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The Green Fairy

Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium, together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. In Paris, during the 1920's, it became the favourite beverage of choice for artists, musicians, debutantes and…
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Flying trains!

The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railway) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. Its original name is Einschienige Hängebahn System Eugen Langen. It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system in Germany. Designed by Eugen Langen and offered first to the cities of Berlin, Breslau and Munich who all turned it down,[2] the installation with elevated stations was built…
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Welcome OMIO

We're excited to welcome OMIO to our list of partners! Omio is Europe’s leading travel booking platform, offering a simple but effective tool that allows users to search and book trains, buses, and flights throughout Europe, the United States and Canada via web or app. OMIO simplify the travel planning process so that you can…
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Hotels – Deals & Special Offers.

Hotels and Accommodations - Deals & Special Offers  Quick links for good deals.  Last updated 20-Jan-2021 When to Buy Flights tool, Get the Lowest Fare Coronavirus Flight Cancellation and Airline Policy Updates Book Now and Pay Later with Hotel Financing at CheapAir.com Belvilla Stays Updated dates and savings code! Discount : 15%off Max discount cap: Up to €100…
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Lake Como? Affordable?

Italy’s most famous lake has appealed to second-home owners for hundreds of years, reports Liz Rowlinson. But where can you bag a bargain? Its deep, mirror-like waters beneath dramatic mountains, the tropical gardens flourishing in the balmy microclimate, have beguiled artists, writers and royals for centuries and, in recent years, Arab princes, wealthy footballers, Hollywood…
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Chateau bravo!

With their lofty towers, glittering ballrooms, geometric gardens and all that gilded finery, no one does castles better than France. From the Dordogne’s renaissance piles flanked by dusty olive groves and pretty hilltop villages to the turret-studded landscape of the Loire Valley, French châteaux are a brilliant display of the country’s rich architectural and cultural…
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Calling all professionals!

Spin a globe, point your finger, and see where it lands—if only planning a trip were that easy. For those who prefer to take a more rational approach when arranging travel, look to your Myers-Briggs personality type. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a behavioral assessment that calculates how people perceive the world and make…
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Hungary? Here’s where to eat

Not only Budapest has restaurants that offer gastronomical specialities anymore. Many rural cities have restaurants, bistros, confectionaries with menus listing both traditional dishes and local delicacies. There is a gastro-revolution happening, with new generation restaurants opening up in more and more places. While it may have started in downtown Budapest, other Hungarian cities are closely…
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