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, …
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Arusha National Park, Tanzania by Bonnie and Bill Neely
As we circled to land at Kilimanjaro Airport, seeing the famous 19,341-foot (5,895 metres) high snowy peaks above the clouds was thrilling. The city of Arusha, about a half-hour away, has about 400,000 residents and a second airport for small …
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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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Day of the Dead in Varanasi by Megan Meadows
Disoriented in the darkness, I saw an outline of my husbands’ body lying next to mine. Shouting and loud explosions knocked against our window, shaking the narrow building we had been sleeping inside. In a moment I recalled the country, …
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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Florida’s Natural Escape
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 …
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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Vietnam-Interesting Sights, Sensual Delights Aboard An Exotic Asia Crystal Cruise by Larry and Gail Taylor
Vietnam… this is the place to visit, many have told us. Being from the generation raised during the Vietnam War four decades ago, we hadn’t really thought of this as a tourist destination. But reports, regarding how interesting the country …
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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