Tag: Europe
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Tomb of the Kings
There are no kings buried in the Tomb of the Kings, but they’re still pretty majestic. In the fourth century B.C., Cyprus’ elite were laid to rest here. Archaeologists began to excavate the tombs in the 1970s, and today, they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I read online that one needs hours to spend…
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Kouklia
The villages of Cyprus. We wanted to get outside of the city of Paphos and experience the smaller towns. In the offseason, they were almost deserted. We couldn’t even find a place that was open to sit and have a cup of Cyprus coffee. But the hyper-narrow roads were empty for us, which was wonderful. We…
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Petra tou Romiou
From snowy Boston to sunny Cyprus in a few short days (via home in Cambridge first). It’s been a whirlwind of travelling days, but I’m embracing graduated life and exploring as much as I can. Flights to Paphos from London this time of year are super low, since it’s the island offseason. It was noticeably…
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Warszawa
Last stop on my self-proclaimed personal heritage tour. Poland was the only place I’m “from” (Italy, Ireland, England, and Poland) that I had yet to visit. Part of my Nana’s family came to the U.S. from the Warsaw area, so this was a very special, deliberate short trip. We stayed just outside of the Old…
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Brugge
Belgium, magical fantasy land of chocolate, waffles, and beer. When I asked what to expect before we departed on our four-hour journey across the Chunnel, I was told, “Disney World.” I would say that’s accurate. The candy-colored carved houses, the charm – there are even horse drawn carriages! What I didn’t know before we went:…
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Les Calanques de Cassis
My second trip to Les Calanques this year, and I’m still wondering if any of it is even real. There are no words or pictures to do any of it justice. Neither words nor picture can capture the vividness of the color, the sweet sharpness of the smell, the weightlessness of floating in the October…
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