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Marc Atchison is a veteran journalist and a seasoned traveller with more than 20 years of travel writing experience. As the former Travel Editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, and now Editor-in-Chief and Senior Writer for TraveLife magazine (Canada) and travelife.ca, Marc has been to over 100 countries in the world. Japan is one of his favorite destinations and he's been there on numerous occasions.
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Galway offers visitors a unique history

Galway offers visitors a unique history

Marc Atchison |
GALWAY, IRELAND - An old man flashed a toothless smile and offered to help solve my dilemma - what to order from the luncheon menu at McDonagh's fish and chip shop.
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Donegal town, cliffs will blow you away

Donegal town, cliffs will blow you away

Marc Atchison |
KILLYBEGS, IRELAND - The people we met while eating lunch in this neat little seaport town, where the fish we were enjoying came off one of the trawlers tied up at the busy dock just a few hours earlier, told us the history of Killybegs.
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Glendalough’s ruins a well kept secret

Glendalough’s ruins a well kept secret

Marc Atchison |
GLENDALOUGH, IRELAND - You don’t have to go far in Ireland to see ancient ruins
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Ireland's Powerscourt is a Garden of Eden

Ireland's Powerscourt is a Garden of Eden

Marc Atchison |
ENNISKERRY, IRELAND - A little West Highland Terrier greeted us at the entrance of Powerscourt with a chorus of barks. “Don’t mind Muffy,” said a lady chasing after the little white terror. “She won’t hurt you – she’ll just bark you to death.”
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Eurail puts travellers on the right track

Eurail puts travellers on the right track

Marc Atchison |
BARCELONA - Outside my window, Europe is whizzing past. First Holland, then Belgium … France … Switzerland … Italy … Spain. Small towns, their church spires sticking up like pins on a map, pass by in the blink of the eye.
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Wittenberg changed the religious world

Wittenberg changed the religious world

Marc Atchison |
WITTENBERG, GERMANY - There’s no doubt Martin Luther’s king of this town. The man who started the Protestant Reformation here in 1517 when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints Church (a.k.a. Castle Church) has left his mark everywhere ...
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Martin Luther’s Eisleben a fascinating place

Martin Luther’s Eisleben a fascinating place

Marc Atchison |
EISLEBEN, GERMANY - I struggle to get to the top of a hill where historic St. Anne’s Church stands and by the time I reach the summit I’m left breathless ...
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Halle-lujah! German city the salt of the earth

Halle-lujah! German city the salt of the earth

Marc Atchison |
HALLE, GERMANY - This charming 1,200-year-old city, whose skyline is dominated by five ancient towers, truly is the “salt of the Earth.”
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Bach's Leipzig is Germany's Music City

Bach's Leipzig is Germany's Music City

Marc Atchison |
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - The sound of music lures me to the entrance of historic Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) where I watch in amusement as tourists aggressively elbow each other to take a selfie in front of the alter tombstone of Germany’s legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Magdeburg comes out from behind a Wall

Magdeburg comes out from behind a Wall

Marc Atchison |
MAGDEBURG, GERMANY - This lovely city that sits majestically perched on the banks of the Elbe River was a lost treasure, hidden behind a “wall” and almost forgotten for over 30 years.
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