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Connextions Magazine Issue 18: Shine Up & Out, published on June 2015, features LGBTQ summer va-cation spots, as well as an in-depth look at PRIDE. Follow 2 hitchikers as they embark on a budget trav-el mission in Colorado, visit Punta Mita in Mexico to quench your thirst, spend the weekend in Gay Paris with The Gay Locals. Cele-brate the ‘40 Years of Pride’ in Tel Aviv, Israel and go to the top of New York City on a special edito-rial about the new observatory of the World Trade Center.

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Cover Photo by: Pawel LiberaCredit: Visit London ImagesLocation: Westminster, London, England

London is the capital and most populous city of England. Standing on the River Thames, London is a leading global city, and some consider it to be a cultural mecca. It is among the top of the world’s most-visited cities.

Among London’s most famous landmarks are Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, and Big Ben (here pictured). Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It is the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The tower was completed in 1858 and has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom, often featured in films and pictures.Read the article on page 23

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