Barging on the Canal du Midi (First of two parts)
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When to splurge in Europe
I’ve always been a fan of budget travel tips. For 30 years I’ve written and lectured about ways to stow away, picnic and get special deals to be able to afford international travel. My feeling has long been that “you experience more by spending less.”
Lystigardur Akureyrar, or the Akureyri Botanic Garden, in northern Iceland
It is not the most northerly botanic garden in the world but one of the most northerly gardens, sharing that distinction with those hardy plants shivering on the edge of the Arctic in Norway and Russia.
