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Pros and Cons of Doha, Qatar
Knocking at Heaven's Doors by Shantini Naidoo The Middle East does not have the best name in the world. The … [Read More...]
A Cultural Adventure in Havana, Cuba
by Ray Mwareya-Mhondera So much has written about the crumbling decadence, the poverty and third-worldness of Cuba … [Read More...]
My First Vacation Alone – In Paris!
by Elizabeth von Pier All my life I have traveled with someone. First it was my husband, then after he died, various … [Read More...]
In Perpetuity at Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
by Karoline Cullen I hear a bell. Its persistent peal floats over the trees and ricochets off the stones. “Does that … [Read More...]
Climbing Mount Everest with Makalu Adventure Ltd.
“It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves” - Sir Edmund Hillary. Even now no one is quite sure if Mt. Everest … [Read More...]
Liverpool Black History Walking Tour (part 2 of 3)
This is the 2nd of three articles by Lee Ruddin about slavery in Liverpool and a walking tour of the city where evidence … [Read More...]
Woven Treasures of Oaxaca Mexico
by Deborah Dickerson She holds up small pieces of bark paper painted with blue-green birds and yellow flowers. “Would … [Read More...]
The Grand Bahama Sand Bar
by George Fery A short flight from Florida’s east coast is a 700+ islands archipelago, of which only 30 are … [Read More...]
Dancing to a Different Drum
Barcelona, Spain by Fredricka R. Maister I was just a college girl majoring in art history when I became smitten … [Read More...]
The Elegant Cosmopolitan Hotel
San Diego, California by Amy Muschik Most people walking by stop to take a photo of her. She is impressive after … [Read More...]
Egypt: Nubian Boatmen of the Nile
by W. Ruth Kozak I am on a wooden wharf by the banks of the Nile River at Aswan, in Egypt with my travel companions. … [Read More...]
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