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A former TV reporter, Houston-based Richard Varr has written for USA Today, AOL Travel, the Dallas Morning News, Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine, Islands, Sydney Morning Herald, Good Sam Club’s Highways, and AAA’s Home & Away. Richard also wrote the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

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    BYGDØY DAY

    by Richard Varr May 16, 2025

    Rope ladders rise up the towering masts with their sails smartly wrapped, seemingly ready to be hoisted for a new adventure. Below deck, dining tables are set, axes and saws …

    by Richard Varr May 16, 2025
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    Spanish Gold

    by Richard Varr July 25, 2024

    A lone farmer rakes the grassy grove, collecting the olives that he’s just swatted off his trees, plum-red, green, and black-tinted. “I have a machine that holds a branch and …

    by Richard Varr July 25, 2024
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    Lobster, Lighthouses, and the Lure of the Sea

    by Richard Varr January 19, 2023

    I never quite realized the true meaning of “sea legs” until I stepped aboard the American Eagle. Powerful winds gorged the sails of this nearly century-old schooner, heeling the vessel …

    by Richard Varr January 19, 2023
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    Spooky Savannah: Hauntings in This Southern City

    by Richard Varr October 10, 2022

    Imagine waking up startled in the darkness to a crying ghost, her tears dribbling on your face.“She haunts the upstairs waiting for her lover to return,” says Patrick Godley, owner …

    by Richard Varr October 10, 2022
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    Finnish Design: Simple, Practical, Timeless

    by Richard Varr February 24, 2022

    If you’ve never heard of Finnish Design, just open your desk drawer. Chances are you’ll have one of the most iconic items created by Finland’s mid-20th century modernist design movement …

    by Richard Varr February 24, 2022
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    Falling into Paradise; Grenada’s Spectacular Waterfalls

    by Richard Varr September 10, 2021

    Torrents tumble down rocky outposts sheltered by a leafy rainforest canopy, cascading with a sparkling white sheen into a cooling pool below — no doubt a picturesque Caribbean paradise.  Editor’s …

    by Richard Varr September 10, 2021
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