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    Pauline reacted to Ian Sutton's post in the thread Napoli and Surrounds with Like Like.
    I love this post. Whilst Napoli is not for us, I'm a huge believer in finding the right place for the mindset and interests of the...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Bratislavia or Slovenia.
    I am moving this to the Other Countries forum. Bryan wrote about his recent trip to Slovakia...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025.
    I Googled ticks in the Swiss Alps and it says yes there are ticks but not above 1500 meters. Lenk is at 1000 meters, so ticks are...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025.
    We stayed in Locarno (near Lugano) years ago and took a bus back into the mountains to small villages. They were pretty remote. I...
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    Pauline reacted to wco81's post in the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025 with Like Like.
    Beautiful! I went to Lugano for two summers in a row, including last July. They don't have the small mountain villages like the ones...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025.
    After that first glitch with all the construction near the apartment this was an excellent holiday. We liked the places we stayed in. We...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025.
    Bollywood in Saanen There are a lot of tourists from India because this area has featured in several Bollywood films. The tourist office...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Lenk and Gstaad, June 2025.
    River Walks in Gstaad/Saanen River walks are good because they are usually pretty flat and can be in shade. We walked from Saanen almost...
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    Pauline reacted to Sluggh's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    I also enjoyed this account of what must have been a very meaningful "homecoming." Your photo of the Trnava cafe truly is spectacular...
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    Pauline replied to the thread Slovakia June 2025.
    Thanks so much for writing this! I wanted to hear about this trip.
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    Pauline reacted to Valerie's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    It was a really great experience! We found people to be so friendly and helpful, and the place is so clean (especially compared to...
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    Pauline reacted to BryanS's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    Our last day we drove west and stopped in Trnava, north of the capital of Bratislava. Again, a charming walled medieval town with a...
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    Pauline reacted to BryanS's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    We had previously planned to go back to Vienna to spend 2 nights before flying back to Italy but decided to cancel our stay in Vienna...
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    Pauline reacted to BryanS's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    Our third day we drove into the mountains to visit my ancestral town of Svedlar. My ancestors were Carpathian Germans who settled in the...
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    Pauline reacted to BryanS's post in the thread Slovakia June 2025 with Like Like.
    We then headed north and east along the northern edge of the country passing near the Tatar mountains – very impressive. The countryside...
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