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Noelle A Salmi

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As a young child, Noelle lived in Puerto Rico and Uruguay. From age six to eighteen, she divided her time between Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, with a stint as an exchange student in South Africa. At Stanford University, Noelle spent her third year in Berlin, returning after graduation to work there for the Associated Press. Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Catalan, Noelle has also lived in London, Seattle, San Francisco and New York, and currently resides in Barcelona with her Finnish husband and three children. She has authored travel guides for Frommer’s publications and her writing has appeared in USA Today, Jornal do Brasil, the San Francisco Chronicle and Parenthood.com, among others.

Destination Reports

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Spain: Barcelona

Where else can you find thirteen Michelin-starred restaurants, nine World Heritage sites and miles of beaches in one European city?
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California: San Francisco

From Nob Hill decadence to SoMa innovation, San Francisco blends old and new unlike any other American city.
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Whistler

As a winter destination, comparisons to other North American ski resorts are simply beside the point: Whistler, British Columbia, is in a class of its own.
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Articles

Active/Adventure: Pulse: The Camino de Santiago

Indagare member Noelle Alejandra Salmi recently returned from trekking the Camino de Santiago, Spain’s famed pilgrimage. Here are her impressions from such an ambitious trip. I just returned from an...
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Germany: Berlin: Where to Eat: Hot Spots: Pauly Saal

Pauly Saal was clearly the place to be on a drizzly Friday night in July. From larger tables filled with cool young Berliners to parties of grey-haired diners wearing black...
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Spain: Ibiza: Where to Shop: For the Home: Sluiz

No store on the island offers as much a window into the cool Ibiza mindset as Sluiz. It’s quirky, colorful, hippie and hip, like Ibiza locals themselves. You’ll know you’ve...
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Spain: Ibiza: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: IBZCode

Wandering past the boutiques in Ibiza town, with store after store offering some version of the hippie, sexy Ibiza style, can be a bit overwhelming. Skip the deliberation and head...
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Style: Pulse: San Francisco Rising: Hayes Valley & NOPA

Two neighborhoods in San Francisco are leading the way in regards to the cool-factor. HAYES VALLEY People have long been talking about the emergence of Hayes Valley as a neighborhood...
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