et Loisirs, starting to explore it with Ecuador is a good idea. Mountains, jungles, ocean plus a warm attitude towards tourists…

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Pyramidal World Tourism

Pyramidal World

Are there any structures in the world that stir the imagination more than pyramids? They keep ancient secrets, guard unknown knowledge. They are attributed with properties plausible, incredible, and…

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In the Same Bath as Cleopatra Tourism

In the Same Bath as Cleopatra

The fact that Turkey has many diverse hotels on the sea coast is known even to babies today. But the fact that Turkey is among the top ten countries rich in healing thermal springs is known to few…

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