Spas have become big business; magazines are devoted to them, options abound, and almost all resorts have spa offerings. Even this magazine has a spa section. Situated on the busy I-15 corridor between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, Mesquite, …
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Embarking On a Royal Adventure Into the Amazon and Beyond by Linda Fasteson
As mature travelers, we want a certain level of comfort and convenience. As frequent travelers, we also look for good value. We have become comfortable with booking our own air, hotels and activities, and were in the midst of deciding …
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Japan – Land of Contrasts by Larry and Gail Taylor
My wife and I have always thought we would like to visit Japan but had heard stories about high prices and difficulties geting around in congested cities. These perceptions led us to put off a Japanese trip. But time came …
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Argentine Estacion Destination Where Cowboy Tradition of the Americas Began by Bonnie and Bill Neely
No visit to Argentina is complete without seeing first-hand the cowboy life on a typical ranch because the country is proud of its international reputation for producing the best beef in the world. The most efficient and helpful Concierge desk …
An Amazing Little Seamstress! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
In your Travel Adventures to Pigeon Forge, TN, one of the events you’ll want to see is the Louise Mandrell Show, which is all new every season, with elegant new costumes, fabulous singing and dancing, and is a delightful event …
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Proper Southern Tea Is Dress-Up Fun! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Within the Village at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, along Florida’s Northernwestern coast, we rediscovered the charm of an authentic Victorian period tearoom, with the delightful ambience and warm hospitality of a “proper” Southern drawing room. When we entered we …
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“Amazon ‘Resort’ Does Not Equal Luxury”
I had been a reluctant traveler to the Tambupata Jungle Resort of Peru, but my always curious husband insisted it would be like one of those fabulous safaris you see on the Travel Channel, and I was persuaded. The word …
Hungarian History In Tour of Budapest by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Hungary is just coming into her own after a long, rocky history in which she lost two-thirds of the Motherland. Her borders once stretched form the Baltic to the Caspian and Adriatic Seas. Through many wars she lost much of …
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Mary King’s Close Edinburgh’s Major New Attraction
The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the Bubonic Plague has immobilized Edinburgh, Scotland, claiming the lives of more than half the city’s population. The area hardest hit: Mary King’s Close on High Street, a busy thoroughfare and …
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Malcolm Lowry, Mescal, and the Charms of Cuernavaca by Barry Evetts
Of his host country sometime British novelist, short story writer, poet, wanderer and dipsomaniac Malcolm Lowry once said; “Mexico… is the most Christ-awful place in the world to be in any form of distress.” His cry from the heart comes …
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