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World renown Sunset beach on North Shore of Oahu Island where the World Cup competition in surfing is held every November
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The tiny island of Mokuauia on the Nort Shore of Oahu
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Polynesian Cultural Center, Oahu, Hawaii
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Traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner at our new home in Dillon, Colorado, elevation 3,000 m
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October 2014. |
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On top of Europe, Grossglockner pass in Tauern National Park of Austria, the highest point of Grossglockner Strasse connecting north and south of the Alps
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The mystical experience of the highest peak of Austrian Alps, the mighty Grossglockner
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Schloss Elmau in Bavarian Alps where next G7 Summit will be held in June 2015
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Sunday afternoon at Mohrenplatz in our Garmisch
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September 2014. |
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Fireworks over Bosphorus from our Kempinski Istanbul Hotel
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Istanbul at its best with a view of a bridge over Bosphorus connecting Europe with Asia
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Passage through Dardanelles on our yacht "Star Pride"
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Legendary Cunard's Queen Elizabeth moored in Istanbul
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The Genovese fort in Cesme, Turkey. Cesme is where the Trojan Horse was built in 2nd century AD
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Our yacht from Windstar Cruises fleet "mv Star Pride" moored in the Port of Kusadasi, Turkey
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"Dinner with Gods" in the ancient Ephesus. In the background is the incomparable facade of the Celsus Library where St. Paul once studied and preached in the nearby huge theater
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Historic Rhodes where cultures and religions survived and prospered through many centuries and millenniums
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A blue so distinctive and bright it's become known as "Santorini Blue". People on this vulcanic Island in the middle of Aegean Sea believe blue domes keep away evil, that's why iconic blue domed buldings are the symbol of Santorini
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Our yacht "m/v Star Pride" anchored near Santorini Island. A view from terraces of Fira
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A quaint little restaurant in the ancient port town of Chania serving delicious wines from Crete
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The legendary lighthouse of Crete where many ships sought shelter from vicious storms in the historic Venetian Harbour
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The ruins of ancient Crete that were bombed in WW2 now converted in quaint open air restaurants
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Tiny Monemvasia Island also known as the "Gibraltar of the East" in its medieval hayday
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Memories on Kasih our butler on board of m/v Star Pride
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Peaceful and winding streets of the old town of Monemvasia where occasional donkey is the only means of transportation
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A romantic dinner on top of our hotel Grande Bretagne Athens, with a view of Acropolis
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View from the sacred rock of the Acropolis
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"Old temple" of Athena and in the background the Erechtheion, an ionic temple from 420 BC
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