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June 2023 – Paris
Just back from my trip to the heart of Europe, centred on Vienna but actually well beyond, I’m off again in a few days to Ireland. It’s a short season before the summer holidays make it harder to organise travels, and Paris is such a pleasant place to be in summer. While the major sites are over-visited, the lesser-known places are still spared the crowds. It’s a trend noted by professionals, which I can confirm.
This month in Destinations I’ll be focusing on my trips to Uruguay and Paraguay, two South American countries sandwiched between their larger neighbours. They are less often visited by travellers from outside the continent, but they have some beautiful sites, often left to their own fate. In France, after a gloomy start, the fine weather finally seems to be setting in, renewing travel prospects for the Picture of the Day.
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La Rambla, Montevideo, Uruguay
Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Street in Uyuni, Bolivia
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rozenhoedkaai, Bruges, Belgium
British Museum, London
Tower Bridge, London, Great Britain
Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland
Custom House, Dublin, Irlande
Graslei, Ghent, Belgium
Royal Palace, Brussels, Belgium
Jet d’Eau, Geneva, Switzerland
Kramgasse, Bern, Switzerland
Dom-Luis Bridge, Porto, Portugal
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal
Belem Tower, Lisbonne, Portugal
El Escorial, Spain
Plaza de España, Madrid, Spain
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Christmas Market, Luxembourg
The Victor, Kalemegdan Park, Belgrade, Serbia
Skanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania
Ohrid, North Macedonia
Macedonia Square, Skopje, North Macedonia
Mostar Bridge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sebilj Fountain, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia
Court House, Rouen, France
Joan of Arc, Orléans, France
Old Dijon, Dijon, France
Half-timbered houses, Rennes, France
Vieille Bourse, Lille, France
Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, Nantes, France
Pont Neuf, Toulouse, France
Old Lyon, Lyon, France
Old Port
The Charles W. Morgan, Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, United States
Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada
West Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Brasilia, Brazil
The Pan-American Highway, Panama
Sámara, Costa Rica
Guatemala
Altun Ha, Belize
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Chapel in Fira, Santorini, Greece
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Koprivchtitza, Bulgaria
Rila Monastery galleries, Bulgaria
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria
St. Peter’s Square, Vatican
Sunset, Oia, Santorini, Greece
Kato Myli, Mykonos, Greece
Caryatids, Athens, Greece
Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy
Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy
Villa Vauban, Luxembourg
Binnenhof, The Hague, Netherlands
Grand-Place, Brussels
Royal Palace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Nouveau by Victor Horta, Brussels
Lëtzebuerg City Museum, Luxembourg
Austrian soldiers, Lëtzebuerg City Museum, Luxembourg
The canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grund, Luxembourg
Grand-Place, Brussels
Iqaluit, Canada
Northwest Territories, Canada
Yukon, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
Spirit Island, Alberta, Canada
Saskatchewan, Canada
Leo Mol sculpture, Winnipeg, Canada
Portland Head Light, Portland, United States
Toronto, Canada
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Château Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States
Parliament, Charlottetown, Canada
Shelburne Museum, Vermont, United States
Le Pays de la Sagouine, Canada
The Elms, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Peggy’s Cove, Canada
Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada
Cape Cod, United States
New York’s Skyline, United States
Cold and immensity, Ontario, Canada
San Ignacio, Belize
Bocas del Toro, Panama
Highlands, Costa Rica
Alley of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico
Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
The Jesuit Mission in Trinidad, Paraguay
Farm, Easter Island, Chile
Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Sillustani, Peru
Sea lions, Santa Fé Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
La Candelaria, Bogota, Colombia
Boquete, Panama
Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Caracol, Belize
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico
Santa Teresa Fortress, Uruguay
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Itaipu dam, Paraguay
Giant tortoises, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Cathedral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ipanema Beach, Brazil
Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
La Porteña, San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Canada
Lower Fort Garry, Canada
Valparaiso, Chile
Waskesiu Lake, Prince Albert National Park, Canada
The Founders, Saskatoon, Canada
Silver mine, Potosi, Bolivia
San Benito neighbourhood, Potosi, Bolivia
Floatplanes on the MacKenzie River, Fort Simpson, Canada
Catholic Mission, Fort Smith, Canada
Getsemani, Cartagena, Colombia
Gold Museum, Bogota, Colombia
Lake Louise, Canada
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Playa Jacó, Jacó, Costa Rica
Playa Espedilla Sur, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada
SS Klondike, Whitehorse, Canada
The Egg, Albany, New York, United States
Montpelier State House, Vermont, United States
Entrance to Fort San Lorenzo, Panama
Portobelo, Panama
Pacific Rim Highway, Canada
Float Home Village, Victoria, Canada
Zona Rosa, Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo’s house, Mexico City
Inukshuk, Sylvia Grinnell Park, Iqaluit, Canada
Saint Jude’s Cathedral, Iqaluit, Canada
Jaguar Temple, Lamanai, Belize
Shop, Orange Walk, Belize
Canada : In the streets of Labrador City
Labrador City, Canada
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Calle de los Suspiros, Colonia, Uruguay
Waterfront, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Wave, Halifax, Canada
Novice representation, Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Peru
Cathedral, Arequipa, Peru
The Green Gables House, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Fanningbank, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Museum of the Colony, Loma Plata, Paraguay
Bienvenidos a Filadelfia, Paraguay
On the Trans-Chaco Highway, Paraguay
Acadian Historical Village, New Brunswick, Canada
Garrison, Fredericton, Canada
Seal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Notre Dame, Paris, France
Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States
State House, Boston, United States
Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
Grey Nuns Covent, Saint-Boniface, Canada
Gabrielle Roy’s house, signature, Saint-Boniface, Canada
Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Canada
Estancia Harberton, Ushuaia, Argentine
Penguins near Ushuaia, Argentina
Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada
Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife, Canada
La Recoleta, Sucre, Bolivia
Fort Walsh, SK
Western Spirit, Regina, Canada
Goiás, Brazil
The Cathedral, Brasilia
Downtown Hotel, Dawson City, YT
Easter Island, Chile
Spirit Island, AL
Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico
Skyline, Calgary, Canada
Independence Plaza, Belmopan, Belize
Butchart Gardens, sunken garden, BC
Teatro Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Seawall, Vancouver, Canada
The Panama Canal
Palacio Salvo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Lopez Palace, Asunción, Paraguay
St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland
The Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile
Niagara Falls, ON
San Francisco, Quito, Ecuador
La Paz, Bolivia
Cartagena, Colombia
Anse-à-la-Cabane Lighthouse, Magdalen Islands, QC
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
Obelisco, Buenos Aires
Statue of Liberty, New York
Machu Picchu, Peru
Plaza de Armas, Lima
La Candelaria, Bogota
CN Tower, Toronto
CN Tower, Toronto
Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Mount Royal, Montreal
Copacabana and its burning sand, Brazil
Plaza Serrano in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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