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Experience Fall in Vermont and New Hampshire
by Bram Reusen In fall the landscapes in Vermont and New Hampshire are starting to burst with color. As the days get … [Read More...]
The Potter’s Village: Mata Ortiz, Chihuaua, Mexico
by Victor A. Walsh The two-lane paved road rises and falls, twists and turns, like a dangling rope, through the … [Read More...]
Following Washington Irving Through the Catskills
Legendary Location: Sleepy Hollow, Upstate New York by Steve Sears Literature fans who call New York State home are … [Read More...]
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Istanbul is a lovely city in Turkey that offers a lot of amazing things for one to explore and have fun. The wonderfully … [Read More...]
The Surreal Life of Catalonia, Spain
by Jessica Peter A house with a dragon’s back. Lantern-lit trees with eerie faces. Turrets made of giant eggs. It may … [Read More...]
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...]
Student Visa Extension Australia & Sponsored Visitor Visa Australia Requirements Guide for Migrants Inside Australia
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Kefalonia, Greece
Island of Seafarers by W. Ruth Kozak When Juan de Fuca sailed his ship up the Pacific coast of western Canada, into … [Read More...]
France: Breath of the Dragon
by Glen Cowley Its long grey breath trailing in smoky gasps the iron dragon pushed its nose into the looming darkness … [Read More...]
New Mexico: Peace and Tranquility in Taos Pueblo
by Darlene Foster I am greeted by a chilly, high-desert wind as I enter the Taos Pueblo. I find it astonishing that … [Read More...]
Exploring the Historic Umayyad Mosque
Damascus, Syria by Natasha Sheldon Many relics of the past hide in Damascus’s streets. Turn a corner here and you … [Read More...]
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