There are some real travel bargains available now. If you can take advantage of them, try Quebec City — this UNESCO-designated World Heritage site is a treasure. And getting there takes about the same time as a flight from San …
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Quebec City: Music Festivals and More by Terry Zinn
All great international cities have a continuous line up of festivals to entice visitors and enthrall their citizens. Quebec City is no exception. http://www.quebecregion.com/e/plan-activit.asp#festivals I recently had a sampling of Quebec City’s summer music festival which always features top of …
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Celebrating Branson’s New Air Service
Let’s start with my impression of Branson before I arrived and compare it with my thoughts after spending 5 days there. Over 8 million visitors a year come to town, and over 100 million live within a day’s drive, though …
Where California Ends Oregon Begins by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov A five-hour trip from the City by the Bay grants mostly spectacular views of the emerald hills, patched with purple lupines and studded with orange poppies, and pastoral scenes with grazing sheep and cows. Even a …
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Surviving Extinction:The Duwamish Tribe in Seattle by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson
With the recent and long awaited opening of the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center in Seattle, Washington, traditional Puget Salish tribal drumming, songs, and dancing once again resonates in their rightful ancestral home. With over 6,000 square feet of strong …
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Three Days (+ 1) of Wine and Roses in Los Gatos, California by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov DAY ONE The very name Los Gatos [the cats] already holds its magnetic pool for your regular feline lover. Stretching like a cat’s gracious spine along the curve of Santa Cruz foothills, the town is warm …
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Cherokee Nation History and Culture Near Tulsa, OK by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just east of Tulsa, OK, at the town of Catoosa, the popular Cherokee Casino and Resort is now renamed Hard Rock Casino and Resort, with the opening of the new 17 floor tower hotel wing. The casually chic décor and …
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Just Letting Go At Island Grand by Linda Oatman
I’m stretched out in my own private little cabana on a white sand beach, listening to the chirp of gulls and the banter of the ever-cheerful cabana attendants. These guys are as sunny as their bright Hawaiian shirts, and at …
Tale of Two Mardi Gras by Terry Zinn
Initially one always thinks of New Orleans when they hear Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. But the Mardi Gras celebration complete with costumes, parades, ethnic foods and throws; is endemic to several towns. On my way to Houma, Louisiana for …
Going Coastal in Half Moon Bay, California by Patty Burness
The sun was peaking in and out of the fog as my husband and I left San Francisco early one Sunday morning and headed south. Cruising down Route 1 past San Pedro Point in Pacifica where surfers were hitting their …
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