I’m sitting in a rocker on the porch of the Wildhorse Lodge at the North Fork Ranch in Colorado listening to the soothing voice of the Platte River. Wood rose, horsetail ferns, and aspen trees shimmying in a warm breeze …
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Block Arcade in Melbourne Australia by Karin Burgess
Fancy a trip down memory lane? The Block Arcade in Melbourne, Australia, has lost none of the WOW factor, it had on its completion in 1893. When it was first built, the Arcade added not only glamour, but also prestige …
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Ruby’s: THE Place For Campers at Bryce Canyon
Ruby’s RV Park and Best Western Motel at Bryce Canyon is an amazing little village in itself and the closest facilities to the Park entrance, just a mile away. Now Ruby Village is owned by the fourth generation of the …
Ruby’s Inn: THE Place To Stay At Bryce Canyon
In 1916 when Rueben Syrett moved his family of four, his wife MInnie, 8 year old son Carl, and six week old Amanda, to the wilds of Utah, his future career of extending hospitality to folks visiting Bryce Canyon had …
Underwater Photo Tips For Inexpensive Cameras by Scott Fratcher and Allison Thompson
A camera can capture a moment where incredible displays can be witnessed. In the photo below an octopus is in the midst of a color change. Note his tentacles are still blue next to the surrounding blue coral while his …
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Turtles to Tortillas in Cancun by Andrew Der
The baby sea turtles tickle my hand as they squirm to paddle against real or imagined currents, and upon release onto the quiet beach, they all spread out en masse like a reptilian carpet disappearing into the sea, leaving nothing …
SOJOURN IN SOPRON: A User’s Guide to an Austro-Hungarian Border Town with Bite! by John M.Edwards
John M. Edwards finds post-communist Sopron now to be less about Habsburgian opulence and more about ubiquitous “discount dentistry.” Get a load of the new set of gleaming white chompers! During a week-long road trip from Budapest to Salzburg, I …
Your Handwriting Reveals A Lot! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We had the pleasure of meeting Lena Rivkin when we were at the Oaks at Ojai Spa. She is a frequent guest speaker who is the favorite evening entertainment for regulars at this health resort in Ojai, California. We learned …
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Meteor Crater Near Winslow, Arizona by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We had passed Exit 233 on Interstate 40 west many times and negated the idea of turning off to see Meteor Crater… Perhaps our big RV can’t make it up the road; Perhaps there is nowhere to park it…It’s probably …
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Potsdam 2012: A Birthday Bash for Frederick the Great by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Enlightened despots of the 18th century are not the historical figures I typically turn to in search of enlightenment. However, during my recent trip to Potsdam, Frederick II (the Great) – who ruled Prussia from 1740 …
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