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Great Drive Series – 17-Mile Drive in California
More Details: Great Drive Series – 17-Mile Drive in CaliforniaI have been to San Francisco once or twice for very short visits but have not gone further south than the airport – on this trip I would get to do the 17-mile drive near Monterey and see famous Pebble Beach. I coupled a short business trip to San Fran with a visit to friends…
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Great Drive Series – Along the Columbia River in Oregon
More Details: Great Drive Series – Along the Columbia River in OregonOregon has been a place I have always been wanting to go. When the opportunity to go on a business trip to Portland arose, I was thrilled. Though I was not able to append a weekend on either end of the business trip to get to explore more, I did have a Sunday afternoon and…
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St. Paul Outside the Walls: Rome’s Less Seen Basilicas
More Details: St. Paul Outside the Walls: Rome’s Less Seen BasilicasAs one may expect, Rome does not lack in the church category. All types and sizes up to the best know, St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican. However, there are three other major basilicas in Rome: St. John Lateran (first among the four for being the oldest), Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore),…
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Along the Great Ocean Road in Australia
More Details: Along the Great Ocean Road in AustraliaThe trip to see the Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road, near Melbourne, Australia started at Federation Square (across from St. Paul’s Cathedral) where I got to see the possible tour options at the tourism office located there. I returned there to take the bus on the day of the tour and a long…
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Great Drive Series – Frankfurt to Maastricht
More Details: Great Drive Series – Frankfurt to MaastrichtAmong the many ways to travel and explore, few things beat driving around yourself, whether it be Tuscany, New Zealand or across the U.S., there is a freedom that comes with being on your own, able to stop at will for a photo, to rest or… to relief yourself (yes, I said it …). I…
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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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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…