Photography by Yuri Krasov If Berkeley is not making headlines by blocking a navy recruiter‘s office, nude-sitting on trees designated for removal, or protesting against tuition hikes with a siege of a faculty building, it quietly lives its rather comfortable …
Category: North America
Wining, Dining & Touring in California’s Central Coast
I had previously made a journey from the San Francisco Airport south through San Jose, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Paso Robles, Hearst Castle and then returned back north to the San Francisco Airport. Less than three months …
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Land of Eternal Sun by Kimberly Fisher
Called the “Land of the Eternal Sun” by the Cahillia Indians, La Quinta’s history dates all the way back to the 16th Century, when Captain Juan Batista D’ Anza recognized La Quinta as the fifth base between Mexico and the …
From Etouffee to Parfait in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov There is more to Louisiana’s art and culinary scene than New Orleans. Modestly defining their place on the map of state’s premier tourist destinations, the twin cities of Shreveport-Bossier market themselves as Lousiana’s Other Side. Rest …
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Mohonk: Sumptuous Old-World Flavor by Fyllis Hockman
When the couple, there for their 20th visit, commented that it was the first time they had taken the house tour — one of the staples of the Mohonk Mountain House experience — I asked what they had been doing …
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Hampton Roads, Virginia: Historic Past and Vibrant Present by Terry Zinn
With a claim to historic landings pre dating Jamestown Virginia, Hampton Roads is a vibrant city with an enthusiastic salute to its past. For a good geographical and nautical introduction, a 2 to 3 hours boat tour aboard the Miss …
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The Most Remarkable Vacation Money Can’t Buy: NSCD Volunteer Vacation by Annie Coburn
When summer temperatures are hitting record highs, you might be looking for a cool place to hide out that will not put a strain on tight budgets or involve the old vacation haunts which seem so ho-hum. With the winter …
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Montreal, Mon Amour by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov It didn’t look good; I knew it. I just opened wide to indulge in a juicy chunk of ripe peach from a generous sample plate when I heard a click of my husband’s camera. Oh well, …
Cincinnati : A City of Culture and Class by Terry Zinn
January is a time to take stock of the past and look to the future, which I did recently during my visit to Cincinnati, Ohio,( http://www.CincinnatiUSA.com ). I attended the University of Cincinnati some decades ago while attaining my Masters …
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Talkeetna – Big Adventures in a Small Alaskan Outpost by Gail Carter
Our one-woman tour company, Corky Champagne, had been carting us around south central Alaska in a mini van. We left Anchorage headed to the well-known and popular Denali National Park & Preserve, a 6 million-acre protected plot of remote Alaskan …
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