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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…
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Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake Placid
More Details: Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake PlacidWhile visiting Lake Placid earlier this year, I spent a day exploring this northern New York town. Because it was a rainy day, we skipped some of the outdoor activities but we got to visit some neat places and enjoy good food and drinks (of course!). I shared already about the very well set up…
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Photo of the Week: Dreamy Delights in Paris
More Details: Photo of the Week: Dreamy Delights in ParisWell, a photo of the week post is typically a one-photo deal but how could I choose between these two beauties??? Yes, I am swayed towards anything chocolate but this one tore me apart. So, without further ado, two scenes from Dalloyau in Paris.
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Snowy Scenes from My Window Seat
More Details: Snowy Scenes from My Window SeatAs I departed from New York City via LaGuardia airport a week ago or so, I snapped some quick photos from my smartphone. Little did I realize how good the pictures would turn out (for a smartphone). The flight took off in a westerly direction, crossed Manhattan and the Hudson River into New Jersey after…
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Travel Inspiring Reads – “Dark Star Safari”
More Details: Travel Inspiring Reads – “Dark Star Safari”“Dark Star Safari – Overland from Cairo to Cape Town” presents the story of Paul Theroux’ overland crossing of Africa, quite the safari! (“Safari” means journey in Swahili.) I enjoyed this book because it presented interesting topics: Thought-provoking questions Rich descriptions of places Horror stories Good history nuggets Ideas for off-the-beaten-path places to visit. Let’s…
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The Power Capitals: Washington, D.C., Beijing and London
More Details: The Power Capitals: Washington, D.C., Beijing and LondonWhen I was a kid (some would argue I am still one), I was fascinated with knowing capital cities and flags. Not really sure why, perhaps it was an early predictor of future sanity. I was pondering the other day that there are countries that I have visited whose capital cities I have not than…
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Brașov : The Gem of Transylvania
More Details: Brașov : The Gem of TransylvaniaIn 2012, I was fortunate to hike in the Transylvanian Alps in Romania for four days. It was a wonderful experience as it was trekking with purpose: to help orphaned kids in a Romanian orphanage in the town of Brașov (pronounced BRA-shov). I have shared about the hike and the service aspects of this incredible…
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Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYC
More Details: Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYCI have been traveling for business a long time. From weekly trips to the same location for months on end (Toronto, Chile, Wichita, New Jersey) to the occasional international trip for a couple of weeks (Nice, Sao Paulo) to a day trip (Montreal, Munich). Mercifully, I have rarely been involved in the one-city-per-day-on-a-given-week – which…
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Photo of the Week: Tanyard Creek Reflection
More Details: Photo of the Week: Tanyard Creek ReflectionBeautiful reflection on Tanyard Creek in Atlanta, Georgia
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Boarding Pass Series: Hats off, TWA!
More Details: Boarding Pass Series: Hats off, TWA!Many, and I mean, MANY, years ago I had the pleasure of flying Trans-World Airlines, or “TWA“, a now-defunct airline absorbed by a lesser player many years ago. This airline, steeped in aviation history, had an incredible international route system and rivaled the likes of PanAm (and outlasted it by a few years). I got…
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At Punta Cana and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic
More Details: At Punta Cana and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican RepublicMy family does enjoy the beach more so one of the options when we travel together and are not hitting a cruise (a great way for us to travel together) is to go to a nice resort. A few years back, we chose to go to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, where we stayed…
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Sights of Pucón, Chile
More Details: Sights of Pucón, ChileMany moons ago, I spent a few days in a beautiful corner of Chile: Pucón. Pucón, about 480 mi (775 km) south of Santiago, sits on the eastern shorelines of Lake Villarica in the region called Araucanía, looked over by the Villarica volcano. The town by now has gained reknown for its beautiful setting and…