One of the things I love about Rome is that it is filled with secret little treasures that you can discover wandering about. Basilica di San Clemente is a church in Rome with two hidden secrets underneath.

Go down a flight of stairs and find another Christian basilica from the 4^th century, marvel at the wonderfully preserved frescoes and then, go down another flight of stairs to find a wealthy man’s house from the 1^st century.

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When you hear the word “Cambodia”, what comes to your mind? I used to draw a blank or in the best of cases I thought it was a far east land, of oriental-looking people who… probably had a lot of wars?

It wasn’t until my friend Isadora lived there for three years that I got to learn more about this fascinating country.

Let me share with you four things I learned:
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Don’t get me wrong, Machu Picchu (Perú, South America) is one of the most magnificent, awe‑inspiring sites in the world. But there’s more to it than it’s commonly known.

Machu Picchu is the central piece of a region called “The Sacred Valley”. Sacred to whom? Well, the Incas, of course!

If you think Machu Picchu is all there is to see, you are mistaken. Here’s why!

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