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Feliz Ano Novo! ("Happy New Year!") Indeed, New Year’s is something very special in the only lusophone nation in the Americas. With millions dressed in white, jumping waves on the beach, and tossing gladiolas into the ocean, Brazil’s celebration is unlike any other as we detailed
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It’s that time of year when we retreat. The warmth of day replaced by the warmth of fire places and twinkling lights. We cozy up to the intimacy of a well-worn blanket, and a cup of hot cocoa. And we dream of travel – to the places that inspire our
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From the Southern tip of Africa, we journey to its most Northwestern corner and find Morocco – the other African nation that appears on many an American and European bucket list. For oft, Morocco in all its exotic texture has long been an intersection of worlds – of the African, on which
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Food: Now, I think that is something we can all get behind! And this edition On Taste is our (and some of our members') favorite spots across the planet in which to indulge: The places we crave. The bites we yearn for once again. Moments with food that somehow
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Venturing into Sub-Saharan Africa from the Western world is layered with mystique, trepidation, and fantasy. While most opt for a safari somewhere in between, it is quite often Cape Town that becomes their entrée into the continent. In recent decades, the world has fallen head over heels for this cosmopolitan
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As our world is increasingly peppered with noise - be it political tension, strife, cruelties, the rigors of work, societal obligations, and other countless stressors - travel can be the perfect antidote for divorcing oneself and getting away from it all. "In an age of acceleration, nothing is so
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If we have ever developed deep expertise on any country, Portugal is one of the places we truly know the best. One of Syllogi’s Co-Founders lives part-time in Portugal, and this feature is the result of years of intense exploration from its cities and small villages, to the mountains
France
All eyes are on Paris in the midst of the unmistakable magic of the Olympic Games this week, and there are few cities better suited to host the diversity of all the world’s cultures coming together in its magnificent setting. For many of us, Paris is a siren, an
Scotland
In the intense heat of the summer, we take you to a magically-refreshing land, shrouded in cooling shade and mist. From its emerald glens – its waterfall-scattered mountainsides – and rocky isles cloaked in fog – being in Scotland can feel like you’ve been transported to a fantasy world. Often ranked among
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Taste has been a growing topic of recent in thinker’s circles. Taste is personal, subjective. Everyone has it, good or bad or just indifferent. It’s far more complex than simply ‘I like blue and I don’t like red…’. Some find it pretentious to discuss, but we have
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There are few societies in the world where hospitality is more ingrained into the culture than Japan. The entire concept of omotenashi - meaning to 'whole-heartedly look after guests' - seems contradictory at first given the country’s historical isolation from the world - but considering the respect
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On collections and Syllogi's namesake