Tours Aplenty

Nowadays, there are so many kinds of tours and respective ports of call to pick from that it seems difficult to decide how you want to travel and where you want to go. You can choose from any kind of transportation to get around, walking or cycling are just two of the options. Wine tasting or bistro hopping might be more to your liking. Do you favo

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Personalize Your Vacation

Flash back to your last fantastic trip. Why has it stayed in your mind for so long? Was it the place? That was probably a major component. However, the people who went with you were instrumental in making it fun. All you wish and want from a trip often times is time to enjoy with your loved ones. And other times, ones goes away to meet new people,

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The Perks of American Express Pay-with-Points Plan

AMT Travel is happy to offer more benefits and peace of mind with American Express' Pay with Points program. though American Express Membership Rewards customers could convert their points for miles with partner airlines in past years, flights were not easy to find. Now however, you can pay upfront for any vacation travel package, airline or accomm

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Statues As a Staple of Vintage Art in Historic Greece

The initial freestanding sculpture was developed by the Archaic Greeks, a recognized accomplishment since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the greater part of the statues. The kouroi, considered by the Greeks to ex

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The Minoan Culture: Garden Fountains

Archaeological digs in Minoan Crete in Greece have uncovered varied types of conduits. These were utilized to provide urban centers with water as well as to minimize flooding and eliminate waste material. They were for the most part made from terracotta or stone. Terracotta was employed for channels and conduits, both rectangle-shaped and spherical

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