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Category Archives: Travelblog
Beyond the Sea
Husband and I have taken a handful of cruises in the seven years we’ve been married and one of the highlights for us is always the people we meet at dinner. We let the cruise line assign us to a … Continue reading
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Tagged cruise audience participation games, cruise ship entertainment, cruising
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While we were gone
Due to poor wireless service on vacation this entry was written at sea and later published on land. We’re on a cruise ship to the Western Caribbean as I write this and two of the means for distant communication provided … Continue reading
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Tagged Benazir Bhutto, famous Long Island criminal cases, Martin Tankleff, Pakistan assassination
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Feet First
Due to poor wireless service on vacation the following was written at sea but published on land. Before I met Husband, my world concept of mankind was divided into roughly two sections: ancient and modern. All the citizens of cultures … Continue reading
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Tagged Anasazi, ancient civilizations, HOWL! Art Festival, Hunter College Open Studios, Incas, Mayans, Ponpeii
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On a Wing and a Song
Husband and I are on a great vacation at the moment and I will share some adventures in another post. At this moment I am reflecting on our different styles when it comes to flying which we just did once … Continue reading
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Tagged folk songs, HUAC, If I Had a Hammer, Pete Seeger, Turn Turn Turn, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
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Lucky Number Whatever
Neither Husband nor I are gamblers by nature but at least one of us is a sucker for a raffle. I don’t buy lottery tickets and I won’t put a chip on a table and watch a wheel spin because … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Farmington NM, Flagstaff motorcycle rental, lucky numbers, Navajo Totah Festival, raffle tickets
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Going to Gallup
One of our favorite places in New Mexico is Gallup, a former frontier town founded in 1881 on Historic Route 66. We’ve visited there about four times now and we’ve learned some historic facts along the way. Fact one: Gallup … Continue reading
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Tagged Gallup NM, Gallup pawn shops, Gallup War Memorial, Historic Route 66, Native American soldiers, Navajo Code Talkers
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The South’s Gonna Do It Again, Last Part
In Birmingham, Alabama we got to spend some time with a couple we’ve known almost since we got married. Our stories are kind of parallel, theirs being a second marriage occurring a little bit after our own. I ran the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, bless your heart, boiled peanuts, deep south, sweet tea
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The South’s Gonna Do It Again, Part Two
In times past, Husband and I would choreograph our vacations by plotting out a route on a map and consulting travel books and the Internet to arrange stops in historic little towns at quaint bed and breakfasts. Nowadays we’re still … Continue reading
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Tagged Embassy Suites, Florida, Nashville, Sopchoppy, Tennessee, Worm Gruntin' Festival
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The South’s Gonna Do It Again, Part One
Last week we took a little vacation since I had a break from school and Husband is a sweetheart. We flew down to south Florida (see What, Me Worry? for an overview of my history with flight) and visited his … Continue reading
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Tagged Delray Beach, early bird dinner, Florida, Gainesville, Gators, hot boiled peanuts
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
You never fully appreciate how different Americans are from the rest of mankind until you surround yourself with other cultures. That’s not to say certain differences can’t be observed simply going state to state within the U.S. Traveling through the Smoky Mountain region on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Costa Cruise, English speaking minority, European cruise line, foreign travel
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