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By Randy Yagi You just had one of the best vacations ever but now you’re stuck at home with no travel plans in the near future. Yet as your travel itch becomes more difficult to scratch, what can you do to temporarily satisfy your wanderlust before you’re able to go on another extended trip? You might be surprised just how many things you can see and do that are close to home. Here are just a few suggestions to help quell your wanderlust between trips. Stay Active If you have the wanderlust blues, one of the best ways to reinvigorate your mood is to simply stay active. After all, travel typically requires a fair amount of walking and by maintaining or improving your level of fitness, you’re conditioning yourself for your next excursion while also enjoying a better and healthier quality of life. Although hiking or walking is all but essential on a year round basis, it’s also important to add other forms of exercise, such as flexibility training … [Read more...] about How To Quell Wanderlust Between Trips

By Randy Yagi Over a period of nearly 400 years, many of Europe’s most famous churches were designed and constructed using Gothic architecture, a style originating in 12th century France and first known as French work or Opus Francigenum. A familiar architectural style that thrived during a notable period of expansion throughout Europe during the high and late Medieval period, Gothic architecture is typified by such fundamental characteristics a pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. However, Gothic architecture is also renowned for creating many of the tallest and largest church buildings in the world, many of which remain standing after hundreds of years. Here are just five of the most famous Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Cologne Cathedral Once the tallest building in the world after its completion in 1880, Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is by far the most visited landmark in Germany, drawing 20,000 visitors daily. Built over a period of more than 600 years, … [Read more...] about Guide To Europe’s 5 Most Famous Gothic Cathedrals