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Postcards from Paris, No. 4: A Lazy Sunday on the Seine? You d'Orsay!

It may have been Sunday morning, but we had no plans to take it easy. In fact, we instead made our way downtown, walking fast, faces pass(ing) — we were museum-bound. Staring blankly ahead, just making our way, making any way, through the crowd …to get to Musee d’Orsay, another one of Paris’ fine art institutions.

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Postcards from Paris, No. 3: Show a Little Louvre for the Eiffel Tower, Eh?

Our third day in France was extremely top heavy, which is to say our two big to-do’s were in the morning and early afternoon. We’re talking about some heavy hitters here, too, as you may have deduced from the title of this post(card). Knowing what lie ahead, it was important to get the day started on the right foot.

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U.S. Ghost Adventures' Best Haunted Cities to Visit Across the Country

Every city in the U.S., from your small towns to major metropolises, has haunted lore and urban legends that locals have shared for decades. It could be a historic hotel, an abandoned mansion, or an old asylum where patients weren’t treated with hospitable care. Any location where tragic events or horrific deaths took place will have a dark energy within it. And those are the ideal spots for ghosts and spirits to linger.

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Find Your New Home Abroad With Help From These U.S. Expats Living in Mexico

Relocating to another part of the world is an exciting, yet exceedingly daunting, prospect for most people in search of greener pastures, but the process is by no means impossible. In fact, if you’re looking to move abroad, there are actually more resources than ever out there to help get you started. So, if that dream job happens to be located overseas or if you’re simply looking for a new adventure (or maybe trying to escape the clutches of an incoming authoritarian regime), take heart: you can make this happen!

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