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Flying around the world — and back home again — in 'Imagine a City'

In a new book, pilot and author of Skyfaring Mark Vanhoenacker takes readers to far-flung cities he once dreamed about during his childhood in western Massachusetts.
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Many people are taking to the skies this summer, planning exotic vacations after two-plus years of being largely grounded by the pandemic.

Even if you're not yet ready to brave crowded airports and long lines at TSA, you can still visit some of the world's great cities from the comfort of your armchair, with Mark Vanhoenacker as your tour guide.

Vanhoenacker, a commercial airline pilot, wrote lyrically in his previous book, , about the joys of soaring above the earth at the controls of a jumbo

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