If ever there was a year to travel, 2015 is it. Several locations will mark major anniversaries, there will be landmark openings around the world, and there's a big push to normalize relations with a country frozen in time.
New York City
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Central Park (2002) |
Europe
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Guests receive a World Expo passport with paid admission into the exhibition. You get a passport stamp from each country's exhibition hall that you visit. Collecting the stamps is as much fun for the adults as it is for the kids!
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Pilsen, Czech Republic has been named "2015 European Capitals of Culture", home to pilsner-style beer and a Gothic cathedral.
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NORWAY
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Another "2015 European Capitals of Culture destination: Mons, Belgium. Known for history ranging from World War I back to the ancient Romans.
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Can anyone guess why Norway is popular this year? Thank Disney! Photo source |
Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone!
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway!
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone!
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway!
Sorry, I just had to add the lyrics (smile)!
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Singapore is celebrating its golden Jubilee - 50 years since independence from Great Britain. Vietnam celebrates 70 years since independence from France. It will be 50 years since the first U.S. combat troops arrived at Da Nang, which many say marked the start of the Vietnam War.
CROATIA / SLOVENIA
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OTHER ANNIVERSARIES
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August 29 is 10 years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The city's tourist industry is welcoming everyone to "come see the new New Orleans". (Photo source) |
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South Dakota will hold their 50th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Round-up in September. They're expecting a huge turn-out. Also the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will take place in September (Photo source) |
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Across the nation, a number of museums and historic sites will be hosting exhibits and events to mark 150 years since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the end of the Civil War. (Photo source) |
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The new year also marks 70 years since the end of World War II, both the defeat of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombing of Japan that ended the war in Asia. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are planning memorial services on the August anniversaries of the bombings. (Photo source) |
Happy travels,

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