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 …
Drake Passage To Antarctica by Leslie R. Adams
The earth was swaying, and if there is one word by which to describe what I had just experienced, it would be ¨Wow¨. That word passed my lips too many times to count. My little Russian research vessel, the Alexsey …
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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Mexico’s Day of the Dead Celebration
During the time when many Western countries are celebrating Hallowe’en at the end of October, Latin countries are preparing for the festival El Dia de los Muertes, or Day of the Dead, which is October 31 and November 1. I …
Florence, Italy: Food, Art, and Wanderings by Nell Raun-Linde
Two weeks in Florence, Italy. What a luxury! Instead of whizzing through the Uffizi, the Duomo, the marketplaces and piazzas, there would be time to savor this city of the Renaissance. The luxury came about because my friend, Sue, …
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TURKEY TODAY by Ron Pradinuk
When I was a child I discovered a candy bar called Turkish Delight. It would become my favourite treat for some time to come. Little could I realize then, that so many years later on my first visit to the …
Roll Out The Barrels in San Luis Obispo, California by Patty Burness
It’s a four hour drive from San Francisco south down Highway 101, but once you arrive in San Luis Obispo (SLO), the SLO lifestyle makes it all worth while – relaxed, down to earth and just plain easy. If you …
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Soft Adventure in the Great Smoky Mountains by Terry Zinn
Anniversaries are funny things. They seem to come around faster than imagined. I have visited Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains three times.(www.greatsmoky.com) Once was on our last family vacation, while I was in high school; once about 15 years ago; and …
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Return To Paradise Diplomatically by Ron Kapon
The Marco Island/Naples/Everglades area refers to them selves as “The Paradise Coast.” I hope they don’t mind if I add nearby Fort Myers/Sanibel/Captiva to that moniker. An opportunity to do a good deed and conduct a wine tasting for The …
Royal Experience Aboard Queen Mary 2 Cunard Ocean Liner by May Georgina DeLory
Get fit, polished, pampered and delightfully oiled at the only Canyon Ranch SpaClub® at sea! You’ll feel the energy to succeed and learn how to do it in style—befitting a ueen—on board the venerable Queen Mary 2 ocean liner, part …
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