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Anne of Green Gables: Prince Edward's Island, Canada

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Italy - Ferrara: World Cultural Heritage City and Renaissance Jewel

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Charles Dickens - Victorian Writer: Most Popular Novelist of the 19th Century, His work is Still Read

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By: Feature Writer Mari Nicholson

Tunisia - Dougga: Most Spectacular Roman Ruins in the Country

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Chelsea - New York: Off the beat in Manhattan

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

The Isle of Wight's Literary Past: 19th Century Writers made the Isle of Wight into an Artists' Colony

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By: Feature Writer Mari Nicholson

UK Walking-Catherine Cookson Trail: Explore the Places Made Famous by this Prolific English Writer

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Kokoda Track Wartime History: A Brief Explanation of the WW2 Battles on The Kokoda Trail

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By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

UK Walks - Northumberland: Hadrian's Wall is the Largest Structure the Romans Ever Made

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Venice and the Veneto: From St. Mark’s Square to Palladian Villas

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Tunisia - Jugurtha's Table: Tunisia's Ayer’s Rock in the Unexplored North

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Renaissance Festivals: Faires Offer Fantasy and Entertainment

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By: Ellen Wilson

London Walks-Rural Hampstead Heath: Historic Landscape of Woodland, Meadows and a Stately Home

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Ireland - The Aran Islands: Discover the Real Ireland

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Tate Modern Art Gallery - London: International Modern Art on London's South Bank

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London's Historic Brick Lane: French Huguenots, Jews and Bengalis have made this their home

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Royal Academy of Arts: French and Russian Master Paintings 1870-1925. Jan. 2- Apr.18, 2008

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Science Museum: First computer, first locomotive and Apollo 10 Space capsule

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Street Markets-Berwick St. Traditional market in Historic Soho

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Medicine Hat's Wartime POW Murders: Over 30,000 German POWs Were Held in Canada During Second World War

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By: Feature Writer Jill Browne

Petra - Jordan: The Rose-Red City

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Italy - Nietzsche in Turin: Mole Antonelliana,Carignano Opera, Teatro Regio

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

England -Walking in Wiltshire: The Ridgeway: Oldest Footpath in UK

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Shopping in Jermyn Street: Best place in London for high quality men's clothing

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - St. Pancras Station: High speed trains take you to Paris in just over two hours

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Ireland - Discovering Dublin: Temple Bar, Trinity College, Book of Kells

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Canada - Halifax and the Titanic: Nova Scotia's Historic city: Titanic, Lunenberg, Peggy's Cove

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Italy - Cilento Coast: South of Naples remotest part of Campania region

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Kenya - Outspan Treetops Adventure: Historic Travel to Africa to See Kenya's Wild Animals Up Close

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London in the Rain: Houses of Parliament, Historic Arcades, Famous Auction Houses

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London South Bank Sights & Culture: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre,Tate Modern,Royal Festival Hall,The Eye

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Historical York England: A Yorkshire City Known for a Well Preserved Medieval Wall and Gates

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By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Northumberland Walking-Nat. Park: Bronze Age Burial Mounds, Rock Carvings, Iron Age Hillfort

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - What to do? Camden Town,Historic Shopping Arcades,South Bank, London by gaslight

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - South Bank for Culture: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre,National Theatre,Tate Modern Art Gallery

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

UK - Walking in Northumberland: Howick to Craster - a circular walk

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Westminster: Houses of Parliament, the Abbey, Lambeth Palace

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Christmas Shopping in London: Oxford Street and Regent Street

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London for Kids: Visit dinosaurs, butterflies and creepy crawlies.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Sage Concert Hall, Baltic Art Centre and Catherine Cookson Country

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Collingwood's NWMP Plaque: The North-West Mounted Police Sailed From Collingwood in 1873

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By: Feature Writer Jill Browne

Buckingham Palace - What's On? Celebrations and exhibitions - open to the public.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

British Museum London: China's Terracotta Army plus Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Christmas in London: Pantomimes,mince pies at Dickens' house, tropical Kew, Turkish Baths

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Walks - Camden Town: Regent's Canal, Camden Lock Market and Ethnic Restaurants Galore

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Hogmanay in Scotland: New Year’s Eve is the biggest event on the Scottish calendar

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Winter Holiday in Lapland - Ice hotel and snow-mobiling across the Arctic wilderness

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Paris - Ten Great Things To Do: From Shakespeare & Co to the Picasso Museum

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

France- The Rhone Valley: Bourg-en-Bresse,Perouges,Beaujolais Nouveau

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Canada-Winter Trip for Non-Skiers: Dog-Sledding,Snow-Shoeing,Ice Walking,and Moonlight Sleigh Rides

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Paris in One Day: Left Bank,Tuileries,Eiffel Tower,Galleries Lafayette and more...

