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My First Real Hike: to Pawnee Pass in the Rockies
More Details: My First Real Hike: to Pawnee Pass in the RockiesWhen I went to Boulder, Colorado for my first summer internship, my college roommate drove with me the 24 hrs. it took us to get there almost non-stop (except for the St. Louis Arch from where we got a great view at night time). It was a wild drive in a way but we made…
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Exploring Mount Nebo, Jordan
More Details: Exploring Mount Nebo, JordanMount Nebo, Jordan is located on an area north of the Dead Sea that sits high on a ridge. According to the Bible, Mount Nebo is the place where Moses was allowed to see the Promised Land he would never enter (after guiding his people out of Egypt for 40 years!). Exploring Mount Nebo is…
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Photo of the Week – Busch Memorial Stadium
More Details: Photo of the Week – Busch Memorial StadiumA long time ago, I did two round-trip drives from Atlanta, GA to Boulder, CO as I spent two summers in Boulder for a college internship. The very first time I drove to Boulder, accompanied by my college roommate, I was thrilled to see the St. Louis Gateway Arch for the first time and heeding…
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Boarding Pass Stories: No Such Thing as a Free First Class
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: No Such Thing as a Free First ClassA funny thing happened on the way to Buenos Aires (BB.AA.) once… I was going for a short work week down in BB.AA.. At the time, my hometown airline, Delta, did not fly there so I had to connect in Miami to a United Airlines flight. The company was flying me on business class which…
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Photo of the Week – Kayaking in Maine
More Details: Photo of the Week – Kayaking in MaineMany years ago, I visited friends who lived in Maine. She was a high school classmate of mine and we decided one day that she took off work to do something adventurous because -alas- we had delusions of grandeur. We decided to rent kayaks and do some exploring. However, the kayak rental place was too…
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A Survivor Story: Manila’s Story
More Details: A Survivor Story: Manila’s StoryAs I headed to Manila for my very short visit, it dawned on me I actually knew little of the city’s history outside of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos and the story ever since them (and even that, superficially only). I had a notion of World War II impacting it through names like Corregidor and Bataan,…
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Photo of the Week – My Dear Paris
More Details: Photo of the Week – My Dear ParisA dozen years or so ago, I got to live in Paris. I did not get to choose where I lived during those six months as my employer took care of that. The place was nothing special EXCEPT for this one thing… The building had a rooftop terrace with a great view. I assume it…
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Buenos Aires: A Monument-al City
More Details: Buenos Aires: A Monument-al CityWhile on a three-month assignment in Chile many years ago, I visited Buenos Aires, Argentina for the first time to spend the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday there. In Santiago, besides Chilean locals, my co-workers included a fellow American and folks from Buenos Aires (abbreviated in Spanish “B.B.A.A.”; leave me a comment if anyone is curious why…
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Innovative Dining in Atlanta
More Details: Innovative Dining in AtlantaAtlanta has always been an eating-out town. Are you buying a house? That kitchen is likely not far from brand-new more than likely! OK, I exaggerate but we are not known to be a cooking urban citizenry – we love to eat out! And food in Atlanta has evolved nicely thanks to many young cooking…
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Photo Essay – Anatomy of Lioness Kill in the Serengeti
More Details: Photo Essay – Anatomy of Lioness Kill in the SerengetiDuring my trip Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, I made time to do a safari. We first visited Lake Manyara, then the Serengeti and at the end the Ngorongoro Crater. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I was going to see a lion kill. But that’s exactly what we got to see. …
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Photo of the Week – Never Forget the Twin Towers
More Details: Photo of the Week – Never Forget the Twin TowersMany, many years ago, I went to New York City as an 18 year old and my eyes could not believe that city. I had seen Miami, Tampa, San Juan, Panama City (Panama), Washington D.C., and Atlanta at that point in my life. The Big Apple wowed me. I recall seeing the Twin Towers of…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Dar es Salaam
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Dar es SalaamThis installment of the Boarding Pass Stories goes to Dar es Salaam – via London and Dubai! The destination, the when(s), and the reason(s) While working for an international non-profit, I traveled to visit field projects and to do an internal audit. It was a toss-up between Bangladesh and Tanzania and the latter was just…