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Postcards from Paris, No. 2: Glad Tidings from the Tidal Island of Mont Saint-Michel
Postcards from Paris, No. 2: Glad Tidings from the Tidal Island of Mont Saint-Michel

After giving ourselves time to settle in on Thursday, Friday came in like a lion, and not necessarily the cute and cuddly kind. While you process that visual, allow me to paint another one: the two of us, my traveling companion and me, walking through the streets of Paris before the sun had even risen, racing across town to meet our tour bus.

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Moscow Madness: 23 U.S. Communities That Share Their Name with the Russian Capital
Moscow Madness: 23 U.S. Communities That Share Their Name with the Russian Capital

With thousands of cities and communities the world over, there's bound to be some places that bear the same name — people are only so original, after all. For example, in the United States alone, there are 31 cities named Franklin, 29 each named Clinton and Washington, and 28 named Arlington.

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