Victor Emmanuel II Monument
16:45 30/12/2015
This spectacular – but controversial – monument was built to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first King of a unified Italy. The building hosts the admission-free Museo Centrale del Risorgimento...
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Dam Square
14:36 29/12/2015
  Dam Square is at the heart of Amsterdam and where history and modernity collide.     The neoclassical Royal Palace is open to the public, and it’s worth venturing in to see the...
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Marathon, Greece and the Ghosts of Ancient Warriors
18:48 28/12/2015
I stand on the deserted beach of Marathon, Greece, a long crescent of stones and sand. Surf spills over the pebbles, spray bursts like a shower of...
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Dublin Castle
10:10 28/12/2015
Dublin Castle, located off Dame Street, was until 1922 the seat of the United Kingdom government's administration in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex.              ...
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Ghosts and Skeptics in Britain
1:00 01/01/1970
I’m done traveling for the year, but other members of my staff are still in the field. While I regroup from 100 days in Europe, I invited my frequent collaborator Cameron Hewitt to share some posts...
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How to watch the Rugby World Cup in style in London
1:00 01/01/1970
It’s been a bumper Summer for Great British sport this year and this month all eyes will be on Britain once again as it hosts the 2015 Rugby World Cup. London and other cities across Britain will...
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Fabulous Flag Flourishes
1:00 01/01/1970
Visiting agriturismos and countryside B&Bs listed in my Italy guidebook, I was impressed by how much fun the hosts were. Here, Franco of Frances’ Lodge (a B&B just outside of Siena) jumped at an...
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Halloween Tours: Ghosts, Ghouls, & Haunted Histories
1:00 01/01/1970
Who needs to hang out with the living, when you can go and visit the dead? With Halloween just around the corner, there is a fabulous and fascinating itinerary of ghosts and gravestones, haunted...
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A few sacred places in Paris where you can listen to music
1:00 01/01/1970
There are only a few sacred places in Paris where you can only occasionally listen to some music in a historical surrounding. La Sainte-Chapelle, located under the Conciergerie, where Björk gave...
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Two years to go: Rugby World Cup 2015
1:00 01/01/1970
There are just two years until England hosts one of the most spectacular sporting tournaments in the world. Rugby World Cup 2015 is set to attract 400,000 visitors and a TV audience of 4 billion...
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