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Photo of the Week: Now and Then – Corfu, Greece
In addition to making trips to the towns and beaches of Corfu, Greece, a visitor must complete his or her knowledge of this beautiful island by getting to know its lush green countryside. Picturesque...
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Opening the Book on Literary Locales
Mention literary destinations and many people immediately conjure up images of 19th-century Britain – dingy Dickensian London and the rolling hills of Wordsworth’s beloved Lake District – or the United...
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A Different Corfu: Special Moments (Part 1)
That my 18th birthday, graduation and the start of the new millennium were happening in the same year seemed more than random coincidence! My girlfriends and I had therefore decided we would spend our...
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A Different Corfu: Special Moments (Part 2)
This article is the second part in a series about the island. Read the first part here. Life’s a Beach When you travel to a Greek island, the first thing you sometimes want to know is the location of...
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Care for a Fried Tarantula with Your Guinea Pig? Some Foods Are an Acquired...
For many people, travel is about experiencing something out of the ordinary; sampling local cuisine is often a good place to start. Before jetting off on an exotic culinary adventure, however, it pays...
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When it comes to life’s simple pleasures, food definitely ranks near (if not at) the top of the list for most people. It’s probably fair to say that the way to a whole nation’s heart is through its...
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Corfu Music: Philharmonics in the Streets of Greece
With influences from Italy, France, Great Britain and mainland Greece, the musical of Corfu is full of surprises. Walking through the narrow alleys – the candounia – of Corfu Town, you may suddenly...
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Meet the Best whl.travel Local Travel Experts of 2011
With a steady eye on identifying fun, interactive and ethical travel experiences, the whl.travel global online travel-booking network taps into and magnifies the excellence of local tourism experts...
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Photo of the Week: Little Churches Everywhere, Corfu, Greece
Religion is of very great importance for the residents of Corfu, as it is for most Greeks, and churches and small chapels can be found everywhere all over the island. Corfu has nearly 800 churches and...
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How Long is Long Enough? A Slow Travel Cheat Sheet
‘Length of stay.’ In the travel and tourism industry, this statistic is a big deal for a destination. Researchers gather data about it and government tourism offices brainstorm about how to increase...
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The Off-Season in Corfu, Greece: A Slower Kind of Travel
In October of every year, I start to wonder why more people don’t visit Corfu during the off-season. Having grown up in a colder climate, but lived more than 20 years on this little island, I’m...
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Our Favourite Landscapes from Around the World
“Where’s the place you feel most at home in nature?” This is the question we posed to our network of local travel experts all around the world. They came back with responses about incredible landscapes...
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Experiencing the World with All Five Senses
To dig deeper into the concept of ‘experiential travel,’ we asked the WHL Group’s partners – local travel experts from around the globe – to tell us how life feels in their destinations. We asked them...
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