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Austria - Christmas in Vienna: Traditional Vienna Yuletide Markets.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Vienna - Following the Third Man: Harry Lime lives on

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Walks - Regent's Canal: Camden Lock to Little Venice

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Scotland - The Trossachs: Gateway to the Highlands and Rob Roy Country.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

South Africa - Kwazulu Natal: Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Waterways in Northern Ireland: Newry in County Down was once the 4th busiest port in Ireland.

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By: Feature Writer Mari Nicholson

Scotland - The Island of Gigha: Achamore Gardens, Ardminis, Kilchattan Chapel.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Walks - Fleet Street: Da Vinci Code,Wynkyn de Worde and Shakespeare

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Italy-Sardinia-The Barbagia: Visit Orgosolo, Nuoro, Grotto Ispinigoli and the Supramonte

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Walks in Wales - Pembroke Coast: St. David’s, Coetan Arthur, St. Govan's Chapel

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

France: Truffle Hunting: Gourmet delicacies in the Lot et Garonne

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - The English Umbrella: The Best Place to Buy One

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Nantes, France: Western Loire City: Cathedral, Muscadet Wine, Fine Gastronomy and Great Shopping

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Jordan - The Hashemite Kingdom: Amman, Jerash, Um Qais, the Dead Sea

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Spain - Menorca: Mao,Ciutadella,Naveta des Tudons,Son Catler,

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Tea Rooms: Fortnam & Mason and the Ritz plus others in Soho and Mayfair

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Canada Day in London: Celebrations in Trafalgar Square

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

The Royal Shakespeare Company: Stratford-upon-Avon - where it all began

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

France: Lot-et-Garonne: Le Temple sur Lot - Mecca of the Water Lily World

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

France - Paris Street Markets: Antiques, food, clothes, books and birds.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

France - Gascony: Armagnac, Foie Gras, and the Three Muskateers

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Dubai - Traditional Arab Culture: Home to Burj Dubai - the Highest Building in the World

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

English Lake District - Cumbria: Walking in Wordsworth Country

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Canada - The Trans Canada Trail: Cycling on Prince Edward Island

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Birmingham - UK: The Historic Jewellery Quarter

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Antique Markets: Portobello, Bermondsey, Greenwich, Camden

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Australia - Sydney Harbour Bridge: Great views of the Opera House, the Rocks and Sydney Cove

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Germany, Saxony: Dresden & Leipzig: Bach, Frauenkirche and the Zwinger Palace

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Finland - Helsinki: Santa Claus, Sibelius and Great Ice Cream

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Italy - Pisa: The Leaning Tower and Miracle Square

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Canada - Windsor, Nova Scotia: Birthplace of Sam Slick, a fictional character of great wit.

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Breathing Life into History: Techniques for making history come alive

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By: Lyn Michaud

New York - Snug Harbour: Greek Revival temples and Victorian cottages

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London Taxis: Take another look at the traditional black cab

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

The Tower of London: Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh, Henry the Eighth

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

St. Paul's Cathedral - London: Christopher Wren, Fire of London, American Chapel,Whispering Gallery

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

London - Trafalgar Square: Built to honour Lord Nelson

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Arches National Park: Things to See and Do

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By: Bill Sassani

British Food - Meat Pies for All: Victorian Street Food or a Queen's Banquet

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

British Food - Old Time Meat Pies: Giant Pies, Game Pies and English Pie History

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Scotland - Historic Farleyer House: Perthshire, Loch Tay, Kenmore and Robbie Burns

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Scotland - Taychreggan Hotel: Argyll, Loch Awe, James Boswell and Samuel Johnson

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Scotland - Inverlochy Castle: Queen Victoria, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Charlie Chaplin stayed here

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Piccadilly Circus- London: Eros, the Lights, and the Pizazz at the Hub of the Capital

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Marble Arch - A London Landmark: John Nash, Buckingham Palace, Tyburn

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Verona - Italy: Romeo and Juliet,Opera in the Roman Arena, Shakespeare

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Explore London by Bus: From Marble Arch to the Tower of London

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Wales - Explore Pembrokeshire: Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber,Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

Pharoah of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Egyptian Exhibit at the Franklin Institute

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By: Bill Sassani

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