.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} What makes these stories rare and valuable is that the authors didn’t have to write them, but did anyway.
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On the surface, the stories featured in this week’s edition of Tales From The Road don’t have much in common.
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} While America debates on who to vote into the White House, Erin Byrne discovers the Irish have already made their decision.
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On the road / Photo IrishFireside
In Ireland, the roads are lined with ivy-covered stone fences and sprinkled with livestock.
When leaving Denver in the rear-view mirror and heading up I-70 going West, one starts to see the Rocky Mountains in front and the plains behind. After going through Eisenhower Tunnel and Loveland Pass one starts going down the other side only to meet Summit County head on. There are three towns adjacent to each other, Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne. There are five ski areas that can
be accessed rather easily and those are Breckenridge, Copper, Keystone, A-Basin and Loveland ski area. A-Basin and Loveland tend to be used by the locals but should not be overlooked by any skier or snowboarder. Most of the skier traffic to Summit County comes from the Front Range and Denver just because it is so convenient and the ski area options are so great.
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Fishing in the Keys incorporates just about every type and style of fishing ever imagined. From deep-sea fishing with heavy tackle to fly and light tackle fishing and even spear-fishing on the reef, the Keys offer excitement to every angler. The fish that are usually caught are tarpon, bonefish, barracuda, shark, dolphin, sailfish, marlin, wahoo and yellowfin tuna just to name a few.
Tags: Fishing, Key, West, “Catch, and, Let’s, Feast”Other than being the southernmost point of the United States, Key West, Florida has many other
labels attached to its’ name. Many know that Earnest Hemingway called Key West home for a number of years during the 1930’s and also wrote several novels. Prior inhabitants of Key West were several Indian tribes and of course the founder, Ponce De Leon of Spain way back in 1513.
Key West is home to the Regatta Key West, Conch Republic Days, Lobster mini-season and the Poker Run just to name a
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Feel like you need escape? Read these 10 reasons and see if it’s time to hit the road.
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So you finally did it. You moved back home. You gave up on your dreams of being a lifetime traveler in exchange for a pension, a steady paycheck, and a stable home environment.
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Is there some seriousness lurking behind the facade of Disney World? One should ask such a question with all of the animated amusement that is running around Orlando. There are other things to do and experience in “Mickey land” other than eat cotton candy and ride the “magic carpet”.
Museums of art, science and history centers, film festivals, operas and ballets all do exist in Orlando for people to mentally digest on their visit. A popular event is the Florida Film Festival which is held in March every year and attracts more than 25,000 guests along with producers and directors of independent films.
Tags: Orlando, The, Culture, behind, the, “Goofiness”Apparently in Wisconsin and more specifically Wisconsin Dells, water sports and water activities are #1 all year around. Wisconsin Dells is located along the Wisconsin River and is 2 hours from Milwaukee and Oshkosh, almost 3 hours from Green Bay and only 1 hour from Madison. Wisconsin Dells offers year round golf, hiking, biking, river boat tours, jet boats, cruises, indoor and outdoor water parks and plenty of dining experiences for the whole family.
Water slides have come a long way since I was growing up! The Durango Drop is an extreme 8-story
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Shooting the doc / Photo filmmakers
Two young filmmakers headed to document the new oil boom in North Dakota. What they found suprised them most of all.
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One of the biggest oil booms in U.S. history is now underway around the town of Stanley, North Dakota.
Tags: Interview, The, Filmmakers, Crude, Independence, Capturing, The, MomentOrlando, Florida is centrally located in Florida and is home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios,
Busch Gardens and SeaWorld just to start. Cape Canaveral which is the home of the Space Shuttle is not too far away on Florida’s space coast. Surrounding areas such as Winter Haven and Kissimmee are home to winter training camps for many major league baseball teams. So in essence there is something for everyone to do young and old alike.
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