We drove about halfway down the west side of Florida and easily followed the KOA signs from just below Naples. The Marco Island/Naples KOA Kampgrounds are surrounded by a thick boundary of beautiful forest of mangroves, palms, pines and other …
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KOA Camping Near Grand Canyon by Bonnie and Bill Neely
After a long, dreary landscape of hot desert and nothing else you climb to about 7,000 feet to the Eastern side of Flagstaff, Arizona and find the welcoming cool of the pine forest. This KOA Campground has been here since …
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Cleaning up After Science in Antarctica by Brian Birkenstein
In the early years of man on the continent, an expedition took place that is now called “The Worst Journey in the World.” In 1911, three members of the Scott party undertook a separate mission, in the name of Science. …
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Philadelphia, PA’s Eastern State Penitentiary: An Abandoned Prison Survives by Maureen C. Bruschi
If you ever have even the slightest urge to commit a crime, visit Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) first. I guarantee you, you’ll walk away a model citizen. Maybe wandering through the crumbling cellblocks and examining individual concrete cells, punishment …
Sublime St. Croix-the Gentle Virgin Island- Linda Ballou by Linda Ballou
Rain is pattering on the roof as the wind whips the palms outside my window. A dark cloud hovers over Green Cay Bay. Just an hour ago I was padding over lavender and green fan coral doing a graceful underwater …
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The Greatest Massage Ever by Ron Kapon
I was thinking of a title for this story and realized very few people will know where I was visiting. So let’s start at the beginning. The public relations firm Eleven Six (named after the principal’s eldest daughter’s birthday- November …
Austin Adventure’s New Rocky Mountain High by Terry Zinn
Photography by Terry Zinn Austin Adventures is a tour company offering a plethora of travel destinations and options. New to the 2016 line up is a trifecta of upscale accommodations and natural wonders with a partnership with Xanterra Parks & …
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The Quiet Side of Long Island Sound by Ron Kapon
“Long Island Sound is Connecticut’s largest and most important natural resource. More than 8 million people live in the Long Island Sound watershed and the activities that take place on and along the Sound – boating, fishing, tourism, and swimming …
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WPT DeepStacks at the Atlantis by Howard Hian
Every so often writing assignments sync perfectly with personal interests. So it was when I covered the World Poker Tour DeepStacks Tournament, hosted by the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada. There were 15 games scheduled over a 10 …
To the Heart of El Salvador by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov At the Avianca check-in counter at the San Francisco International Airport it took me a second to digest the airline clerk’s question, “To El Salvador, and then where?” “What country are you going to from El …
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