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Travel with Tessa

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Latvia – Into the Countryside

We set out in the pouring rain to explore the beautiful Latvian countryside. An hour drive from Riga, we reached the Gauja National Park, the largest National Park in Latvia, which runs 917 kilometers from north-east of Sigulda to south-west…

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Latvia – Riga

Riga, the capital city of Latvia, lies at the center of the Baltic States, between Tallinn-Estonia and Vilnius-Lithuania. It has justifiably earned the reputation as a Baltic Beauty for its enchanting Old Town built on the edge of the River…

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Shopping in the Medina – The artisans and workshops – Fes

Enter the gates of the Fes Medina, and you step back in time to a place where artisans still create handicrafts as they did centuries ago. Though a rise in tourism is inspiring more knock-offs and cheap copies, you'll find…

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COPENHAGEN and HELSINKI

Copenhagen's iconic Tivoli Gardens are more than just beautiful gardens. They are an amusement park, and boast a gourmet market-hall. Spires, canals, adorned bridges, and regal architectural structures are the hallmark of Copenhagen. A city cruise or a walk along…

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ICELAND

A glass of wine and a gourmet meal at The Lava restaurant of the Blue Lagoon. The most relaxing way to unwind and begin our trip. A half-day in the silky, steaming, therapeutic ice-blue waters of the Blue Lagoon. I've…

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The Inca Trail – Peru

We rush through our days, our weeks, our lives, to get 'there,' wherever 'there' is, to reach a specific destination or goal. Yet looking back, it seems that it's often the journey that got us 'there,' that is often more…

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