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Roadside Treats on the Way to Maracas Bay, Trinidad
More Details: Roadside Treats on the Way to Maracas Bay, TrinidadI think I must be hungry because chadon beni has been on my mind today… It is making me remember my trip to to Maracas Bay in Trinidad. On the way there, we made a stop for “Trini-Treats”, a roadside kiosk with a neat array of munchies, some familiar to me having grown up in…
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Photo of the Week: Viewing Venice from my Window Seat
More Details: Photo of the Week: Viewing Venice from my Window SeatVenice, Italy is such a unique place. It is almost out of Disney’s mind. But it is not. It is truly unique and a sight worth seeing once in your life. I have been fortunate not only to have seen it, but to have been there twice. It can be a maddening place with the…
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A Great Hike Right Near Atlanta: Sweetwater Creek State Park
More Details: A Great Hike Right Near Atlanta: Sweetwater Creek State ParkAtlanta may not be what comes to mind when thinking for a place to go to enjoy the great outdoors. But our little known secret is how close we are to any number of incredible spots to be “with” nature and enjoy the great outdoors. I recently got to explore Sweetwater Creek State Park, a…
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Lafayette Square | History and Architecture of Washington, D.C.
More Details: Lafayette Square | History and Architecture of Washington, D.C.One of the most important buildings in Washington, D.C. is the White House. That global symbol of the U.S. Presidency is indeed a big draw even if it is so inaccessible to most of us, the people. One can be forgiven for losing sight of what is around the White House as the draw is…
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Photo of the Week: Two Sides of the Coin
More Details: Photo of the Week: Two Sides of the CoinWhile visiting St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy, I ran into a group of tourists posing in front of the basilica (it is one of the four main basilicas in Rome, along with St. Peter, Santa Maria Maggiore and St. Paul Outside the Walls; however, it is the oldest and actually has the highest rank…
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Travel Inspiring Reads – Conquering the Fear of Flying with “Ask the Pilot”
More Details: Travel Inspiring Reads – Conquering the Fear of Flying with “Ask the Pilot”I admit it. No, I confess it. I am a nervous flyer. The more I fly, the nervouser I get. Is it that the odds are infinitesimally less in my favor? Is it that I can better recognize abnormal sounds? Or is it just the fault of that off-duty flight attendant gripping our shared armrest…
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Ideas for Paris Travel with Pre-Teen Kids
More Details: Ideas for Paris Travel with Pre-Teen KidsA friend asked me what to do in Paris as she was going with her kids for a week or so. I do not have kids but I was one once and that, coupled with the fact that I have stayed at a Holiday Inn, fully makes me an expert at recommending stuff for kids.…
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Photo of the Week – The Alps of Transylvania
More Details: Photo of the Week – The Alps of TransylvaniaThis scene was what we were rewarded with after arriving at the Cabana Curmatura in the Transylvanian Alps in Romania and hiking on for another hour. I dream of returning to amazing Transylvania. Too bad people’s only notion of it is the legend of Dracula: there is SO much to enjoy and explore there!
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Travel and Adventure Show: A Great Way to Explore Destinations
More Details: Travel and Adventure Show: A Great Way to Explore DestinationsThese days, there are so many ways to learn about places to travel in the U.S. and abroad. A Google search away you can find a treasure trove of sites (like this one!) with topics from “top X fill-in-the-blank” to “Y on a budget” to tourist boards’ plethora of information about any given destination. You…
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The Livable Capitals: Santiago, Bern and Berlin
More Details: The Livable Capitals: Santiago, Bern and BerlinAs I listed the capital cities I have visited, I kept thinking which would could be the “most livable.” Livable, for me, means not an intense place, not one with millions of tourists ruining summer months, with character, and some great redeeming feature (the ocean, the mountains, a great river running through it, an amazing…
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Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion Emotion
More Details: Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion EmotionIn the fast-paced moments after a Papal audience has ended, the Pope-mobile revs up its engine (The Vatican’s equivalent of something Schumacher or Jeff Gordon or Ricky Bobby would drive) and begins circulating around St. Peter’s Square. It must be surreal to the Pope-du-jour, especially having to do this week after week (except when the…
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Boarding Pass Series – Denver, Colorado
More Details: Boarding Pass Series – Denver, ColoradoI first went to Denver right after receiving my undergrad degree. Actually, I went past Denver and took a right hand exit to the road to nearby Boulder, CO where I actually was going to hold a summer internship at research labs in town. But I visited Denver over my two summers in Boulder at…