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 …
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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Mystical Moloka’i
Moloka’i is a sleepy island 38 miles long and 10 miles wide with the dramatic allure of Kauai’s sheer sea cliffs, hidden valleys, and waterfalls but without the crowds. The blue Pacific laps the edge of the coastal road that …
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 …
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