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  • World’s 12 best shopping cities

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    From a shopper’s perspective, frequent traveling can be crippling. It can get worse in the holiday season where Christmas dominates many people’s calendars. Why buy something in one city when a trip to a better shopping city is coming up? To pinpoint which cities around the world deliver the most gratifying, enjoyable shopping experiences, we…

  • An Artist’s Gift

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    ”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~Steven Pressfield Bay Area Artist Mary Lonergan is a client and friend of All About…

  • A Year and a Day with Bob Dylan

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  • Travel Tidbits – Buenos Aires: city of passion

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    Nairobi confidential The sense of bush adventure comes early: there are zebras behind the fences at Nairobi airport and mobile phones’ global roaming pops up as Safaricom… The Australian           China’s flourishing Nanjing is fueled by youth and art Thanks to a combination of young entrepreneurs, large numbers of university students…

  • Travel Tidbits – When in Paris, do as the Parisians do – eat pastries

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    Surfing the user-friendly waves of El Salvador El Salvador has suffered from a civil war, natural disasters and continuing violent crime, but foreign surfers are lured by its world-class and forgiving waves… Seattle Times     World’s top revolving restaurants Over the past 50 years, revolving restaurants have opened in more than 50 countries on…

  • Top Cities for best street food

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    Probably the best way to decide which street vendors to approach for food are the ones with the long lines. In San Francisco the Tamale Lady is known for coming into bars with her wonderful Tamale’s.  I’ve had my fill of those amazing tamales. To top it off Virginia (Tamale Lady) is always a pleasure…

  • Flea Market junky world travel

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    “At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first ~ Ethel Merman Waterlooplein Flea Market in Amsterdam     127 Corridor in Jamestown, Tennessee     Brimfield Antique Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts     Brooklyn Flea in Brooklyn, New York     San Jose Flea Market in San Jose, California  …

  • Food Festivals around the world

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    “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good” ~Alice May Brock   Gastrofestival in Madrid, Spain   Destin Seafood Festival in Destin, Florida   Galway Oyster Festival in Galway, Ireland  …

  • Top romantic destinations for Valentines

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    “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   Venice, Italy   Paris, France   The Greek Islands   California Wine Country   Cruises   “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~Henry Miller   To plan your trip today: All About Travel 6104…

  • Bridges to visit around the world

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      Lake Havasu City, Arizona – Home of the London Bridge   Chapel Bridge – Lake Lucerne, Switzerland   Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, California     Sydney Harbour Bridge – Sydney, Australia     Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge – Japan     Sunshine Skyway Bridge – St. Petersburg, Florida     Rialto Bridge – Venice,…