What does Wikipedia have to say on the purpose of the towers?
Not very much. The site mentions that the Guelphs and Ghibellines conflict and family rivalries “resulted in families building tower houses of increasing height.... ...
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topics: culture, travel
Wikipedia on why the Pisa Tower leans?
As for the Tower of Pisa’s tilt, Wikipedia is explicit on the cause: an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly ...
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topics: travel
More on travel to the Copper Canyon
Apparently the Copper Canyon train is now what it purported to be when I took it with my family years ago. Now it truly is ...
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topics: family, travel
More on travel to Belize and by horse
 Belize, a tiny, democratic, English-speaking country—the former British Honduras—remains an excellent vacation destination. While the interior offers rainforests, Mayan sites, bird-watching, river canoeing, and cave-exploring, ...
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Related films and art
For a film about world travel, nothing beats the original Around the World in 80 Days, written and directed by Michael Todd in 1956. A ...
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topics: travel
A list of films for travel: by country
As I can, I will post the movie lists I've made for the many trips I've taken without children, aiming for "nothing but the best" ...
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topics: travel
More on the pilgrimage to San Juan de Compostela
The pilgrimage tour continues today. Each year, more than two hundred thousand follow the ancient route on foot from ...
