Photography by Yuri Krasov A city of Saratoga, found in the vicinity of Silicon Valley, is not your typical hi-tech hub with drafty office buildings and green organic fast food joints for lunching pros. In fact, it is not a …
Splendid Winter Film Festival and Film Feast by Barbara Singer
It’s a well know fact that Santa Barbara, California, is hailed as the American Riviera, as well as a great escape; moreover, every winter it is the esteemed location for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. No doubt the 28th …
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El Salvador – Worlds Away by Terry Zinn
Traveling overseas is always a real travel adventure. Traveling to an unknown country overseas with a turbulent past is truly a real adventure. It’s always nice to have someone in that country looking after you whom you can go to, …
“Un-Cruising” through the Hawaiian Islands by Linda Ballou
Passengers aboard the Safari Explorer sprinted from stem to stern, up to the wheelhouse, and onto the top deck to spot humpback whales. The giants had arrived in the channel between Maui and Lana’i early this winter season. They had …
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Gabon: the Most Bio-Diverse Country In Africa by Hank Lowenstein
Gabon is arguably the most bio-diverse country in all of Africa. Just above the equator on the Atlantic Ocean, Gabon is the size of New Jersey, with a population of just over 3 million people. Since it was a French …
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Visiting Times Square for under $50 by Karl Childs
Do you have a bucket list? Ever since we first heard the term, my wife and I started building ours. We have the typical goals, like skydiving, taking a cruise with the kids, and paragliding. But right at the top …
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Bears In the Wild Near Hudson Bay, Canada by Jo Crebbin
In late November of 20011, I traveled to Northern, Canada, to photograph polar bears in the wild near the Hudson Bay. Outfitted with all my cameras, especially my favorite, my 500mm lens with my 1Dmark iv camera, heavy snow boots …
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Kutna Hora, UNESCO World Heritage Site by Bonnie and Bill Neely
While in Prague we heard about the medieval town of Kutna Hora, located about 120 km from Prague, a drive through undulating, Czech Republic farmland. We were informed that Kutna Hora and the neighboring town of Sedlec are designated as …
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Spanish Holiday In Madrid by Eric and Nataliya Goodman
It was late at night when Nataliya and I arrived in Madrid on the one hour flight from Barcelona. The former gateway to the city, Puerta de Alcala,looks spectacular when lit up at night. We got off the bus at …
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Westchester County: Gateway to New York’s Historic Hudson Valley by Terry Zinn
How does one in 700 words or less describe the variety of attractions that Westchester County New York holds? Well, one doesn’t, or better yet can’t. But in a quick visit recently I did enjoy all my stops along the …
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