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Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.
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Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.

03/03/202012/08/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Do you long for the old San Francisco? Well, let me tell you about Lisbon, Portugal.

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Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.
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Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.

10/10/201711/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp.

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Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.
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Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.

05/22/201511/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Like hot, dry weather, and tiny plates of ham? Then you’ll love Barcelona.

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Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.
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Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.

05/15/201511/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Seville was a dumping ground for all the gold Conquistadors pillaged from Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, and anyone else in South America who wasn’t Catholic.

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Afraid of heights? Ronda Spain will give you lots to talk about with your therapist.
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Afraid of heights? Ronda Spain will give you lots to talk about with your therapist.

05/14/201511/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Do you get nervous on elevators and balconies? Then you’re not going to love Ronda Spain.

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Of Spain’s many exceptional towns and cities, Madrid is the most tragically ordinary.
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Of Spain’s many exceptional towns and cities, Madrid is the most tragically ordinary.

05/10/201511/30/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

In any other country, Madrid would be a must-see city. But in Spain, it’s just a meh one.

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Prague: Where people hate expensive beer almost as much as Communism.
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Prague: Where people hate expensive beer almost as much as Communism.

08/19/201401/20/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Since throwing off the yolk of authoritarianism, the Czechs have been disinclined to pass restrictive laws so what more reason do you need to go?

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Vienna Austria: Birthplace of Sigmund Freud and penis—wait…I mean, psychoanalysis!
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Vienna Austria: Birthplace of Sigmund Freud and penis—wait…I mean, psychoanalysis!

08/18/201401/20/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

That was just a slip of the tongue, I swear, Mom! I mean, MAN! No, wait! Can I start over?!?

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Budapest Hungary: The place to party in 2896 (mark your calendar now).
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Budapest Hungary: The place to party in 2896 (mark your calendar now).

08/18/201412/08/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

When a nation spends almost its entire GNP on a single soiree, you really want to get on that invitation list.

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