A MORNING IN CHAMPOTON
Text and Photos by Pamela McCourt Francescone It was a grey and heavy morning and the weather was not an invitation to relax on the charming beach of Si Ho Playa. Then someone suggested a [...]
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THE REBIRTH OF AN ISLAND
Testo e Foto di Pamela McCourt Francescone The little island of Naalaafushi in the Maldives has been totally rebuilt by Banyan Tree Resorts and the UNDP after the tsunami that destroyed so many tropical paradises [...]
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The majestic Amazon
Text and photos by Pamela McCourt Francescone Before the Conquistadores arrived in the Amazon area six million Amerindians lived there; today they are a mere 250,000However when it comes to length the Amazon has to [...]
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ALFRED NOBELS SANREMO
MAURO DE RITA Once again this year spring will come to Sanremo which, with its annual parade of flower-covered floats, will once again launch its spectacular image as the ?City of the Flowers. A spectacular [...]
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BARCELONA, THE CAPITAL OF CATALONIAIS ONE OF SPAINS MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES
EDVIGE MARTORELLI Over-crowded (it has more than four million inhabitants) yet orderly, this city has an undeniable charm which is strengthened by another contradiction, its modernity which is mostly seen in the Eixample ("enlargement") district [...]
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DOSSIER GREECESAMOS CITY THE CAPITAL
text e Photos byTERESA CARRUBBA Here they affectionately refer to it as Vathy, this splendid city on the gulf with the island?s most important port. The old city, perched on the hill has conserved all [...]
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DOSSIER GREECE<B>THE STORY OF SAMOS</B>
TERESA CARRUBBA kokkariIn an era of myths, heroes and philosophers the beginning of Samos?s story is lost in the mists of time. It is not known exactly when the island was inhabited but it is [...]
