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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Tatto Artists in Oaxaca, Mexico by Alvin Starkman
Lawyer Kaireddyn (Kai) Orta began fabricating his own, rudimentary tools for making tattoos in 1996, while still in high school here in Oaxaca, Mexico. One day a neighbor saw him carrying a shoe box and asked him what was in …
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Getting that Wild West Feeling by Roy Stevenson
Arizona’s high desert has rapidly become one of the destination spa and resort meccas of the world. The high desert is perfect for spas and resorts with its high altitude, clean air, year-round sunny weather, a plethora of tourist attractions, …
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. …
St. Augustine: A Trip to Remember by Terry Zinn
The longer we live the more we come back to previously visited locales. At least this is true with me, as I recently revisited St. Augustine, Florida, where as a young child I accompanied my parents to this oldest of …
THE JEWEL OF DICKSON by Judy Byrne
Are you planning a trip to the Grand Ole Opry, a Titans football game, or some other Nashville attraction? Then let me highly recommend where to take a break in your journey. Tucked away off Interstate 40 West, traveling from …
Looking for personal touches in Napa Valley by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Amid all the touristy hype of California Wine Country, there are still places where you can be treated like a family guest, and called by name. On a long weekend trip, my husband Yuri and I …
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Tampa’s Romp with the Food of the Gods
Around the country, the new adventure is a Festival of Chocolate! My husband David and I attended the one in January at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, and it was hands-down a winner for a sweet …
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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Hitting the High Points of Nepal by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just as our plane circled and began its descend toward a landing at the Kathmandu airport, I began to see out of my window the rugged, snowcapped peaks of the Himalaya mountain range and felt a surge of excitement and …
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