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Hot Air Balloons World Record!

On Sunday, I witnessed an amazing new World Record: 433 hot air balloons took off simultaneously at Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons (LMAB), the biggest international hot air balloons gathering in the world! The festival takes place every two years at former United States…

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New Year’s Eve in Sydney

Pic: Sydney New Year’s Eve = seven tonnes of Fireworks! (Dec 2014) After celebrating New Year’s Eve on Times Square in New York and at the Big Ben in London, Sydney was next. I flew Qantas First Class from London to Melbourne via…

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St Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland

Pic: The 340 strong LSU Tiger Marching Band on St. Paddy’s in Dublin (Mar 2014) Another one to tick off my bucket list: Saint Patrick’s Day in Dublin! Days after I published my book review ‘101 places to get f*cked up…

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[Dec 20-22] TravelMagic meet-up: Hotel Indigo Dusseldorf

Pic: Copyright Hotel Indigo Dusseldorf – Victoriaplatz Need some more nights to complete your IHG Rewards Club – The Big Win challenge?  Join us on December 20-22 at the brand new Hotel Indigo Dusseldorf – Victoriaplatz (Germany) for a cosy…

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This was TravelMagic 2013

Video: TravelMagic 2013 at The Hotel, Brussels. Make sure to watch HD version! On Saturday September 21, more than 125 attendees from 12 countries gathered at The Hotel Brussels for frequent traveler seminar ‘TravelMagic 2013‘.  Read reviews at De Standaard,…

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