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Valentine's Day: Celebrate your love of place

February 14 2013 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Italy, #Love, #Muriel Sparks, #Ponte Vecchio, #Snap Away (travel photography), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #Tuscany, #Valentine's Day

Ponte Vecchio, the oldest of Florence's six bridges Today, Valentine's Day, a day when the tills of retailers are ringing as unimaginative and paniced men rush to buy the same gifts they bought last year, red roses. teddy bears and for some unfortunate...

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Love of Travel - 'Love of place.'

February 14 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #365 Travel, #Love, #love travel, #Muriel Sparks, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel quote, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travelling, #Tuscany

Life on a typical Tuscan street "It isn't necessarily the great and famous beauty spots we fall in love with. As with people, so with places; love is overseen, and we can all find ourselves affectionately attached to the minor and the least obvious. I...