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Sunday Special – Lake Arenal, Costa Rica
I featured Costa Rica over 2 years ago on this blog, however it was a general post. Today is specifically for Lake Arenal which is located in the northern area of this Central American country. Costa Rica’s largest lake lays out before the incredible Arenal Volcano. A vital part of Costa Rican life, this 85…
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Sunday Special – Pont du Gard, France
I tell ya, those ancient Romans had a pretty long reach (though not as much as Genghis Khan had in his day). The Romans traversed far. With them they brought some fairly cool inventions of the time. Today’s special is one of those: the Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard in the south of France. …
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Sunday Special – Chicago, U.S.A.
The Windy City. The Second City. Birthplace of the skyscraper and a city filled with some great architecture. Home to deep-dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hotdogs where ketchup on a ‘dog is unheard of. Add a thriving theatre district, funky neighbourhoods, museums and art everywhere plus a waterfront view of Lake Michigan and…
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Sunday Special – Timisoara, Romania
On my list of yet-to-visit locations is Romania and one of the places within this Eastern European country is the city of Timisoara in the west of the country. Nicknamed “Little Vienna” due to it’s architectural similarities it is a known for being a beautiful city with many gardens and squares, often filled with beautiful…
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My World Libations
Recently I posted about my favourites foods that I sampled during my extended trip. Now comes part II – the part about my favourite drinks! In all honesty, the range of drinks will NOT be be vast – it will be mostly beer, glorious beer! Let’s go! Belgian beer – this little country makes the best…
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Sunday Special -Dolni Morava Skywalk, Czech Republic
It looks like an over-sized roller coaster but is actually an elevated looped walkway that ends with a crazy 150.5 m (330 ft) slide downward. If heights don’t bother you (or you want to face your fear of heights) then the Dolni Morava Skywalk in the eastern side of the Czech Republic is for you.…
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Sunday Special – Batu Caves, Malaysia
Head out north of Kuala Lumpur for 13 km/8mi and you will come up to the Batu Caves. This area is not only known for its interesting series of limestone caves but for being a major Hindu shrine (honouring Lord Murugan, also known as Lord Subramanian). The main temple area consists of three main caves…
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Delay
Sorry for yet another delay for the weekly post. I am sick & resting. I hope to have a great posting next week.
