Manuel Antonio is known as the most beautiful National Park on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica. En route there by car service we had the thrill of crossing a large concrete bridge where we got out to see …
Harriman Hikers Guide to Winter & Cold Weather Hiking
The Harriman Hikers have been hiking weekly, year-round, in every type of weather imaginable for over 30 years. That said, we feel like we have a good deal of collective experience and knowledge to share regarding winter hiking and making …
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Lasting Impressions of Malta by Barry Napier
It was our third trip to Malta – said to be the hottest part of the Med – and the first few days sent us variable weather, just like a UK Spring. After that, we got the sun and heat …
Maryland’s Sea Shore in the Mountains
Vacation Time – the beach or the mountains? Hmmm – I can never decide, but what about both at the same time? Well, it is possible and I am not kidding. Within driving distance of many east coast and upper …
High Hampton For Authentic Southern Cooking! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
If you observe age and lineage, you’d never believe 29 year old Neil Kleinschmit, who lived all over the world as an”army brat” and who is of Chinese and German descent, could give you the very best of home style …
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THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA by Ron Kapon
I was last in South Africa 28 years ago. I remember the “whites only” beaches; the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg (now part of the convention center); Nelson Mandela was unknown outside a small circle of people (and in prison); The …
Scotland:A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST by Mary McIntosh
I stood on a grassy slope in Scotland and gazed down at Skara Brae, the village occupied by prehistoric people for six hundred years before the Romans occupied the British Isles. Included in a tour of Scotland was a visit …
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Paddling the Waters of Hong Kong by Antonio Graceffo
An unemployed travel writer and former merchant seaman, I was bumming along the coast near Hong Kong’s Deep Water Bay, when I stumbled onto a sign which read “Boat trip around the world, only $100 HK.” Having nothing to keep …
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Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest
The modern tourism bus picked us up early from our Arenal Country Inn for our boat ride across Lake Arenal, the prettiest and most efficient way to get to Monteverde Cloud Forest from Arenal, unless you want to ride horses …
Driving Across The U.S. In 1936 by Nelle Burgess
OLD LINCOLN HIGHWAY Editor’s note: The year 2006 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the federal law that began the USA’s vast Interstate Highway System. This year, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of United States Federal Highways, a motorcade …
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