Tag: Cities

Out On My Own In Quito, Ecuador

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Underneath the plane window thousands of twinkling city lights rose and fell with the undulating Andes.

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A City For The Dead In Lisbon’s Prazeres Cemetery

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I was the only one in this community with a heartbeat.

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A Triumph From The Rubble: A Guided Walk Around Lisbon

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“It’s a line from a famous song: Smells good, smells like Lisbon” Nunu, our guide was unaware he was preaching to the converted.

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New York City In Monochrome

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My trip to New York came at the end of a tumultuous year. It wasn’t a holiday that was wanted, but needed. I couldn’t wait to escape and breathe different air to bring in the New Year.

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A Dream Come True At Monaco’s F1 Grand Prix

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I watched my first Grand Prix in 1993. Dad and I sat prostrate on the sofa of our French apartment, digesting a leisurely mediterranean Sunday lunch of mozzarella salad and copious amounts of baguette.

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