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I hopped on a train for a day trip to Menton from Nice, France. I had never been to this seaside town, but I fell in love with its charm!
The world is full of mysteries, magic, and beautiful places that seem like they could only exist in our imagination or in books and movies. Believe it or not, some of these places are actually real!
thought it might be nice to have a real view in here looking down into Howgill i used to holiday in the hamlet / village of howgill, a truly wonderfull place to stay. Explore #200 Feb27 2007
HALF an hour before midnight, Vianden’s winding main street echoes with Lonnie Donegan’s 1960 hit My Old Man’s A Dustman.
Paris 20ème Et si on se promenait... à Paris !
Experiments in cooperative living offer a great model for building sustainable urban communities. But can they work for everyone?
It’s been hectic few weeks since we had our planning permission approved for our renovation project. Initial feelings of excitement turned afterwards to feeling overwhelmed as there is just s…
source: scanned image from Victoria April 1995 In observance of Earth Day I am doing an ode to gardening. I fondly remembered the old Victoria magazine's features on gardening and decided to dig them out and see what images I could come up with. I have tore out these features and long since thrown the magazines away. If I knew the the date of the feature I have posted it here as the source, otherwise I don't know the date. source: scanned image from Victoria magazine This was from the magazine and it was also the cover of the magazine. If ever I get to visit England I would love to see a cottage like this. Isn't this rose bush magnificent! source scanned image from Victoria magazine Victoria magazine often took us to England. Here we get a bird's eye view of a spectacular manor house walled garden. source: scanned image Victoria magazine This image is one of the inspirations for my own kitchen garden. Here is a herb garden right out the kitchen door at another manor house. source: scanned image Victoria magazine Always enchanted by a path in a garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 Victoria did many features on white long before I ever remember anyone else showing it. Here they featured an all white garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 The white garden at night becomes a magical place as a moonlit garden. Now, here in my own yard the plants have been spilling over the walk and the flower border with abandon. I just this year have a rose garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money to have roses. I picked these roses up at Walmart last year. I would get a rose every week with the groceries. They only cost around $4 and some change a piece. I have four rose bushes and they have really been beautiful this week. Right out the back door in a shrub a mother robin has taken up residence to raise her young. Not wanting to disturb the nest, I stuck the camera above my head and aimed and caught a peak at the beautiful eggs. Sherry I will join: Show off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Say G'Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes
After you select your travel dates, the next step is to decide where to stay at Disneyland Paris!! There are a number of options, suited to fit almost every budget. The Disneyland Paris hotels are grouped into "Keys", with 2 Key being the least expensive and 5 Keys being the most expensive. Let's dig a little deeper into the hotels!!
1. Church on a Rock. In the Seventh Century, monks built a monastery on the top of a natural stone pillar outside of Chiatura, Georgia. It was used by the Stylites — Christian ascetics who lived on top of pillars to express their devotion. That sect is now extinct, but the monastery is still t
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Meteora, Greece
Steve and I love to travel with our children. Introducing them to cultures that are different from ours is one of our greatest pleasures. We also tend to choose countries that inspire our designs in some way, so this month we are taking a family trip to Belgium and France....
Amanpulo offers numerous private dining options including private island hopping trips, in your casita or private spots around the island.
Dipping temps and red-tinged leaves mean we’ve got cabin fever. But in this case, that’s a good thing.
According to our readers, the No. 1 city in Oceania is also the No. 1 city in the world.
Nature has such a unique array of colors, ranging from crisp blue skies to red rocks, green leaves and purple flowers. Most of our associations of certain colors are due to nature, such as the attraction and heat of reddish colors, and the refreshing feeling of blue colors. For
There are lots of interesting places to go for dinner on Earth, but these places are truly unique. Would you make a reservation at any of them? 1. Stalin's Bunker: It's not entirely clear from the website itself, but it seems like a visit to Stalin's
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After seeing Grant Snider's cute and clever illustrations pop up on a number of blogs, I was led to his site where I ended up spending a good part of my
Cannes is just the beginning.
The house is located in Lo Curro hill in the capital of Santiago, Chile, designed by architecture firm Schmidt Arquitectos Asociados. The site is long and has a gentle slope, covered with a forest of
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Bouquets of flowers and aromatic plants intoxicate upon arriving to Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, in the ancient medieval village of Petrella Guidi, Italy. Entering the gate, one leaves behind the pace of chaotic lives, and abandons itself to the joy of living of this ancient land. It is meant to be understood as a site …
