If you are in the Atlanta Georgia area, a stop over at Stone Mountain is an absolute for a day or a week of fun. We discovered the Stone Mountain Campground, planned to stay one night, and extended our stay …
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Blue Sky, Blue Water, and a Ship Full of The Blues by Linda Oatman
Oh, baby don’t you want to go Oh, baby don’t you want to go Back to the land of California . . . -1936, Robert Johnson We’re on an AirTran flight from the East Coast to the West, and the …
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Cooking Class in the City of Light by Victoria L. Cooksey
While recently solo traveling in Paris, France I had the pleasure of participating in a French cooking class through Marguerite’s Elegant Home Cooking. Attending a cooking class is a great way to take time out from being lonely, meet new …
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ANTIGUA and BARBUDA by Ron Kapon
The island (an-tee-ga) has warm, steady winds, a coastline of safe harbors, and a protective wall of coral reef. In 1784 Admiral Horatio Nelson established Great Britain’s most important Caribbean base there. Now centuries later those trade winds fuel one …
Wilderness Luxury Outdoor Adventures With Pampering by Mike Norton
St. Louis businessman Ken Lommel loves to play golf – but he was looking for something “a little different” when he brought his family to Northern Michigan in July. He found it by hooking up with guide and outfitter Georg …
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Old Habits Die More Easily Than Expectorated by Juliana Keeping
I moved to China with my fiancé just over a month ago to teach English as a second language at a university in northeast China. Differences between life in Chicago and life on the other side of the world, in …
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Traveling in Mexico: Bus Stop. Stop! by Dean Bartosh
Looking to stay on budget while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico, we decided to go grocery shopping at the “mega-mart” downtown. I had heard some of the other tourists talking about their experiences with the local taxi cabs (overpriced and crazy …
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Listening to Thai in Bangkok by Antonio Graceffo
“The way we found out that our mother had diabetes was that ants would appear every time she peed.” The teachers had been standing at the front of the room talking about bodily functions and toilet humor for nearly an …
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Anticosti Island: Quebec’s Best Kept Secret
Anticosti is one of the best kept secrets of North America for travelers who appreciate nature and want to get away from stress, noise, rush, traffic,and poluted air. This island, at the mouth of the great St. Lawrence River where …
Puerto Princesa, the Cleanest and Greenest City by Antonio Graceffo
A light mist of saltwater spray cools my face, as the barka, a motorized outrigger, makes its way across the placid sea. Below the water surface, coral reefs are visible with the naked eye. The water is teeming with marine …
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