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TravelGal

I write, travel, drink wine, gaze at clouds, read books and ride a motorbike (not necessarily in this order), in-between working a full-time job completely unrelated to any of the above.

https://www.travelgal.org

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Munich, Germany

Georg Elser Plaque

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

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Added by steedjb

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parque Rivadavia Book Market

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

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Added by guadaatenea

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Casa Redonda

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

Added by rosariofn

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pasaje Lanín

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

Added by rosariofn

Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Manzana de las Luces

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

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Added by morinaga

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

Pietragalla, Italy

Parco Urbano dei Palmenti

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

Added by Nicoletta Bettoni

Bosco Magnano Waterfall

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Alianello, Italy

Alianello Ghost Town

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

Added by federicoformica

Province of Matera, Italy

The Village of Craco

An Italian hillside ghost town.

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Added by serflac

Melendugno, Italy

Torre Sant'Andrea

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

EleFaith

Added by EleFaith

Alberobello, Italy

Alberobello

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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Added by serflac

Locorotondo, Italy

Trullo di Marziolla

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

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Added by conte9802

San Severino, Italy

San Severino di Centola

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Monteruga Ghost Town

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

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Added by Simlayer

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zanzibar's Night Market

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

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Added by mhrousseau

Zanzibar, Tanzania

The House of Wonders

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

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Michamvi, Tanzania

The Rock

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

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Added by rachelrummel

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Mercury House

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

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Cortenova, Italy

Villa de Vecchi

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Emily Linstrom

Added by Emily Linstrom

Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

Added by ranchen

Isola San Giulio, Italy

Isola San Giulio

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Limbiate, Italy

Mombello Psychiatric Hospital

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Weifinder

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