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London (United Kingdom): 9 unusual things I discovered about 9 places in London (for 9 types of people)

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Last time I was in London was January 2020, just before the chaos of the  Covid pandemic.  I was looking for things and places that were unusual or that I had never seen in the city : I lived for many years in London and I didn't want to visit the same things again and again.  Actually, I did want to see all those British attractions but with new eyes . As a matter of fact, if you look at things and places with different eyes, a whole world opens up for you! I was looking for special things and I had them right under my eyes .  London has places that you may have seen them a thousand times, but they still have something to say! In just a a weekend I discovered 9 extravagant and special things about 9 spots in London that I loved greatly... recommended for 9 types of people😊 .  Come with me! NUMBER 1: ADOPT OR BUY A LONDON'S ICONIC RED TELEPHONE KIOSK (IF YOU FEEL NOSTALGIC) Back in London the first thing I bumped into was the famous London's iconic red phone booth designe

Cesenatico (Emilia-Romagna, Italy): what to do in the bike-friendly beach resort of Cesenatico

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Italy's Emilia-Romagna has a sun-seeker holiday riviera, Riviera Romagnola , on the Adriatic coast , which stretches from the town of Ravenna down to Rimini .   They are the heaven for Italian ballroom dancing , crazy nights of fun in discos , beach volleyball tournaments, cycling enthusiasts and sailing boat fans . Cesenatico , Rimini, Riccione and Cattolica are the beach resorts towns that come up all the time. However, since the eighties when the crazy summers of the Italian Riviera holidays were very popular, the feeling today is that the Italian Romagna lifestyle have been changing.  Maybe I've changed: the nights on the disco have lost its edge, and have given way to healthier interests such as renting a bike and pedaling the kilometer-long avenues that runs alongside all the Riviera Romagnola beach resorts. As a good Venetian, to me the Riviera Romagnola brings to mind more the long-standing seafaring traditions , especially the one I discovered cycling along the