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Modern World
on June 30, 2009
Fodor's had a piece the other day on The French Riviera's Modern Art Road.20th-century art is one of the main reasons to come to the French Riviera and Provence. It was here that Picasso, Reno...
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Misc
on June 30, 2009
A new domain you've discovered is offering a variety of hotel and airline booking services and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether it's reputable. Where do you go to fi...
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A World Away
on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, ...
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A World Away
on June 12, 2009
One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-...
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A World Away
on June 6, 2009
Kunming is an air conditioned city.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it was never warmer than 80F degrees in Kunming in 2002. The temperature didn't reach 75 degrees on 24 of...
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