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The Rooftops of Vogogna, Italy
The theme of this week’s #FriFotos on Twitter is “rooftops.” Being somewhat of an architecture and history nerd, I wanted to share with you the view out the window I woke up to each morning at Palazzo...
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Friday Photo: Atrium at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
At the Cochrane Atrium at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, natural light, cityscapes and art are brought gracefully together. The three-story main entrance of the new wing,...
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Dublin, Ireland Day Trips: Glendalough and Avoca
Among Dublin, Ireland’s most beautiful day trips A co-worker once described Glendalough as “one of the most beautiful places in Ireland,” which is surely high praise given the country’s rolling green...
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Visiting a Flea Market in Helsinki
From architecture to technology, Helsinki has taken the concept of design to a whole new level. Strolling through the streets of its Design District Street, the passion for fresh modern design is...
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Belle Views: The Beach House Gazebo
This past week I spent several days on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with family. One of everyone’s favorite things about this beach house was the oceanfront gazebo. (or IS the oceanfront gazebo –...
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Photo Essay: If I Lived in Provence
To accompany these photos from a trip to the Luberon region of Provence, I promise not to wax lyrical in effort to transport you to a place you’ve never been to. I promise not to make you jealous....
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Photos from a Myrtle Beach Sunset
When I first moved to Myrtle Beach, new local friends would sometime express amazement that I actually spent so much time on the beach. Summer, fall, winter, spring, you’d find me there at all kinds...
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Belle Views from Venice: July’s Feast of the Redeemer
On the third weekend of July 2009, I not only felt incredibly lucky to be visiting Venice with my family, I felt lucky to be in the right place at the right time. [pullquote]The Feast of the Redeemer...
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Verona Photo Essay -Visiting Italy In Summer
How a photo essay of beautiful Verona came out better because of a mid-trip injury Besides spraining your ankle and winding up on crutches, which I did on the final days of a trip last summer, there’s...
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Italian Lake Orta: Silence, Color and Architecture
Exploring Lake Orta: the quiet Italian lake Except for an occasional rattle of pan and muffled cacophony of voices coming from the kitchen of Orta San Giulio’s fine restaurants, there are few noises at...
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Lake Maggiore’s Isola Bella: Italian Island Of Beauty
Gardens of Isola Bella in Photos Lake Maggiore’s Isola Bella: Gardens and an Italian Island of Beauty, Whimsy and… you fill in the blank We came. We saw. We gawked. On our Belles Trip to Italy’s...
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Visit Borough Market London (A Foodie’s Photo Walk)
A photo walk in London’s Borough market: A foodies’ favorite free thing to do in London I don’t know when I heard or read about Borough Market London for the first time but I know it was in connection...
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Experiencing the Viennese Christmas Markets
The Vienna Christmas markets Glühwein, Punsch, Bratwurst, Wiener Schnitzel, Applestrudel mit Vanille Sauce, Sacher Torte, Wiener Melange, Waffen mit Zimt und Zucker… All of them belong to the Vienna...
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Buenos Aires | Visit To Recoleta Cemetery | Argentina Travel
Exploring Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de la Recoleta) In the heart of Buenos Aires lies a favorite destination for locals to take an afternoon stroll through the small winding streets, admire the...
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Visiting Israel | Climb Masada at Dawn
Visiting Israel and climbing Masada The light from our Bedouin guide’s fire is burning low and I can hear the gurgling sound of his hookah in the darkness. My friend and I have long since abandoned...
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Lake Maggiore Express: Breathtaking Day Trip
Italy day trip by boat and train on the Lake Maggiore Express Last Saturday was the one full day our group of five Travel Belles would have together while staying in Piedmont, Italy. We had a big day...
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Instagram of the Week: Santa Maria Maggiore, Italy
View this post on Instagram The #historic little town of Santa Maria #Maggiore, #Italy near the border with #switzerland is located in the #Vigezzo #Valley in the #piedmont region. The surrounding...
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Seattle and the glow and squint test of Christmas
Seattle in December, yes, really, days of sparkle and shine “Enjoy the weather; perfect for vampires,” a local friend says to me.”You’ll have to come back in the summer, when the weather’s beautiful.”...
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An Artful Day Shopping For Treasures In Oaxaca, Mexico
I arrived in Oaxaca, Mexico, in late October to meet my boyfriend’s family and to get to know the area where they live. It didn’t take long for me to realize what a treasure trove of traditional...
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Photo Essay: Magical Marrakech, Morocco
Magic and mystery in Marrakech, Morocco Marrakech, Morocco, is definitely one of the most interesting and mysterious cities in the world. It figures on the list of the 30 most visited cities as well....
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Friday Photos: Roman Romance
Romance on Capitoline Hill in July Flowered sundress and shade, eternal love and Rome and a view over the ancient Forum on Capitoline Hill. Touring the Forum below, others search for something, baking...
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Belle Views from Disney World
Hot tailing it for the opening of Frontierland This week’s Belle Views comes from some very special friends of The Travel Belles who recently went to Disney World in Orlando. The above shot, which I...
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Friday Photos: First Look at Kosice, Slovakia
Some places hold their secrets a bit closer, but I knew we’d rolled into a place that was going to be both colorful and urban before even exiting Košice train station. The theme for this...
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South Carolina Lowcountry Photos: Hydrangeas, Harleys and Rockers
Pawleys Island rocker overlooking the marsh at low tide As my husband so charmingly puts it, “You can’t swing a dead cat on Pawleys Island without hitting a rocking chair.” Whenever I see a perfect...
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Lotusland Lovelies in Montecito, California
For this week’s Belle Views, Leslie Coff gives us a peek at Lotusland, located near Santa Barbara, California “One who does all work as an offering to the Lord, abandoning attachment to the results, is...
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Place de la Concorde and a Chic Breakdown in Paris
Editor’s note: Have you ever returned from traveling somewhere, remembered a scene that told a whole story, and said: “I wish I took a picture of that,”? Snapping a few atypical Paris photos of a...
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Friday Photos: Gold and the Grand Place in Brussels
The theme for this week’s #FriFotos on Twitter is “gold.” I couldn’t think of a better time to do a post about Brussels’ magnificent Grand Place. The name of the cafe, “La Chaloupe d’Or,” means “the...
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Visiting Gent, Belgium: One Part Fairytale, All Parts Real
Ghent, Belgium, freely shows off its colorful and sassy edge. And it’s wonderful. The name ‘Ghent’ or ‘Gent’ is believed to have been derived from the Celtic word ‘Ganda’, which means ‘confluence’. In...
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Visiting Aventine Hill, Rome
My favorite hill of the famous seven in Rome is the Aventine, set between the Tiber, Testaccio quarter and the Circus Maximus. A walk there is a lovely way to spend a sunny morning. Ancient churches,...
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Brisbane, Australia Beautiful Botanic Gardens
Put Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt. Coot-tha at the top of your musts list The Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt. Coot-tha, Queensland were established following severe flooding. As Australians recover...
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