Let us be honest – many of us who enjoy the sunshine state totally ignore north Florida on our way southward to its lavish and sometimes overwhelmed tropical destinations. If so, we are doing ourselves a great disservice especially if …
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It’s Only Natural: The Sandpiper Inn on Longboat Key
Nestled amid the glitzy high-rises on Longboat Key lies Forgotten Florida: The Sandpiper Inn. An anachronistic single-story resort perched on the Gulf, this intimate enclave is a step back in time… to when innocence prevailed and nature ruled. I have …
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La Belle Nouvelle-France – Quebec by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov When a comely passport control officer at Jean-Lesage International airport greeted us with “bonjour,” my flight fatigue just melted away. Everything sounds so much better in French, and the population of the ancient Quebec is 95% …
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Sedona, Arizona: Christmas in the Desert by Terry Zinn
The red rocks of Sedona, Arizona have been a fabled attraction for decades. Given the chance to explore a fable is enlightening, surprising, and sometimes disappointing. Upon arrival I was overwhelmed by the traffic and congestion caused by road improvements, …
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World Poker Tour Boot Camp by Howard Hian
As I entered the fabled Mecca of high stakes poker, Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, a few of the players in the poker lounge looked puzzled. They had never seen me on TV or …
Return to the Windy City by Ron Kapon
The city of Chicago (in 2000 the population was almost 2.9 million) is known as The Windy City, and inquiring minds wanted to know the origin of the term. Proximity to Lake Michigan with its prevailing winds is one theory. …
Sunshine in Seattle, WA by Patty Burness
It’s true, and in the midst of one of the worst winters ever: the sun really does shine — at least some of the time. A year ago, my husband and I slipped into town between snowstorms and had a …
Rooms With A View by Terry Zinn
Very special places call for very special accommodations. The monoliths of Monument Valley have long been icons of Western scenery. Their impact has been drawing visitors and, perhaps more notably, film crews to the valley for decades. Of course, John …
Wining, Dining & Touring in California’s Central Coast
In the past few years I have traveled to and written about Sonoma, Napa, Livermore and San Mateo, all reachable through San Francisco. Most recently I spent a week south of the San Francisco airport. My first stop was San …
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Virginia Is For Lovers, Richmond Is For Love by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov The Fortieth anniversary of the official state tourism slogan, Virginia is for Lovers, seemed a good enough reason to visit the Cavalier State. Choosing Richmond for a short but sweet encounter was easy with all it …
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