Can you even imagine living in your car at this place and conceiving and rearing three children here? That is how dedicated Louis and Mary Leakey were to their archeological research for the British Museum. They came to this site …
Picking Blueberries In East Texas by Bonnie and Bill Neely
My friends invited me to go with them to pick blueberries near our hometown, Paris, TX. I knew I would enjoy the company and the early summer drive through this ranch and farming countryside in the delightful late spring weather …
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FORT BRIDGER LIVES AGAIN by Dean & Nancy Hoch
Have a hankerin’ to experience some great, old-West history? Try Southwestern Wyoming’s Fort Bridger State Historic Site. A visitor pamphlet states that in 1841 mountain man and explorer, Jim Bridger, said to some would-be suppliers on the Oregon Trail, “I …
Red Carpet Celebration of 25 Years of the Fabulous SBIFF by Barbara Singer
It was a spectacular happening like no other, as Santa Barbara rolled out the red carpet for 25 years of its fabulous Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) 2010. It’s easy to fall in love with Santa Barbara. There’s no …
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Orlando: The Easy Way by Terry Zinn
Being rushed is not my idea of a vacation. Sleeping in if the weather is not cooperating or if you had a late night, is the only way to vacate your routine world. In Orlando its easy to do just …
Riding The Rails in Australia by Jim Loomis
As early as the mid-1800s, Australian railroads hauled grain and ore to seaports and carried passengers between state capitals. But it wasn’t until 1969 that tracks spanning the continent all conformed to one standard gauge. A year later, the Indian …
Traveling With Grandparents: Through the Eyes of a Grandson by Tyler Hoch
Gazing out at the snow-covered pine trees in Washington, our phone rang. My Grandma and Grandpa invited me and my brother Kyle to vacation with them to Mexico. Mexico in December? We didn’t think twice. A few weeks later I …
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Oaxacan Chef inadvertently Sets City of Toronto Ablaze by Alvin Starkman
All Pilar Cabrera really wanted was to do a little promotion for Oaxaca, and make a few Canadian dollars during one of the slowest months of the year for tourism. But by the end of Chef Pilar’s four-week September visit …
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San Luis Obispo, Sunny Spot for the Soul by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling in California, one can’t help but marvel at a string of beach toy towns, almost artificially created in the most picturesque little valleys squeezed between the blue of the Pacific and the green and gold …
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The Great Piggy Bank Adventure by Estela Chávez-Valdivia
When Spring comes, families often take school breaks as opportunities to travel together. Being together provides parents with an ideal time to talk to kids about subjects sometimes difficult to discuss, including financial literacy. Right in time for those family …
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