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Category Archives: travel
Get to Northern Cyprus before unification
There was a very intense checkpoint that we had to cross.
Kuala Lumpur: from Tall Towers to the Batu Caves
If you're going to visit the towers, bring a book - the wait to get up there can last for hours.
Toronto: where to shop, what to see
Besides sporting attractions, you have to check out Toronto's churches, such as St. Michael's Cathedral. For sinners, I recommend shopping and eating on Bloor Street.
Speeding through Montreal
Montreal’s name - you guessed it - comes from “Mount Royal.”
Best of Europe: Berlin
Much of "The Reader" was filmed in the coolest district in East Berlin, known as Mitte. There are great underground bars, the music scene is incredible, and you can check out Checkpoint Charlie.
The Hamptons: life’s a beach
Overall, the fashions were "Easter Bunny couture." It's not surprising that Ralph Lauren is the most popular shop in South Hampton.
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Montepulciano and the birthplace of the Renaissance
At lunchtime we’d wonder through some town's narrow cobblestones streets (cars can only park on the outside of these towns as there’s no space for them inside), towards some tavern, smelling the famous white truffles all the way in the street.
The traveler hypothesizes
By the time I reached Chicago, I was absolutely convinced that I had a new traveling companion, a 5’7 white mallard duck named Travis.
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Racial profiling in airports: not a simple case of black & white