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But they were upholding another tradition embedded in Greek heritage: fully engaging in the languid joys of an August vacation.
It's not an invitation to foreign tourists to enjoy a vacation on the island known for its geysers, glaciers and legendary Viking heritage.
Being of half-Irish heritage, I am one of many who made Ireland my vacation destination this year, and like so many, I decided to weave some genealogy into the journey.
This Christmas, 2013, Cooper is vacationing at a beach resort south of Chennai, India, the country of his parents' heritage.
Globus, a giant European travel firm, has opened a religious-travel section, which runs trips ranging from vacations that explore the Christian theology of C. S. Lewis to excursions following the Polish heritage of Pope John Paul II.
Summer vacations were sometimes spent at the family's Teoc plantation, but McCain always felt his heritage was military, not Southern.
Over the last several years, I have spent vacations (most recently in October) traveling through provincial Mexico searching for the keepers of this cultural heritage -- the aging master weavers, ceramists, carvers and metalworkers.
Sales include a stay at a heritage hillside boutique hotel in Udaipur, India; a stay at a holistic beachside resort in Kerala, India; and a vacation at a villa located in Koh Samui, Thailand.
It is heritage, heritage, heritage".
