I learned that New Orleans was the birthplace of the cocktail. Antoine Amedee Peychaud, a French planter and pharmacist, was forced to flee the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo during the Black Rebellion of 1793. He relocated to New Orleans …
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Gunkholing with CruiseWest by Howard Hian
Gunkhole is a nautical term loosely defined as “to wander, discovering whatever is around the next bend or just over the horizon.” My wife and I enjoyed a splendid week of gunkholing aboard CruiseWest’s Spirit of Endeavor on their Pacific …
Spinalonga-Venetian Fortress and Former Leper Colony Island Now a Tourist Attraction by Nancy S. Tardy
Spinalonga, a small island off the northeast coast of Crete near the resort area of Elounda, has evolved over thousands of years from a hiding place for Christians fleeing Roman soldiers, followed by Cretans fleeing invading Turks, to a massive …
Vietnam’s Black Hmong Saleswomen by Mary Walker Clark
If sales are all about forming relationships, then the women of the Black Hmong tribe in northwestern Vietnam should write the marketing book. This discovery was made on a recent trip to visit Vietnam’s small ethnic minority tribes, many of …
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Visit Mayan Natives of Yucatan Jungle by Bonnie and Bill Neely
The Riviera Maya on the Yucatan of Mexico is a very special place. Thick tropical jungles of lush greenery embrace the pale yellow, soft sand of the playas, or beaches, which are continually kissed by gentle waves of the warm, …
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Winter Reality Skiing by Andrew Der
A common misperception is that skiing is difficult to learn, only best done in one’s younger years, and expensive lessons are required. I am living proof that this is incorrect because I never touched a ski until I was 40 …
Postcard Perfect? by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson
The postcard was of the Spanish Steps in Rome and it showed a brightly colored tranquil and pleasant scene. Five or six seemingly happy or contented people were sitting or lounging around the famed broad steps in the mid-day gold, …
Three Wonderful Weeks in China by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We chose to go to China just before the Olympics, when we thought prices would be still very good and it would not be so crowded yet every place would be clean and ready. We were very happy with our …
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Yucatan Exploration of Mayan Archeological Sites by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Pristine beaches of pale gold, crystaline sand; clear peridot-green sea with warm, gently-beckoning waves; brilliant, sunny, turquoise skies with billowing white clouds; swaying palms waving above verdant jungle thickets dotted with red and yellow flowers…this is the welcome visitors find …
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Don’t Leave Me!
I heard Bob’s frantic barking before my feet hit our driveway. I cautiously walked into our bedroom. The dog pen bars were bent! The linoleum strip was shredded. The white lab’s frenetic panting distorted his handsome face. I was shocked. …
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