Saturday, 10:00 a.m.; Bob and Sandy haven’t left the pool during waking hours except to refill the refrigerator with beer. Two hundred and ninety pounds of Bob jumped into the pool creating a wave, sloshed over the deck, and drenched …
Golden Gate Gripes by John Sammon
What do you do when you haven’t taken a vacation for years, and you’re so over-worked you can’t remember your name? Do something stressful. I’m being facetious. But not much. I wanted to go to the South Seas and become …
MUMBAI, INDIA’S RICHEST CITY
Welcome to Mumbai, India’s biggest, fastest and richest city. The moment you leave the airport this metropolis, perched on the edge of the Arabian Sea, will, quite simply, bowl you over. Here you don’t really breathe the air so much …
RIVER CRUISE VIENNA TO AMSTERDAM by Larry and Gail Taylor
My wife and I were up early that morning before the 7:30 announcement that the ship was getting underway. We dressed hurriedly and went to breakfast before we felt the engines shudder as our ship pulled out from the Rudesheim …
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Through Mongolia By Camel, Horse, Jeep by Leslie R. Adams
Nestled between China and Russia is one of the planet’s final frontiers, Mongolia, the old stomping ground of Ghinggis Khan. There are a mere four million people here and a million of those live in the capitol, Ulaan Bataar, a …
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The Good of Going to the Mountains by Linda Ballou
I bound up the boulder steps of the Basin-Cascade trail tracing an energetic river graced with glistening waterfalls. While navigating the twisted roots of birch trees, I chanced a look to the heavens trembling with lemon leaves rustling in a …
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Southeastern Indiana-Back Roads and Small Towns by Nancy S. Tardy
If your new mantra is “relax and slow down”, then southeastern Indiana back roads and small towns are for you. You can begin by flying into Indianapolis, Cincinnati, or the Louisville airport if you’re further than a comfortable driving distance. …
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Seventieth Birthday Trip To South America: Part 1 by Ron Kapon
The 70th birthday Gods shone on me as the predicted thunder showers on my birthday never materialized. Leaving for a three week trip to South America I was upgraded by Aerolineas Argentinas and slept six hours, the most ever on …
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MAGICAL WEST IRELAND: LAND OF MYTH, LEGEND, FOLKLORE by Bonnie and Bill Neely
It had been over 14 years since I was last in Ireland, and the changes, particularly in the cities, were amazing. Now, you need to travel to the more remote areas of Donegal or Connemara to see the quaintness of …
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Eagles Soar by Janice Lovelace
The Bald Eagle is a majestic bird with a wing span of 6 to 8 feet, who fly at about 20 mph. The females are the larger of the species, weighing an average of 15 pounds. The males average 9 …
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