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When being a tourist is a good thing
Posted on: July 17, 2013 Posted by: Gracefully Global travels Comments: 0

Welcome to Portraits & Places!

Peggy Ryan, travel writer and photographer.
My name is Peggy, and I’m a travel photographer, writer, and travel guide specializing in Italy.

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Places to Explore

  • Travel to Italy
    • Assisi, Italy
    • Bologna, Italy
    • Cassano D’Adda, Italy
    • Cesenatico, Italy
    • Cinque Terre, Italy
    • Florence, Italy
    • Lake Como, Italy
    • Lecce, Italy
    • Ravenna, Italy
    • Rimini, Italy
    • Rome, Italy
    • Sicily, Italy
    • Siena, Italy
    • Treviso, Italy
    • Venice, Italy
    • Verona, Italy
  • United States Travel
    • Ben Wheeler, TX
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Callicoon, NY
    • Cross-Country, United States
    • El Centro, CA
    • Imperial County, CA
    • Jackson Hole, WY
    • Las Vegas, NV
    • Lincoln Highway, PA
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    • New York, NY
    • Northampton, MA
    • Ojai, CA
    • Ossining, NY
    • San Diego, CA
    • Washington, DC
  • Around the World
    • Austria travel
      • Kufstein, Austria
    • Brazil travel
      • Santos, Brazil
    • Germany travel
      • Munich, Germany
    • Hungary travel
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Ireland
      • Cork, Ireland
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
      • Derry, Northern Ireland
    • Mexico travel
      • Catemaco, Mexico
      • Mexicali, Mexico
      • Mexico City, Mexico
      • Veracruz, Mexico
    • Slovenia travel
      • Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Sweden travel
      • Stockholm, Sweden
    • Switzerland travel
      • Basel, Switzerland
    • United Kingdom travel
      • London, UK
  • Travel to Italy
    • Assisi, Italy
    • Bologna, Italy
    • Cassano D’Adda, Italy
    • Cesenatico, Italy
    • Cinque Terre, Italy
    • Florence, Italy
    • Lake Como, Italy
    • Lecce, Italy
    • Ravenna, Italy
    • Rimini, Italy
    • Rome, Italy
    • Sicily, Italy
    • Siena, Italy
    • Treviso, Italy
    • Venice, Italy
    • Verona, Italy
  • United States Travel
    • Ben Wheeler, TX
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Callicoon, NY
    • Cross-Country, United States
    • El Centro, CA
    • Imperial County, CA
    • Jackson Hole, WY
    • Las Vegas, NV
    • Lincoln Highway, PA
    • Maui, HI
    • New York, NY
    • Northampton, MA
    • Ojai, CA
    • Ossining, NY
    • San Diego, CA
    • Washington, DC
  • Around the World
    • Austria travel
    • Brazil travel
    • Germany travel
    • Hungary travel
    • Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Mexico travel
    • Slovenia travel
    • Sweden travel
    • Switzerland travel
    • United Kingdom travel

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