When New Zealander Michael Slade decided that it was time to take a break from city life, the Global Volunteer Network’s Alaska program seemed like the perfect opportunity. The Alaskan culture and wilderness fulfilled his expectations and more, despite any …
Historic Broadway Beauties of Galveston, Texas by Susan M. Wright
Those people on the Lost TV show have nothing on this lone woman traveler who doesn’t have the slightest vestige of the “direction gene.” Just so that you, fellow traveler, and all the locals who gave me directions will know, …
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Galveston’s Moody Gardens
The day I spent in Galveston, Texas, at Moody Gardens was one of my most enjoyable ever for a day of learning fun. In summer you can begin with your family making castles on the beach in the white sand …
OLDEST LIBRARY IN UNITED STATES by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Redwood Library is a little known jewel in Newport, RI, the city of famous opulence and mansions of a by-gone gilded age. Redwood is the oldest continuously operated lending library in the United States. It was the first building to …
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The Heart of the Mayan World by Ron Kapon
I was looking for a place to visit for five days that would allow me to write several stories. It was early summer so sun and warmth were not important and I did not want to travel through many time …
Puebla, Mexico: Celebration, Commotion, Cockfight by Kate Meyers
Sitting in the airport in Puebla, Mexico, staring out the window at the flat, hot, empty asphalt parking lot, I can’t help but think to myself, So this is how they do it in Mexico. This airport is more disorganized …
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Christmas Breakfast in the Himalayas by Mary McIntosh
Breakfast has always seemed such a mundane meal to me. The taste-tantalizing delights of a Porterhouse steak, or a filet mignon, topped off with cheesecake or a chocolate sundae, are missing. Instead, my normal fare is juice, fruit, toast, cereal …
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Leavenworth, Washington’s Bavarian Village
Leavenworth, a quaint Bavarian Village, is nestled in a cozy narrow valley at elevation of 1,100 feet with surrounding wilderness of rugged, majestic mountain ranges reaching 5,000-8,000 feet in the state of Washington. In warm weather, snake-twisting rivers, deep azure …
Fall into Homer, Alaska by John and Beth Tally
Thinking of going to Alaska? Here’s some advice. Go in the middle of September, drive down Highway 1 towards Seward and hang a right along the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. Yes, I know it’s after the Halibut season and the …
Chill Out at the Ice Hotel and Have an “Ice Stay”
“Beautiful. And frigid”. That’s the comment left by one brave guest at Canada’s famed Ice Hotel on the shores of beautiful Lac St-Joseph, a mere 20 minutes west of Quebec. The frozen fortress gets its name, not surprisingly, from the …
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