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One Valley-ite’s View of European Shopping Habits

  • Online_shopping
  • December 22, 2011
We here in the Silicon Valley often fancy ourselves as the center of the universe. That’s why our perspective on just about everything...
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Tour Europe in a day at Mini-Europe

If this is Tuesday, this must be Brussels.... Travel jokes about whirlwind tours of Europe on tourbuses are legendary. Whether or not is unclear...
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The White Stuff, Swiss Style

There's not much snow in the Sierra—or anywhere in the Western US—so far this season. And let's face it: spring is just around...
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Perfidious Albion and the Lessons of History

Europe’s problems are a real-time look into America’s future. No need to guess, or hypothesize. Just look to Europe, in this case...
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Paris day trip to the Loire Valley: Medici, murder, da Vinci & dungeons

Take a tour of discovery from Paris to the nearbyLoire Valley on the weekend to avoid the crowds at the Louvre, Versailles and Notre Dame. Don'...
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Iceland, an affordable outdoorsman's paradise

Surprising that in the wake of an economic meltdown and a volcanic eruption that cancelled all air traffic in continental Europe, they are almost...
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Planning The Vacation Of A Lifetime

Since you are planning to vacation in Europe, you probably have a pretty good idea of where you want to go and what you want to see, even if it is...
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Get your passport for free from Rick Steves

Anyone who has surfed through the channels has probably run across one of Rick Steves' episodes covering a European destination on PBS. He may...
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Chateau or Villa versus Hotels , a different Approach to travel

  • Villas versus Hotels
  • January 20, 2011
Every year millions of Americans travel to Europe. On a trip to Italy a couple of years ago , a friend of mine complained about the service and...
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Four flights within Europe for $199 total with airberlin's EuropePass

Airberlin is offering a great promotion for those looking to travel to several cities in Europe this winter and spring. Book a transatlantic flight...
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