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I've cycled 10,000 miles across the America... twice. These are the 23 most desirable small towns, reveals travel expert SIMON PARKER
Simon Parker is so enamored with off the beaten track America, that he has cycled across the nation twice. Here are 23 of his ...
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Where would you travel to in Connecticut for a ‘foreign feel’?
The town features onion-domed churches like St. Michael ... era architecture. Today, Sitka preserves its Russian legacy through museums, festivals, and Orthodox traditions, keeping its immigrant ...
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Living stories: The Alaska Native attractions you see aboard an Indigenous-owned small cruise ship
Alaska Native stories are a major part of this small-ship cruise tour between Ketchikan and Sitka. Alaskan Dream ... renamed St. Michael after a Russian Orthodox Church saint, Alaskan Dream ...
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Sitka Cruise Port Guide: Terminals, Piers, and What’s Nearby
Sitka Cruise Port, also known as the Sitka ... of Russian colonial architecture in North America. This former Russian Orthodox church, built in 1842, is now a museum. Located roughly 6.5 miles ...
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18 Things to Do in Kodiak (By a Local)
A lush forest of Sitka spruce trees draped in moss covers the territory ... The blue onion domes of the local Russian Orthodox church stand as the most visible testament to Kodiak’s Russian heritage.
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The 49 Essential Things to Do in Alaska (By a Local)
Sitka was inhabited for centuries by the Tlingit tribe. It later served as the capital for the Russian Empire’s territories in ... A festive procession starts at the local Orthodox church, with a ...
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Head Of German Catholics Criticizes Putin And Russian Orthodox Church
Chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Germany Georg Bätzing called Vladimir Putin's actions “unchristian” and criticized the closeness of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and the Russian ...
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Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date
His youngest son is a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. “Since Easter falls on the same date this year, the only feeling one can have is joy,” he told CNA in a written interview trans ...
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ISS: Orthodox church covertly negotiating with Russia for private school funding
The Estonian Internal Security Service writes in its new yearbook that the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church — formerly MPEÕK — held covert negotiations with Russia in 2024 to fund a Russian-language ...
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This Year’s Shared Easter Provides ‘Joy’ to Catholic-Orthodox Blended Families
The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a united celebration in ... told Catholic News Agency in a written interview translated from Russian. Lovskiy’s wife, three children and six grandchildren ...
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Sioux City Orthodox pastor speaks of 'good brotherhood' on uncommon Easter Day celebration for church
Easter will be celebrated the same day for Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox members alike. Father Kostandin Tuda of Holy ...