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Cathedral in Astorga, Spain

Astorga is just a small town but it has a huge cathedral. Here is a photo I took of the beautifully carved front facade.

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Toronto Travel: 5 Great Summer Outings

Toronto Travel: 5 great summer outings By Joel Garten, Originally published in the Huffington Post When the temperature rises in Toronto, Canada during the brief summer, I love to get out and enjoy some of these off-the-beaten track outings.   … Continue reading

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The Scoop on Europe’s Ridiculously Cheap Airline, Ryanair

by Joel Garten originally published in the Huffington Post  If you want to travel from city to city in Europe on the cheap, you should turn to Ryanair, Europe’s quirky yet ridiculously inexpensive airline. Europe’s Schengen agreement has gotten rid … Continue reading

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Ten Tips for a Happy Trip to Venice, Italy

This article I wrote on Venice Travel was just published in the Huffington Post Ten Tips for a Happy Trip to Venice, Italy By Joel Garten Venice is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. Wandering down narrow, crumbling … Continue reading

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10 Tips for Travelling to Florence, Italy

This article I wrote on Florence Travel was just published in the Huffington Post 10 Tips for Travel in Florence, Italy By Joel Garten Florence is a beautiful, ancient city in Italy’s Tuscany region. Walking among buildings and churches that are … Continue reading

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View of Budapest across the Danube

I took this photo of Budapest around sunset, the sun illuminating this beautiful city.  The Danube river is the heart of the Budapest, the liquid highway that brought it wealth and a cosompolitan connection to the outside world.  It also … Continue reading

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Architecture, Brussels, Belgium

Across the street from where I stayed in Brussels was this very modern addtion to quite an old building. The view from my window!  I had a roof view.

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Church in Ghent, Belgium

A beautiful church in Ghent, Belgium. I loved walking around this church, it had a very light airy feeling, which I found in churches in Belgium and Netherlands, as they like to paint the interiors white.

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1600 year old olive tree, Greece

This tree is at the ancient Greek and Roman site of Gortys/Gortyna, on the island of Crete.  This tree started growing 1600 years ago, which coincided with an earthquake which hit the site.  A Byzantine church was destroyed in the … Continue reading

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Monastery in Greece

This is a monestary I visited in Greece.

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Wading

Here I am wading in the water in the US Virgin Islands.  Its such a dreamy image.

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Beautiful view

This is a beautiful view from the top of a mountain in USVI It looks like fairy tale land!

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Wild Orchid

On the way down to the beach in St. John, US Virgin Islands, I found these beautiful wild orchids here is another beautiful orchid from USVI

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Odaiba, Tokyo

Odaiba is an island area in Tokyo Japan accessible by a monorail.  It was one of the most fun adventures I had in Tokyo (and there were a lot!).  Every stop on the Odaiba Monorail had some great architectural attraction. … Continue reading

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