I’ve driven by the sod house near Sanborn, walked along the banks of Plum Creek, looked at photos of the old women in my family’s history — Graphic Novel their pioneer hair pulled back, their faces gaunt, probably a woolen skirt hooped around their hips.
Doing that stuff gives you an idea, kind of, of what [...]
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. –Starved of money for nearly a decade, the nation’s largest ferry system has hit rough water.The ferries that cruise Puget Sound and surrounding waters have become symbols of the Pacific Northwest, recalling its rich maritime history and figuring prominently in movies and television shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy.” But beneath their cheery [...]
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What’s the best way to take my passport information Online Novel
Posted by admin Published in Online Novel Dear Travel Doctor: What’s the best way to take my passport information with me on a trip so I have it in case my passport is lost? - Justin Case
Dear Justin: The Travel Doctor has catapulted into the modern age with RoboForm2Go ($49, www.roboform.com), a little USB key with password-protecting software. Nobody but you [...]
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Posted by admin Published in Online Novel After more than 3,000 years, can a city still hold any secrets?
I almost blushed as I put the question to Elena Korka, Greece’s director of antiquities. I was sitting across from her overloaded desk at the Ministry of Culture. I never expected that her answer would lead me to the home of the city’s [...]
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Living in eastern Colorado, going to Breckenridge, or Keystone or Copper is not a “ski trip.” That’s just going skiing. Now, heading to Aspen, or Steamboat or Telluride, that’s a ski trip. Specifically, it’s a ski trip that threatens to break your bank account.
But there’s an entire quarter of the state loaded with great [...]
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Here’s a short, fun and eclectic list of some of our favorite things to do in and around Phoenix. The desert metropolis is best visited in the winter and spring, before temperatures soar into the triple digits. It has everything from what some call the best pizza in America to a first-rate zoo and [...]
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People planning spring and summer getaways might Online Novel
Posted by admin Published in Online Novel People planning spring and summer getaways might try one of 12 unusual places such as Ste. Genevieve, Mo., which “has the most significant collection of French colonial architecture in the U.S,” according to a preservation group.
Each year starting in 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has named a “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” appealing to [...]
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What’s it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.
Niall Rochford, 38, is general manager of Ashford Castle in County Mayo, in northwest Ireland. The Irish native previously was deputy [...]
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Known as South America’s Everglades, Brazil’s Pantanal is home to giant river otters, jaguars, marsh deer, tapirs, roseate spoonbills and hyacinthine macaws, the largest macaws in the world.
This immense freshwater wetland is the setting for a May 18-28 journey offered by Abercrombie %26 Kent in partnership with the Nature Conservancy.
Hosted by zoologist and conservation [...]
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