The original idea was to take a long-distance train ride. But as my fingers traced the various routes on a map of Amtrak’s nationwide system, I suddenly realized it’s possible to literally travel around the entire country, connecting from one …
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Andes Road Trip, from Quito to the Coast by Mary Anne Lonze
Hold onto your Panama Hat … this is one exhilarating ride! At 10,000 feet, the air is perceptively thinner in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. Travelers puff and gasp the first few days of their visit. Stone steps and …
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Feeling Your Way Through The Finger Lakes Of New York by Terry Zinn
A road trip guarantees a real travel adventures. A week driving through the glacier-formed Finger Lakes of West Central New York State is barely enough time to explore all this sampling Americana has to offer. Flying in and out of …
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Under The Tuscan Table by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson
The Co-Op in Siena was well stocked and what we had in our shopping basket and the prices for the items had us grinning. There was a quarter kilo of provincial prosciutto, a plump Tuscan cantaloupe, a chunk of Parmigiano …
Unexpected Gift: Marvelous Oman by Karina Rain
Just a quarter of a century ago the Sultanate of Oman was one of the countries in the world that was inaccessible to tourists. The only way to get there was though obtaining a personal permission from the ruler of …
Culture and Beauty of Bath, England by Victoria L. Cooksey
Where to go: Bath, England. From ancient Romans, to high society in the 1800’s to modern day pleasures Bath will always remain the perfect place to find relaxation, beauty and history. How to get there: Both trains and …
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My first trip into Mexico by Katherine C. Kirkland
I was excited! I had been invited to go down to Mexico to visit my best friend Sarah’s family farm. I called my grown nephew Adam to see if he would be interested in taking an excursion to Mexico. The …
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High Lonesome Hut: The Out-of-the Ordinary Colorado Adventure by Annie Coburn
One summer day in 1995, Andy Miller was standing beside a newly constructed tilt-wall wondering how he would raise it into place when a fledgling Ohio State football player emerged from the woods to lend a hand. Four-months later, construction …
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The American Rivera Film Festival by Barbara Singer
Santa Barbara, California is a paradise, where you can embrace endless pleasures of California landscape from the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains to wine vineyards and the Pacific coastline. It’s a classical city that reflects its dramatic Spanish history. …
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Pure Life by Samantha Royse
As I sat gazing out of the window on the plane, I thought: what kind of amazing adventures could I get myself into on this trip? Costa Rica : the land of rainforests, toucans, and succulent pineapple. Leaving the U.S. …
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