Gazing out at the snow-covered pine trees in Washington, our phone rang. My Grandma and Grandpa invited me and my brother Kyle to vacation with them to Mexico. Mexico in December? We didn’t think twice. A few weeks later I …
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Oaxacan Chef inadvertently Sets City of Toronto Ablaze by Alvin Starkman
All Pilar Cabrera really wanted was to do a little promotion for Oaxaca, and make a few Canadian dollars during one of the slowest months of the year for tourism. But by the end of Chef Pilar’s four-week September visit …
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San Luis Obispo, Sunny Spot for the Soul by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling in California, one can’t help but marvel at a string of beach toy towns, almost artificially created in the most picturesque little valleys squeezed between the blue of the Pacific and the green and gold …
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The Great Piggy Bank Adventure by Estela Chávez-Valdivia
When Spring comes, families often take school breaks as opportunities to travel together. Being together provides parents with an ideal time to talk to kids about subjects sometimes difficult to discuss, including financial literacy. Right in time for those family …
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Wonders of Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We left Haven Nature Campground in early morning to spend the day at Lake Manyara National Park. Our excellent guide/driver Manase, and our unsurpassable cook Fulgence, both from AbrojaleyAfricaAjabu Tours, were our leaders throughout our Tanzanian safari, and they are …
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Spotlight on California: Manhattan Beach by Kimberly Fisher
As you drive down the stretch of open sandy beach from LAX Airport, you notice the idle calmness. Street names slowly change from normal city signs into the descriptive “Seagull”, “Shell”, and “Marine”. The air changes from overly heavy and …
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LITTLE ROCK ROCKS by Nell Raun-Linde
“This place rocks,” a Little Rock, Arkansas picture postcard announced. I laughed at the words flowing across the Arkansas River scene with a bridge that spans it, a River Rail electric streetcar atop it with the woodsy River Trail and …
A Trip to Canyons and Vortexes by Michael Levy
I have just returned from an eight day bus tour of The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley. There is no doubt about it; the Canyons are truly an awesome sight to behold. …
The Best of Western South Dakota by Terry Zinn
The annual Governor’s Buffalo Roundup in South Dakota has been on my Bucket list for some time. I have always been attracted to the American Bison and am always in awe when in the presence of that intimidating, powerful symbol …
The Smallest Powerboat to Cross the North Atlantic by Bob Brown
Facing the daunting task of preparing to navigate the smallest powerboat ever to cross the North Atlantic and set a distance record, my brother Ralph and I were inspired by the hopes that this might be a wonderful vehicle to …
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