The next morning, tightly clasping my “now-working” camera., I turned to speak to John. He and his wife had traveled from Cincinnati. “Did you hear my camera’s working now?” John had suggested I try new batteries. “I’ll be able to …
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Hills of Gold in France by Debra Amundson
It is not just food and wine the French are famous for; they are a notorious walking country. Franceonfoot.com offers the key to unraveling the puzzle of thousands of miles of foot trails that criss-cross France. The site can direct …
Re-building homes and lives in Honduras by Julie Thompson
As Tabitha Boonstra showed the children of La Esperanza in Honduras their picture on her digital camera, she could not believe their reaction. `They would come running up to you from wherever they were, and they’d be yelling `photo, photo!’ …
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Promise in Prague by Kim Bluth
Normally I don’t get anxious when traveling. I do loads of research on my chosen destination, from finding hotels to preparing itineraries, so that by the time of the trip my anxiety is dispelled, and I can look forward to …
RV Camping in Manitoba by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Driving our RV across Manitoba, we scouted the highways north to south and east to west and saw pretty countryside changing to prairie and farm land with huge sky beautifully reflected in all the many lakes. It is a picturesque …
Calgary Stampede by Bonnie and Bill Neely
For nearly two weeks in July each year the city of Calgary turns Cowboy, with everyone dressing in Western clothes and feature many Western music bands throughout public places, even in the airport. The Calgary Stampede had become world famous …
Crossing the Atlantic by Ivo Paulik
The Islands of the Caribbean are usually only a place that one can dream about, or perhaps make plans to go to sometime far in the future. Or by chance, you can get there almost by mistake, when, for example, …
Capadoccia, Land of Magic by Behcet Kaya
Turkey is unendingly, unmitigatedly surprising; each area having a look of its own distinction. At the beginning of the four hour bus ride from Ankara to the area known as Capadoccia, one hardly sees a steep hill, but rather miles …
CHARLOTTE: THE “RACY SIDE” OF NORTH CAROLINA
Just imagine whizzing around a mile-and-a-half race track at 165-170 miles per hour on the immense Lowe’s Motor Speedway. This is where the big boys of NASCAR fame, of course, do their racing . . . and where crowds of …
Celebrities & Hotels In Manhattan
The elevator doors opened and there he stood: tall (towering!), pierced, tattooed, and famous. Dennis Rodman. I tried to look jaded, and breezed past him with nary a glance, a la chic New Yorkers who are accustomed to notorious 6’7”celebrities …
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