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DUBLIN: Trinity College

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Just a stone throw away from St. Stephen Green lies the Trinity College. It is the oldest university in Ireland, founded by England’s Queen Elizabeth I in 1592.

DUBLIN: ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL

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Built between 1220 and 1260, this building left from the Medieval city of Dublin is the national cathedral of the Irish Church. This is the largest church in Ireland, built in honour of Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick’s, who used to baptized converts to Christianity in 1191. The writer and satirist, Jonathan Swift was the Dean of Saint Patrick's from 1713 – 1745.

DUBLIN: DUBLIN CASTLE AND CHEASTER BEATTY LIBRARY

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Dublin Castle was formerly the center of Administration during 700 years of British rule in Ireland. Today, the castle is a popular venue for ceremonial occasions, exhibitions, and concerts.

DUBLIN: KILMAINHAM GAOL

Located in Kilmainham, Dublin, this forbidding gaol (jail) was in used to imprison and execute the leaders of 1916 rebels. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. 

RUSSIA: 10 Best Kept Secret Destinations Revealed

Teriberka, Russia. IG: @littlemisshappyfeet

Spanning 9 time zone and 2 continents, the overwhelming uncertainties imposed by this oversized unknown land may intimidate you, not to mention the complexity of visa applications and the seemingly impossible language barrier!

RUSSIA: Elbrus, your solution to overpriced ski-trips

Tucked in the most rugged mountain ranges of Caucasus, Mt. Elbrus represents Europe in the Seven Summits (highest mountains on each of the seven continents). That being said, it is the highest peak in Europe, not Mount Blanc as most people believed it to be. Situated between the Black sea and the Caspian sea, it is a dormant volcano with 2 summits, West and East, standing proudly at 5,642 meters and 5,621 meters.  

RUSSIA: Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Домбай).

photo credits: Dr. Golden Molling

1st thing 1st, Apple, stop changing my "Dombay" to "Bombay"!

Woke up to the most picturesque view, snow-capped mountains, fresh cold air, and we knew an amazing autumn day awaited. ~ Aisswaria Anandha 

RUSSIA: Sergiev Posad

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About 70km north-east of Moscow, there lies an ancient small town right out of the fairy tale, Sergiev Posad. The town is famous for Troitse- Sergiev Monastery, once the religious center of Russian Orthodox Church, equivalent to Vatican City of Roman Catholic, before the honour was bestowed on Danilo Monastery in 1988.  

RUSSIA: Kamchatka, Land of Fire and Ice

Kamchatka, some called it the Valley of Volcanos, some say it is the Valley of Geysers, some say it deserved to be called the "Land of Fire and Ice"... turned out, it is all of that. People seems to find something new from time to time in the mysterious far East of Russia. If you think it is hard to find a place as exquisite as Iceland, you've never seen Kamchatka. And hold on, these photos only show a fraction of the peninsular, the tip of an iceberg, since the region is so less traveled. 

  

Photo by Dennis Budkov