Olympics
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Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
More Details: Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsI shared earlier, as a lead-in to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics, how I was involved as a college student in the efforts to win the rights to host the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Once again, though not exactly a travel topic, I use my blog to share my…
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My Grain of Salt in Atlanta Winning the 1996 Olympics
More Details: My Grain of Salt in Atlanta Winning the 1996 OlympicsMy blog is about travel and this post may seem a bit off-topic but I hope you will indulge me because it is the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics and because my fascination with travel is related to all these places on Earth we call countries – which, in turn, get together every few…
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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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Lake Placid: An Olympic of a Town in the Adirondacks
More Details: Lake Placid: An Olympic of a Town in the AdirondacksI have been a fan of the Olympics since I watched the Los Angeles Olympic Games as a teen. I sat in front of the TV watching as much of it as I could – all those countries that I wanted to visit some day were meeting in this one place to compete. And me…
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Sports Travel: Not My Usual Pursuit but Fun
More Details: Sports Travel: Not My Usual Pursuit but FunI am not much a sports traveler. I don’t chase “my” teams. I don’t go checking off famous sports arenas. I don’t chase big sports events. Heck, what am I saying, I am not much a sports spectator. I do it in big occasions (usually involving Georgia Tech, my alma mater) or when the opportunity…
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The Barcelona Olympics
More Details: The Barcelona OlympicsAlong with 2 friends, I arrived in Barcelona during the Olympic Games in 1992, ready to experience the Olympics. Being the pre-Internet age, planning for this wasn’t as “easy” as it would be today. So we arrived with NOTHING. A crowded hotel scene during the Olympics with the arrival of thousands of tourists could scare…