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Travel || Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (110 acres). With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Père Lachaise include Frédéric Chopin, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Marcel Marceau, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, and Sir Richard Wallace. Père…

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10 Things to Do in Reims

I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Reims in the spring. Reims is in Champagne country in France and it has so much to offer – aside from delicious champagne! Reims was founded by the Gauls, and itbecame a major…

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Travel || Shakespeare & Company, Paris

What instagrammable trip to Paris would be complete without a visit to Shakespeare and Company? I joke, of course, though instagram has made the bookstore famous world-wide. Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookshop in the heart of Paris,…

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Travel || Paris Catacombs

I’ve been to Paris quite a few times now, but I have never managed to visit the catacombs. Despite solo-traveling a lot, I’ve never been alone in Paris, nor have I had a traveling companion who wanted to visit…

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Travel || 10 Things to do in Madeira

There are so many things to do on the Portugese island of Madeira that I could continue to go on holiday there and never get bored! 10 Things to do in Madeira >>> Take a toboggan down the Monte…

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Travel || Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira

If you are in Funchal, Madeira, I can’t recommend visiting the Monte Palace more! Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira is a 70.000 square meters tropical garden. It’s genuinely the best botanical gardens that I have ever visited. There’s also…

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Travel || Porto Moniz, Madeira

Porto Moniz is a beautiful little town on the island of Madeira. It’s just on the Northwestern tip of the island. The Atlantic ocean and the rugged cliffs definitely dominate the view. It was named after one of the…

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Travel || Seixal, Madeira

Seixal is one of the most amazing places that I’ve ever experienced. It’s a super cool black sand beach. The black sand comes from lava and basalt that has been broken down by the movement of the ocean for…