It was late at night when Nataliya and I arrived in Madrid on the one hour flight from Barcelona. The former gateway to the city, Puerta de Alcala,looks spectacular when lit up at night. We got off the bus at …
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Westchester County: Gateway to New York’s Historic Hudson Valley by Terry Zinn
How does one in 700 words or less describe the variety of attractions that Westchester County New York holds? Well, one doesn’t, or better yet can’t. But in a quick visit recently I did enjoy all my stops along the …
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Life’s a Beach in Redondo Beach, California by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov A 20-minute taxi ride took me from LAX to the historic Redondo Beach, a seaside resort since 1892, and a vibrant Southern California community today. All of a sudden, it was vacation time. Best Western Plus …
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Old Sacramento Brings the 1849 Gold Rush Boom Vividly to Life by Roy Stevenson
For a small historic district measuring only five blocks long by two blocks wide, Old Sacramento still superbly captures the atmosphere of the great California Gold Rush of 1849. In that epic event, 300,000 feverish gold hunters flocked to Sacramento …
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“SMITHSONIAN” ON THE PRAIRIE AND MORE by Dean & Nancy Hoch
What better way to spend at least a day than at a veritable Western version of the “Smithsonian” museum located on the wind-swept prairie of South Dakota? If you take us up on this idea, you’ll be among 100,000 or …
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Foresight is 20/20: North Coast of Dominican Republic by Perry and Brandi Montoya
Twenty years – to the day: July 8th if you’re curious. In 1992, it was the day I met “her” and also the day I had the foresight to ask her on a second date. Love at first sight. In …
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Chincoteague and Assateague: Islands that Cling to a Colorful Past by Fyllis Hockman
“The ponies came when the Spanish galleon sank off the coast of the island in 1709,” one resident assured me. “Oh no, the Native Americans who used the island for hunting and grazing had ponies way before then,” countered another. …
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Magnificent Window Into Old Europe by Bonnie and Bill Neely
How magnificent Europe’s architecture and cities were before the bombings of the 20th Century, and Prague remains one of the principal Grand Ladies of Europe, revealing a looking glass into the past, yet full of modern conveniences and wonders also. …
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Avec Que La Marmotte’ at Sequoia National Park by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov The A-minor Beethoven’s melody “La Marmotte” from my childhood piano repertoire was playing in my head all through the long car ride home from SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK where my husband and I spent a thoroughly enchanting …
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Mardi Gras – Lake Charles, Louisiana Style by Terry Zinn
While thoughts of celebrating Mardi Gras runs to the Big Easy, Lake Charles, Louisiana, has everything and more with a little less crowds, with family friendly events, with Mardi Gras royalty, floats, beads, Cajun food, and the unique community social …
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