Back in August, a coworker - who also happens to be my friend and boss - and I did a little macaron taste-testing of our own. While the winner didn't out-taste our memories of Ladurée, it was pretty damn delicious nonetheless. So if you're ever in San Francisco, stop by La Boulange for some of the best macarons outside of Paris.

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Location: Paris, France ★
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How to decide? I want one, of everything!

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Location: Paris, France ★
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A little something sweet, perhaps? From the fantastic folks at Ladurée? I can't think of anything more delightful, right now. In fact, I feel a sweet-tooth streak coming on. Sugar high!

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of Esthy & Lulla

Who says graffiti isn't art?

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of yoyolabellut

Enough Greece. I was on a real kick there, the last few days. But can one really ever tire of a place so peaceful and perfect? I think not. But a brief break and a little distance will only make the heart grow fonder, and we'll be back on the beaches of Crete and elsewhere in the Greek Isles, soon enough. Soon enough.

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Location: Crete, Greece ★
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Still in Greece. Look at this tourist- and local-free beach. It's calling my name. Can you hear it?

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Location: Karpathos Island, Greece ★
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Packed or people-less, the beaches of Greece seem the place to be. I was talking with a friend the other night - one of the few friends I can and do enjoy traveling with; otherwise I prefer to roll sola - and we're thinking 2011. I'd be down for 2009 or 2010, but my crazy globe-trotting behind already has trips outlined for the next two years! Well three now, I guess.

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Location: Greece ★
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Beach break!

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Location: Rhodes, Crete ★
Photo courtesy of mukikamu

When I do finally make it to Greece, I have simply got to see this beach with my own eyes. Shipwreck Beach, as it's known, looks crazy amazing. Doesn't it? The water, the stone, the shipwreck; incredible! Ideal Greece.

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Location: Zakynthos, Greece ★
Photo courtesy of tramuntanauta

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday)! This is how I feel at the end of the week. And precisely where I wish I could teleport to, each and every weekend. Ah, Greece. Though I've not yet been in the flesh, I imagine it's just as perfect and peaceful as it appears in this picture.

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Location: Greece ★
Photo courtesy of ciribo

Being a travel photographer, I come home with oodles of images, but not many of myself. And not many of other people, either. I feel very uncomfortable photographing unsuspecting strangers. It feels invasive, disrespectful, and generally wrong. Though I know many wonderful photographs come about this way for other, gutsier photogs than me. But whether it's a secret snapshot of a local, or a posed composition of a willing model like the one above, I do enjoy looking at other people's portaits from abroad. And this one, in particular, I find fantastic. What a wonderful, many-layered memory. Simply magnificent.

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Location: Romania ★
Photo courtesy of thefeelion

First of all, if you love Paris and you've never been to Budapest, you really need to rectify that immediately. Budapest feels a lot like the City of Light in many ways, though is absolutely unique and different from Paris simultaneously. Constructed in white stone and perched on a hilltop overlooking the city, much like Sacre Coeur, the Fisherman's Bastion monument is delightful. But that should be apparent from these images.

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Location: Budapest, Hungary ★
Photos (top to bottom) courtesy of kutuqi, sparky2000, marianne.jenson, lenoreanabel, kpmst7, zenarae

I love these pigeons on the steps of the Trocadero, across the way from the Eiffel Tower. I took a similar picture of them on a past trip. So pretty, these pigeons. It's like a living art installation or something.

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Location: Paris, France ★
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I'm certain I never ventured down this set of stairs at Sacre Coeur before. What a different view. Something to see, next time. I wonder what's down there!

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of Inannah

One of these years I'm going to get to Rovinj, an old Venetian colony in Croatia. I'm drawn to anything formerly Venetian, but having been to lower Dalmatia in/near Dubrovnik, I recognize how amazing Croatia is in its own right. The two together? Amazing.

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Location: Rovinj, Croatia ★
Photos (top to bottom) courtesy of PMcC in WashDC, comexe, Iwano

There's nothing like a good gaggle of gondolas. Don't you think? Oh man. Counting down the days - well, the months still, really - until my spring fling in Venezia. A city so close to my heart, it just seems wrong that I haven't been now in three years. Where does the time go? My friends there have two kids now, whom I will meet for the first time. Big changes. But the city, the city will no doubt have remained much the same. Renovations here and there, but the same sparkling city as ever. There's a new bridge spanning the Grand Canal and the clock in Piazza San Marco is finally open to the public; it's been under renovation on each of my four prior trips. And I've still not yet been on a gondola ride. So much to look forward to. Your pictures help. I can't wait.

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Location: Venice, Italy ★
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The full moon has made me kinda moody. These two Polaroids fit my lunar state of mind, perfectly. Sacre Coeur at night. An overcast Paris day. How delicious, right? No matter the (your) mood.

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of Aedes

A delicious look at Paris through the eyes of Macla Calderon. What I wouldn't give to try one of those fabulous looking chocolate beers.

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of macla calderon

The Louvre has a lot of famous statues. The Winged Victory is my favorite. Can you see why?

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Statue: Winged Victory of Samothrace, Louvre Museum
Location: Paris, France ★
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Gorgeous. Need I say more?

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Location: Turin, Italy ★
Photo courtesy of j. kunst

Picture-perfect Paris past.

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of Roger4336

When I visited Croatia for the first time in 2006 it truly took my breath away, in addition to stealing my heart. What a beautiful, warm country. The landscape and the architecture are amazing. It is Italy and Greece and something all its own. I can't wait to return and see more.

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Location: Croatia ★
Photo courtesy of Dorotita

What a place! What light! To be there must be like dreaming on your feet. So surreal.

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Location: Dubai ★
Photo courtesy of Jeff.Canadian

Now that the election is over and the blue team won, what better place to celebrate than in Paris, at night ...

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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of Pasqualito

One image in a great set of headlines from around the world.

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Location: Italy ★
Photo courtesy of robbmonty