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New Year’s Safari in Rural Cuba
Bariay Bay, Cuba by Susan Zuckerman Curls of wood smoke rise above farms, permeating the morning air with a pungent … [Read More...]
Historic Highlights of Annapolis: A Colonial Town Worth Visiting
Annapolis, Maryland, may be best known today as the home of the U.S. Naval Academy, but its roots run much deeper, and … [Read More...]
Mexico City Blues: Following The Beat Trail to La Roma
by Ellen Johnston Very few people are indifferent to Mexico City. Love it or hate it, it truly is a megalopolis – the … [Read More...]
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Having traveled to numerous places, I've had an opportunity to become familiar with various cultures, experience … [Read More...]
Meeting Fausto delle Chiaie (again)
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Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates, Corsairs and Buccaneers by Georges Fery Early in the 16th century, pirates known in French as flibustiers, … [Read More...]
Arizona: A Journey Into Navajoland
by Victor A. Walsh In the winter silence, colossal shafts and spires and mesas of rock rise out of the early morning … [Read More...]
Ancient Ephesus, Turkey
An Afternoon With The Romans by Chris Millikan Joining other excited history buffs, my husband, daughter and I leave … [Read More...]
About the Iranian New Year
The Fires of My Childhood by Reza Khodamehri If you ask an Iranian, how was the Festival of Fire in your childhood, … [Read More...]
Seeking Jane at the Austen Fest in Mount Dora, Florida
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Visiting Karen Blixen’s Farm in Africa
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