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Best Doors of 2018: Chefchaouen, Morocco

In looking back at 2018 — as Norm who has created a series of posts called Thursday Doors asked bloggers to do this week — we can’t help but post photos of a town in Morocco we put high up on our top spots to see in that colorful country. And the walking tour through […]

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Welcoming in so many ways: The doors of Castine, Maine

We’re not the first nor the only ones to declare Castine a tucked-away gem along the scenic coast of Maine. Joining us in affirming the charm of this historic Down East hamlet is Yankee magazine who named Castine one of the 10 Prettiest Coastal Towns in Maine. So it was with great pleasure that we […]

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Doors of the Cotswolds: Part Two — Thursday Doors

If you thought all doors in the Cotswolds would be similar, you’d be mistaken. And we stand mistaken. We envisioned most of them as brown, heavy wooden structures, some with hand-forged hardware, some just plain. But really we didn’t think much about Cotswolds doors until we saw them. If there are a thousand doors, then […]

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Doors of the Cotswolds: Part One — Thursday Doors

Perhaps there’s one thing to be said for meandering through the Cotswolds in December when nary a bloom is on the vines: “It’s all the better to see the doors, my dear!” We’ve written about the charm of stone cottages in the area, but the doors — ah, the doors — bear a second look. […]

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Shiny and black: Doors on London’s Park Street

When you travel, walking the neighborhood near your hotel is one way to get a feel for how people really live. And, if doors are any indication of the people inside the homes in the Mayfair section of London, we could expect to meet some very British residents, comfortable in their formality. Doors on Park […]

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Postcards from England: Christmas 2016 — Boots by the Door

Dear Readers, We think doors in the Cotswolds just ooze charm. Maybe it’s because they’re shorter than ours in the States. Maybe it’s because the hold wreaths or garlands or signs of the season. You may be looking at this one saying, “That one’s pretty ordinary.” And maybe it is. But this door had us […]

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Old is what you go to see: French Quarter, New Orleans

It’s not that we’re opposed to new. Levees need repairing. The Cabildo needs a facelift. And paint makes old spaces new again. It’s just that we love old. Timeworn, tattered, peeling paint old. And where else could we be more at home with the oldness than in New Orleans and the heart of the French […]