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Go to Berlin’s fashion district to find what you won’t in New York, Paris or Milan

March 5, 2019March 19, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

Sometimes the best couture is literally underground: Discovering German fashion in the Hackescher Markt.

Home and away: That time I crossed the pond to find my Scottish roots

February 26, 2019May 7, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

It was clear we were Lindsays, but like all stories passed down over generations, ours had become a bit muddled.

Ste Chapelle: A hidden gem in the City of Light

February 19, 2019February 26, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

Neither relics nor history draw tourists to the chapel on Isle de la Cité in Paris. Instead, it is the 6,458 square feet of stained glass illustrating more than 1,100 biblical stories from Genesis to the Passion of Christ.

There may be plenty of celeb sightings in Antigua, but whatever you do, don’t mention it

February 12, 2019February 18, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

But celebrities aren’t the only ones who come regularly to enjoy Antigua’s 365 beaches and warm steady trade winds.

You have to leave your resort to find Fidel’s and Chè’s Cuba

February 5, 2019February 12, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

In most urban areas, scaffolding and fencing wrap long-neglected colonial buildings that will soon be home to restaurants and hotels, signs of the “entrepreneurial” growth slowly budding under Raul Castro’s government.

‘Put down your camera and look’ if you really want to see South Africa

January 29, 2019May 12, 2023 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

Photographing the “big five” — lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and water buffalo — is incidental to the goal of this trip.

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Pure Swiss bliss: More than cheese and chocolate along the shores of Lake Geneva

January 22, 2019April 17, 2020 / travellntruman / 2 Comments

Lac Leman, as the French call it, has the power to seduce with its sparkling, still water and towering alps

Germany’s Baltic beaches are one of Europe’s best-kept summer secrets

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

With no tide to wash them away, the Baltic beaches are always wide, white and beautiful.

There’s a lot to enjoy on Baja California Sur’s most southern tip, but nothing tops the local food

January 15, 2019January 8, 2019 / travellntruman / Leave a comment

It turns out, abundant sunshine and superb irrigation fed by rain in the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains is the perfect recipe for bountiful harvests.

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Switzerland’s old world charm can make you feel like royalty

January 10, 2019April 9, 2020 / travellntruman / 1 Comment

In the Swiss German canton of Graubünden, eating local cuisine is a real treat.

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