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Month of June , 2005

Don't Go to Berlin - Berlin, Germany

Berlin is a city full of drunk, ornery, rude, tourist-haters. According to Leif Pettersen, it is a city that will take your money and dignity and give you nothing in return.

The Seychelles - Paradise on the Cheap - Seychelles

home_june2_sychelles.jpgThe Seychelles can be an expensive place to visit, but Bert Brun knows an all-day excursion that'll only set you back a few bucks.

Nocturnal Nightmare - A Spanish Sleeper Car - Barcelona to Seville, Spain

home_june23_spain.jpgElliotte Bowerman manages a night on a sleeper train with a cast of interesting characters.

Skinny Dipping in the Drakesnberg - Drakesnberg, South Africa

Pat Walker vists the place locals go on holiday.

Don't Go to Naples - Naples, Italy

Leif Pettersen set out to find the gems of Naples. The problem was, there really weren't any and if there were, the supreme effort that was required to get your ass anywhere in Naples completely traumatized you and over-shadowed whatever it was you wanted to see.

Alcohol, Lakes and Myths - Savonlinna, Finland

Goh Lik Ling Marilyn discovers that almost every country has their own version of Romeo and Juliet.

There's No Deja Vu at Ellora - Maharastra, India

One place that has left a lasting effect like no other on Colin Todhunter is the Kailasa Temple at Ellora in Maharastra.

Don't Go to Andorra la Vella - Andorra la Vella, Andorra

To say that Andorra la Vella, the capital city of Andorra, was a huge let down would be a disservice to all of the other things Leif Pettersen have called a "huge letdown."

Celebrating the End of the World - Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

home_june23_tierra.jpgFaced with a short runway or a long busride, James Matthews will take a chance flying in and out of Ushuaia.

Shoestring Budget Dining in Guatemala - Guatemala

home_may20_eat.jpgGuatemala's sidewalk hawkers or ambulantes do not offer wide-ranging mouth-watering pickings as their counterparts in Bangkok or Hong Kong but its visual display is inviting for both the hungry and the curious.

Don't Go to Monaco - Monaco

In the space of less than two hours (closer to one hour if you subtract the walking time between the castle to the casino), Leif Pettersen had exhausted all that supposed, mighty Monaco had to offer.

In Love With Derry - Derry, Northern Ireland

home_june17_derry.jpgIn Ireland it's hard not to feel Irish. You feel compelled to riffle through your family tree, desperate to find even the faintest Celtic connection.

Twins - Hunza Valley, Pakistan

Barukh Shalev meets two twin girls with the same unknown disease.

Dressing-Up for Semana Santa - Antigua, Guatemala

home_may20_ss.jpgLito Galvan recounts the madness of Holy Week in Antigua.

Of Temples and Tombs - Bijapur, Badami, Aihole, North Karnataka, India

Off the regular tourist map, the temple towns of Badami, Aihole and Pattadkal offer architectural wonders that even most Indians have never been to.

Vainglorious Towers - Guatemala

home_may20_tower.jpgGuatemalan town hall towers resplendently stand tall beaming an outward vainglory of inward grace.

Cool Comfort in Antigua - Antigua, Guatemala

home_may20_charm.jpgAntigua is abundant in charming and tasteful residences and fountains too small and unnoticeable to be toppled down by earthquakes and thank goodness, too eye pleasing and precious to be knocked down by the ravages of time.

A Book Lover's Tour of London - London, England, United Kingdom

As the ruins are evidence of Rome's contribution to democratic society, so are the works of literature housed and nursed by the British Library evidence of the honor that these artists have brought to England.

A Day at the Beach - Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

home_may27_beach.jpgDespite perfect beach weather, gringo skin and permavacation lethargy kept Carl Winter from hopping the 200 yards to one of the most glorious beaches you've never seen. Today will be different, though, he tells himself.

Antigua's Environs - Antigua, Guatemala

Lito Galvan continues his tour of Guatemala's architectural wonders by exploring Antigua's surrounding area.

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