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Fiji (2/27-3/4/2000)
Coral Coast, Fiji :
Fringed by reefs, centered in villages.
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French Polynesia (2/18-2/26/2000)
Bora Bora :
Tres cher, and very seductive.
Moorea :
As beautiful as the pictures, and more real.
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New Zealand (2/8-2/17/2000)
South Island :
Canoe of a god.
Bay of Islands :
Sea, sky, and dolphins.
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New South Wales, Australia (1/17-2/7/2000)
Blue Mountains :
Astonishing canyons with 60 million-year-old forests.
Byron Bay :
Counter-cultural hedonism on the beach.
Sydney Harbor :
One of the great settings, and great cities, of the world.
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The Maldives (12/28/99-1/11/2000)
The Maldives :
Reefs in Blue.
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Greece (11/26-12/18/99)
Paleokhora :
Many rocks, and many moods, some of them quite strange.
Iraklion :
Archaeology, electricity, a million cafes, and nowhere to eat.
Along the edge :
From Fira to Ia along the rim of the caldera.
Santorini :
Ups, downs, and in-between.
Mykonos :
Pirates, tourists, windmills, and a state of mind.
The Acropolis :
It's not what you're looking at, it's what you're looking for...
Sailing from Brindisium :
The start of a new adventure.
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Roma (11/15-24/99)
Saint Peter's :
Not your neighborhood church.
The Vatican :
Greco-Roman Glory.
La Cappella Sistina :
Pure genius.
The Dying Gaul :
Marvelously alive after 2000 years.
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Giglio (11/10-14/99)
Giglio :
Off the mainland and way off-season.
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Siena and San Gimignano (11/6-8/99)
Siena :
Elegant, charming, relaxed.
Cane e gatto :
Surrendering to the chef.
San Gimignano :
Towers and spectacular views.
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Ravenna (11/3/99)
Ravenna's Fabulous Mosaics :
Touching Byzantium.
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Pisa and Lucca (10/28-11/1/99)
The Leaning Icon of Pisa :
A little scary when you're underneath it.
NOT The Leaning Icon of Pisa :
There's a bit more to Pisa than the Icon.
The lovely town of Lucca :
Graceful, and a pleasure to wander through.
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Firenze (10/22-28, 11/1-5/99)
The Duomo in Firenze : Bigger than a breadbox.
Fra Angelico : Sweetness, serenity, and a touch of the surreal.
Michelangelo in San Lorenzo : The Steps! Night and Day! And marble that looks like plastic.
David : The big galoot has more than one side.
Breakthrough Frescoes: Masaccio in the Brancacci Chapel.
Around Town : A whirlwind tour.
An Afternoon at the Uffizi: an idiosyncratic tour.
Food!: well-fed on a budget.
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Venezia (10/19-22/99)
La Serenissima : Grandeur and tourists.
San Marco : The Piazza San Marco, the Basilico, and the Palazzo Ducale.
A day of Wandering : Art, canals, and crowds.
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