Montana Majesties: Montana is a vast and varied state of mountains, canyons, river valleys, forests and caverns. It’s the 4th largest state in the nation but with our popularion under 1 million, it’s actually the sixth least-populated state. Ah… there …
City Mouse-Country Mouse: Backyard Travels in San Diego by Howard Hian
The charming City Mouse-Country Mouse tale by Aesop tells the story of two cousins from very different neighborhoods who visit each other and, as a result, gain appreciation for their own homes. Aesop’s fables were first written in the mid-sixth …
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The Muslim Fishermen of Phang Nga by Antonio Graceffo
The four Muslim provinces of southern Thailand Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun have made international headlines in recent years do to an extremist insurgency which has left hundreds dead. The bad press emanating from the south has left the rest …
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Visiting Thailand’s Monkeys & Bats Part Two
I spent the entire day trying to get out of Chiang Mai. All flights booked. All trains full, buses too. Finally I chose to go 3rd class, leaving at 6:30am to go for twelve hours to Lopburi (south toward Bangkok) …
Redding’s Not-So-Hidden Jewel
Driving along I-5 near Redding, California, you wouldn’t guess that a glistening jewel lies just west along the Sacramento River. Nestled in Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the Sundial pedestrian bridge was completed in 2004 and connects the two sections of …
Help Choose His Adventure by Jeremy David
Have you ever read those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books? Jeremy David is living one. In August he is hopping on a plane to Europe, and from there you are in control. Tell him where to go and what to …
Twelfth Night at the Utah Shakespearean Festival by Linda Lane
In Cedar City, UT, two blocks from the The Iron Gate Inn, a charming bed and breakfast where I am staying, I spotted Southern Utah University, headquarters for the Tony award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival that is currently running from …
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Cedar City, Utah’s Best Holiday Location
We have spent several weeks in different seasons in Utah, a state with so many beautiful places to experience and such varied and fascinating. It is a state focused on strong families and has one of the lowest crime rates …
Winding Through The Baltic Sea by Nell Raun-Linde
Head for the Baltic Sea to follow the paths of wild Vikings, Russian conquerors and enterprising German merchants. A cruise is especially suited to the Baltic Sea, a 1,000-mile-long sea, as narrow as 50 miles between Helsinki and Tallinn. This …
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Visiting Thailand’s Elephants Part 1
The popular tourism destination is Thailand! Good weather, nice people and this country is very familiar with the western tourist, so traveling around here is easy. The hardest part is getting here. So after a mind, leg, and butt-numbing, 20-hour …
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