If not for a church assignment, I would never have known where Madeira Island was. So when I sat eating peanuts and drinking a small cup of apple juice during my flight to the Portuguese island, I did not know …
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Turkey’s Turquoise Mediterranean Coast
In all the souvenir shops and bazaars we saw jewelry and home decorations with the blue Evil Eye Protection. For centuries superstitions have kept this shamanistic symbol to protect a person from negative energy emitted from other people, which could …
Astonishing Caves of Cappadocia by Bonnie and Bill Neely
After spending the night in Ankara and visiting the beautiful mausoleum and memorial to Ataturk and a wonderful museum of ancient archeological finds dating from the preliterate or paleolithic periods through the Hittites and up to the Ottoman Empire we …
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SIPPING VINO AND SAVORING VISTAS IN TUSCANY by Fyllis Hockman
Wandering the hilly, narrow cobblestone streets in our home base of Montalcino, Italy, a Medieval city of interlocking passageways, steps and alleyways curving around and through and behind and beyond the main square, I reminded myself I was walking through …
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Ankara: Modern Turkey’s Capital
Our next stop in our SmarTours of Turkey was to be Ankara, the capital of the country. As we drove through the countryside on long coach rides every other day, Matin our tour director and guide lectured all about Turkey. …
Turkish Delights in Istanbul by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Turkey is an exciting exploration of history with museum relics dating back to the Paleolithic period. The landscape varies from farmlands to high mountains, seas, and exotic natural formations found nowhere else on earth. The population is educated and extremely …
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Terror on the Cinque Terre by Robert Fertig
On the Italian Riviera is the Cinque Terre. Isolated, feared, romantic, for centuries untouched by the world and held in awe by all who have traversed the ancient Sentiero Azzurro (narrow footpath) which links the five (cinque) remote villages of …
Reborn at Iceland’s Golden Circle
Day 1 How do you react when a dream begins to materialize and when it leaves the comfort of the mind and becomes merciless reality? Me? I sleep like a baby. I startle awake as the drink cart bangs …
The Best of Cahors, France by Ron Kapon
In late May 2010 the Second International Malbec Days Conference took place in Cahors, France. There were 100 Malbec producers mainly from France and Argentina, 150 journalists, 400 professional buyers and 3,500 wine connoisseurs attending this three day seminar and …
Castle Hotels In England by Susan Radcliffe
They say every Englishman’s home is his castle, but there are several real castles around the country where you can feel like the King for a while (or the Queen!) They have been converted into hotels which offer unique accommodation …
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