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•  900 Year Celebrations in Piestany, Slovakia
  Lily Pool on Spa Island With the sun glistening through the clouds and lightly sprinkles of rain coming down, the 900 year city celebrations in Piestany, Slovakia have begun.This weekend spa island hosts a craft fair with traditional Slovak singers and dancers, rows and rows of craft booths...
  Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:00
•  Tuscany's Hill Towns
  Chianti Region One of the great things about teaching is hearing my students talk of their travels. Of course, I like to talk of mine, and the conversations are always interesting. A couple of weeks ago, one of my students told me she and her husband would be traveling with their Rotary C...
  Sun, 12 May 2013 13:44:00
•  Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in Banska Bystrica
  Located in one of Slovakia's oldest cities is the Museum of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP Museum). It is a striking building surrounding by a park and immediately draws you in to its simplistic architectural form. The museum was built in 1965 and features exhibits on the history of Slovakia fro...
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:58:00
•  Turkey, the Cradle of Civilization
  In addition to traveling through Central Europe, one of my great interests was to see Turkey. After spending just a short 10 days in the country, I can see why so many refer to Anatolia as the cradle of civilization.My journey started in Istanbul (Marmara Region) down the Aegean Coast to Troy, E...
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:04:00
•  Ephesus, One of the World's Best Protected Ancient Civilizations
  Ephesus on the Aegean Sea Situated at the edge of the Bulbul and Panayir Mountain areas, Ephesus is one of the best-protected historic cities in Western Asia. The city is the most famous of the Ionic settlements in Turkey. It was used as an export harbor, as well as the western starting p...
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:39:00