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March 10, 2008
Amsterdam and Budapest: A Quick Guide
by Howard Hian The historic rivers of Europe, starting with the Rhine in the north and ending with the Danube in the south, form centuries-old trade routes connecting many great cities. Two of my favorites, Amsterdam and Budapest, are joined...
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February 24, 2008
Editor's Column WITH FEW RESERVATIONS
ITALIAN CULTURE IN A SWISS CANTON Imagine combining Italian culture and cuisine with Swiss efficiency and professional hospitality in a warm, sunny, mountainous Mediterranean climate. Such improbable visions can readily be reified in the southern-most canton of Switzerland, the Ticino....
SoGoNow.com by: Peter I. Rose
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February 12, 2008
Sharing stories with Ireland's first lady of food
Darina Allen shares her views on cooking By Phyllis Steinberg It was quite a thrill for me to visit with Darina Allen, Ireland's favorite food ambassador in County Cork, Ireland. I had the opportunity to eat dinner at Ballymaloe House,...
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January 16, 2008
The Grass is Greener in Ireland
Luxury High-tech hotels Add a New Dimension to Southern Ireland By Phyllis Steinberg The solid green landmass of Ireland is enough to mesmerize any tourist, but when you combine the many shades of green, the mountains grazing with sheep and...
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January 1, 2008
Ancient Seaports Attract Small Ship Adventurers.
By Bobbie Green The Ancient seaports of Europe have lured visitors for thousands of years, explorers, merchant traders, attacking armies, and tourist. Today's tourist can still journey to historical places where past events can come alive and one can...
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December 16, 2007
Valencia: From Oranges to Operas
By Bob Schulman Is it a Martian spaceport? A movie set from Star Wars? An outdoor museum of modern art? Whatever it is, it's hardly a place you'd expect to run across in a two-thousand-year-old Spanish port on the Mediterranean....
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December 10, 2007
1000 Years in Budapest
By Kathleen Hegedus Kings and Queens and medieval battles, Hungary has seen all of that! This is a story of foreign occupation, revolution, the struggle to reclaim territory, and the fight for freedom! The first stop on the chronological tour...
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December 7, 2007
A Mediterranean Cruise With Almost No Clothes
By Barry Bassis and Demetra Pappas Photos by Demetra Pappas We never understood people who rush from the airport to the cruise ship and then do the reverse when they disembark. Our recommendation is to begin pampering yourself at a...
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November 26, 2007
IMPERIAL LONDON: The best of Britannia in an uncommon week
by Linda Fasteson ... Where have you been? I've been to London to visit the Queen. No, it wasn't by royal invitation, but we did encounter the royal family. In what is becoming an increasingly homogenized world, London reigns supreme...
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November 20, 2007
Editor's Column: With Few Reservations
GOTHENBURG AND SURROUNDS: A SWEDISH SOJOURN Story and photos by Peter I. Rose "All work and no play. . . ." As many of our readers know, I am a social scientist with a longtime interest in studying the movements...
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November 12, 2007
Lyon: A Guiding Light
By Carly Morris France's second largest metropolitan area, Lyon, is a true gem in France's trove of treasure. Nestled in the South-East of France in the Rhone-Alps region, Lyon boasts everything that embodies France and more. Lyon has been...
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October 22, 2007
Southern Germany in the fall: Bicycles and Beer
By Mitch Hamilton Planning a visit to Germany this fall? I had the extraordinary opportunity to spend the better part of the last year living in Leipzig, Germany and am eager to share some of my fun travel adventures. While...
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October 15, 2007
Civitavecchia Italy Have a Look
By Bobbie Green Virtually un-noticed in today's world this ancient seaport city, rich with history, Civitavecchia, also known as the Seagate to Rome sits in its shadow, waiting for the world to discover her once again. Although she is still...
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September 24, 2007
AUTUMN IN THE ALPS
Story by Peter I. Rose Photos by Peter and Hedy Rose This is a sequel to a love story. Many years ago I published an essay entitled, "The Second Time Around" (New York Times, July 31, 1988). It was...
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September 20, 2007
Editor's Column: WITH FEW RESERVATIONS
"CHIANTI CLASSICO" Story and photos by Peter I. Rose Several years ago, on a beautiful fall day in the little village of Valpaia in the hills of Chianti I was introduced to an impish Italian tour guide and fellow writer,...
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September 14, 2007
Eating our Way through Ireland and France on Eurail
By Barry Bassis In Dublin's Fair City We flew on Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com) to Ireland determined to get the most mileage and sightseeing possible during one week with our Eurail Selectpass using the train system and partnering transportation. Our home...
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August 24, 2007
RIGHT ROYAL BRITAIN
BY NADINE CRESSWELL-MYATT When a poor befuddled man climbed into the queen's bedchamber in 1982 some of us understood his curiosity. What is it like to chat to the queen au naturale? What lurks behind her coiffured exterior? Oh...
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July 25, 2007
A New Yorker On the Way of St. James
By Barry Bassis What's a nice Jewish guy doing on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James? The answer is that, although the trip did not have religious significance for me, it was an opportunity to visit picturesque...
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July 5, 2007
'08 World Expo to Spotlight Zaragoza
Story and photos by Bob Schulman Two thousand years ago, Roman legions built a trading post on the banks of the Ebro River in northeast Spain. They named it Caesaraugusta after their emperor at the time, Caesar Augusta. The city...
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June 27, 2007
Editor's Column WITH FEW RESERVATIONS
A ROOM WITH A VIEW Enjoy Mozart's Salzburg anchored at a palatial B&B "The hills are alive with the sound of music." And so is the entire city of Salzburg, especially during Festival Time, an annual event that brings world-class...
SoGoNow.com by: Peter I. Rose
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June 25, 2007
FROM UNDISCOVERED TO REDISCOVERED TREASURES
MY TRIP TO VALENCIA AND RIOJA RON KAPON I have visited Madrid, Barcelona and Seville many times but this late spring I discovered "The Most beautiful City in Spain"- Valencia. Then my adventure took me to a familiar stomping ground-...
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