Carpe Diem: Seize the Day and Travel Now!
6:35 03/01/2016
You would not be reading Europe Up Close if “travel a lot” were not one of your life’s great pleasures. I’d like to suggest that you abandon...
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Doge’s Palace
9:57 31/12/2015
Every doge has his day. Just ask ordinary Venetians, who were ruled by the Doges of Venice for eleven centuries. This picture-postcard palace is the fruit of Venice’s staggering wealth during the...
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Schönbrunn Palace
9:52 31/12/2015
Deep rooted in Vienna’s imperial past, the Schönbrunn Palace is one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in the city. Under the reign of Maria Theresia in the 18th century Schönbrunn...
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Chasing Whales in Hervey Bay
2:10 31/12/2015
Waking up to a stunning sunrise over the Urangan jetty set the stage for our day ahead. We were in Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast of Queensland, well...
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MAMAC (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
15:32 30/12/2015
What’s in the box? One of Andy Warhol’s mysterious ‘time capsules’ was opened here recently. Old ads, dental moulds, nail clippings and the minutiae of Warhol’s life were among the...
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Brera Art Gallery
15:13 30/12/2015
You never know what you're going to find in your neighbour's attic – trunks, clothes, or a work of art. Housed inside a former monastery, the Brera collection started when nearby convents and...
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Holocaust Memorial
10:53 30/12/2015
Remembered and never to be forgotten, this four-acre field commemorates the millions of Jews who were killed in WWII. Thousands of concrete blocks of differing sizes are strewn together, giving the...
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Panathenaic Stadium
10:18 30/12/2015
Rebuilt to house the 1896 Olympics, this stadium saw the dawn of modern-day athletics. The Panathenaic Games were held here from 566 BC onwards, with pentathlon, wrestling, and even chariot racing...
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Acropolis of Athens
10:13 30/12/2015
The cradle of western civilisation. Built on a rocky crag, this complex of ancient buildings is where great ideas about law, art, philosophy and literature were birthed. Today, it remains an icon...
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Highlights of a crazy 2015
9:46 30/12/2015
2015 was the year of meeting Spotters! We were on the road all year and visited 38 cities. Other highlights: We launched 7 beautiful new blogs, and...
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