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A FLAIR FOR TRAVEL

This blog is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date travel tips, guides and helpful information for destinations around the world.

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We’re Sharon and Lewis and we’re the founders of A Flair For Travel. We’ve spent the last 30+ years traveling to some of the most spectacular places in the world. Our travels have taken us from the exotic deserts of Dubai to the lush green rainforests of Costa Rica.

Our goal is to provide expert tips and insights that will hopefully help you to travel better.

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Waterfront view of historic Rovinj, Croatia, with colorful Venetian buildings rising from the Adriatic Sea, white church bell tower, and cypress trees on the hillside

Croatia

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Costa Rica

Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral rising above red-roofed buildings with Gothic spires and towers against cloudy sky

Czechia

Predjama Castle built into dramatic cliff cave in Slovenia, with Renaissance architecture nestled within natural rock formations and surrounded by forest

Slovenia

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