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 …
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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 …
The Place Time Forgot by Roderick Eime
Expedition cruiser Roderick Eime had no idea what he was doing when he set out for Papua New Guinea aboard Oceanic Princess. That’s why he went! It starts as a low rumble, a distant reverberation that could have been a …
Eating Vegetarian In a Foreign Land by Prasad Mahabal
I’m a software consultant by profession. I started ‘serious’ travelling for professional reasons at the age of 23 (in 1994) when I went to Hong Kong/South Korea for a business visit for one month. I did not speak Korean and …
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Vacationing on the Patriot Trail by Christopher Ferraro
When time came to make a decision regarding our summer vacation several options came to mind; Europe always holds a special allure, but it is usually way too expensive in the summer. California sounded great. There’s lots to see but …
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Kick Boxing for Pride and Peanuts by Antonio Graceffo
Muay Thai Fighters in the Sticks of Thailand: When I was a young boxer in the United States, the most I ever made for a fight was US$150 (HK$1,170). And I only got that much because the promoter let the …
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I Left My Heart Outside San Francisco by Ron Kapon
At the age of eleven I made my first trip to San Francisco, meeting my aunt in Chicago and continuing by train ever westward. 60 years ago. I’ve been back at least 30 times since then, usually visiting Napa or …
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