The Mexican Mayan Riviera- what a public relation dream of a name. One might think of the French or Italian Riviera, but here it is all about the beach, sun and water. Let’s get the geography lesson out of the …
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Land of a 1000 Castles: The “Ooh” in Abruzzo by Linda Oatman
It’s 1:00 a.m. on the East Coast of America, and I’m somewhere over the ocean, on Eurofly’s inaugural flight to Pescara, Italy. Dinner has just been served, but this is no ordinary airplane meal. This is a feast of fine …
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Guide Service In Zion Mountain by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Millions of visitors each year enjoy the places of wonder that the National Parks and Monuments of the United States offer, but, sadly, only a small number of these visitors spend more than a few hours or hike more than …
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Mexico by Harley Is All About the Ride by Eric Sean Weld
Some trips are about the destination, and as destinations go, Mexico’s Tulúm, a walled city of 800-year-old Mayan ruins, is a worthy goal. Other trips might be about what you do while you’re there: SCUBA diving, museum bouncing, shopping. There …
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Kayaking and Yakking on the Glacial Moraines by Marion D.S. Dreyfus
I am back from my adventure where I learned to kayak on the glacial lakes way up in southeast Alaska, without personal horrors of over-turning and drowning in the glacial run-off from Margerie or Pacific glaciers! The state is three …
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A Dominican Adventure by Nicholas J. Klenske
New Zealand may have the title of King of Adventure Sports, but you don’t have to go clear to the ends of the southern hemisphere to find excellent adventure travel options. Cabarete, located on the Dominican Republic’s north coast, is …
A Winter’s Trip to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
It was a cold day in Pennsylvania when I hopped on a U.S. Air flight commuter plane in State College, PA heading for West Palm Beach and a 7 day vacation in sunny FloridaI to visit my long time friend. …
Winter Thrills…Without Spills by Valerie A. Russo
Once you’ve reached age 51, it’s all downhill. So you might as well put on skis – as I did for the first time last year – and enjoy the ride. I also strapped on snowshoes to look for hidden …
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Makilas in French Basque Country by Yvonne Tapson King
I remembered seeing the ornate silver-knobbed swordsticks, called makilas in the Basque language, in an antique store in Bayonne thirty years ago when I first visited the French Basque country. I asked Marie-Andrée about them. “Yes, I think they are …
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The Undiscovered Gem by Ron Kapon
A romantic past- An exciting present- A golden future. I remember last summer having dinner with the new Cyprus Trade Commissioner Aristos Constantine and telling him most people had no idea where Cyprus was located. Yes, it is situated in …
