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A Visit to the Escargot Farm in Estoher, France

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La ferme aux escargots near Perpignan My first experience with escargots was, quite appropriately, in a Parisian bistro famous for their roast chicken called L’Ami Louis. In this particular establishment, a dozen giant escargots de Bourgogne arrive on a glass platter destined for this purpose, stuffed to the brim with a delectable parsley and garlic [...]

Japan: The Island of Miyajima

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The ferry that leaves from a little port thirty minutes north of Hiroshima transports passengers to another dimension where the city’s memorials to World War II will be left far behind.

The Most Beautiful Café in the World

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Forget Paris: To find the most beautiful café in the world, you need to head east, to Hungary’s capital: Budapest.

The Mary Poppins House in Queensland, Australia

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Hearing “Mary Poppins” has always made me think of England, not Australia, but that all changed when I stumbled across the Mary Poppins House in Allora, Queensland, the tiny Australian country town where I live.

Finding Solace in Raglan, New Zealand-II

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Part two of Taylor St. John’s adventures in Raglan, New Zealand. (Part one can be found here) Out the back of a little house in Raglan West bathing suits dangled from a clothes line and dripping wetsuits hung over a fence haphazardly, which made the neighbor angry. Paddleboards, surfboards, kayaks and bikes were scattered around [...]

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