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Travel writer Ed Boitano makes a musical pilgrimage to Liverpool, Bergen and Seattle

By Ed Boitano

Troldhaugen, the Edvard Grieg Museum, is located on Lake Nordås in Bergen, Norway. Photo credit: Visit Norway

In My Life
There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed,
Some forever, not for better,
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments,
With lovers and friends I still can recall,
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I’ve loved them all.
• John Lennon/Paul McCartney

The Beatles: The Magical Mystery Tour, Liverpool, UK
Yes, Martha my dear, there really is a Penny Lane. It’s not just a lane, however; it’s also a suburban district in Liverpool. So who, then, is Martha? Why, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog, of course. Oh, yes, didn’t he take her walking in Strawberry Fields? Walking in Strawberry Fields! Come on, wack; Strawberry Fields is a hallucinogenic or a state of mind. There are no real Strawberry Fields! Okay, scouser, this time I got you. Strawberry Field(s) is a Salvation Army children’s home, whose grounds John Lennon would play on as a boy.

Want more? These facts and more Beatles tidbits are shared on the Magical Mystery Tour of Liverpool, the ultimate Beatles experience for the ultimate Beatles fanatic. If you fit that description, it is

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