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Getting ready for Spanish summer
Summer in Spain is always a bliss! With a long and sandy Mediterranean Coastal line and a beautiful and rugged Atlantic Coastal side on the north-west, is always a tempting invitation in summertime. From the beautiful and artistic Barcelona to the picturesque Valencia and from the party-land Ibiza to the relaxed and calming Gran Canaria, the choices are countless and they can put you in their charming mood really fast. Just swing to the rhythm of the Spanish guitars while you enjoy a great beach view or a sunset with a lovely frozen mojito. See..? That’s what we love about Spain!
And of course we love the magnificent inland. The fascinating, metropolitan city of Madrid, the Spanish capital and the magnificent and artistic Barcelona, the old fashioned and exotic Seville, the traditional country of the Basques with its b
Being on the travelers’ top scoring lists for several decades now,
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Weird Alaskan Heat Wave Sweeps Land of the Midnight Sun
If you live in states like Florida, Texas or Arizona, 80 degrees in June sounds balmy. If you live in Anchorage, Alaska by contrast — a city at nearly the same latitudes as Reykjavík (Iceland), Lillehammer (Norway) and most of Siberian Russia — summertime highs in the 80s may sound a bit like that Twilight Zone episode where the sun’s on its merry way to swallowing the Earth.
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The average temperature for Alaska’s coastal areas this time of year, near summer solstice when daylight in the 49th state is near constant, runs in the 60s, with highs topping out in the 70s (Alaska’s interior tends to run warmer than its coastal areas). But in recent days, temps have soared to record highs well into the 80s, and in some spots, higher still.
Take Anchorage, technically the northernmost…
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Vacation rentals in Italy
Italy is a remarkably diverse country when it comes to the architecture and the beauty. It does not matter which part of the country you visit, as you will always find a treasure trove of attractions around you. Make your way to Italy for spending your next holiday and get to enjoy all the luxuries of your home by staying at a vacation rental.
Vacation rentals are plenty in number throughout Italy and offer all the amenities and features of a household. Almost all the rentals have good connections to the public transportation system and to the major attractions. You do not have to give up on your rental if you plan to stay at Rome for a few days and then go somewhere else. There are several apartments and villas, which have services throughout the prime Italian destinations.
When it comes to vacation rentals in Italy, Florence has…
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Terracotta Travelers
For as long as I’ve known of their existence I have longed to see them. Forever after I assumed that meant going to China and, given our travel plans, China always seemed forever away. It never really occurred to me that they might actually come here. You see, they don’t get around much and I can’t really blame them, being clay and all.
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