November 21st, 2008
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My very first time eating lobster was when I was 14 and traveling up the east coast from Georgia with my family to go pickup my brother who had just finished hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (that’s 2,175 miles) back in 1986. Once we had left the northeast urban areas of New York and Boston, the road became surrounded with fur trees and less buildings. I can remember breaking out onto the coast and seeing the craggy cliffs and lobster traps floating in the turbulent surf down below thus beginning my love affair with lobster (the other really good white meat).
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November 20th, 2008
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Tuscany is “all the rave” to most people I would think and I don’t doubt that being that I haven’t been yet. I did get to explore parts of Italy a few years ago on my Honeymoon like Venice, Verona and Milan but I
haven’t made it to the Piedmont region. I’m sure the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun” brought some extra attention to the region as well. The idea of that beautiful region being surrounded by the Mediterranean sounds like a “mini- Italy” and it is – it is called the island of Elba.
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November 18th, 2008
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Checkpoints, soldiers, and guns: take a political tour of this controversial territory.
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“Are you carrying a weapon on you?” the young Israeli soldier asked as we approached the middle of the Jewish settlement in Hebron.
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November 13th, 2008
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Illustration: Columbus landing in the New World, before proceeding to pillage. He is NOT one of our explorers.
History is filled with tyrants and bloodshed, all in the name of discovering new lands. Here are the few that kept it honourable.
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October 27th, 2008
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Mendocino, California is one of the most beautiful and scenic destinations of North America in my book. This very place inspired me to ask my then girlfriend to marry me and we have fortunately been back to visit once since then. I cannot say enough great things about the area which encompasses the Redwood forest and the neighboring towns of Boonville and Yorkville.
When going through Boonville, beer is highly toted as well as wine. Any hop lover will enjoy the local brew as a refreshing break to all of the wine that is
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October 27th, 2008
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As I personally grew up in the south (Georgia) my family went to Destin, Florida just about every summer for a week on the beach. With white beaches and clear blue water, Destin is a major destination (no pun intended…) for southerners as well as tourists from all over the world. The Emerald Coast as it’s known as offers the vacationing visitor all of the activities that one can expect when going to the beach.
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October 21st, 2008
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What’s keeping you from enjoying your travels? Here’s 5 barriers to your inner travel experience.
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It happens surprisingly often that, when we are traveling and are confronted by paradisaical locations and amazing people, we are unable to enjoy ourselves entirely.
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October 16th, 2008
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I’ve never been kayaking. I really want to go - but around my home in Colorado the only opportunities are in the rivers…which - in my opinion - are best navigated in a very large rubber raft with lots of cushion. I’m not sure it’s safe to be kayaking around these rocks and fast water through-fares.
I was looking at some information on sea kayaking..thinking this would be a better introduction to kayaking - calm coastal waters and bays…marine wildlife - no rocks or class-5 rapids. It looks like there are a few places that are great choices. Monterey Bay, Ogunquit Maine, or the San Juan Islands in Washington. I dug deeper into the San Juan Islands idea, as the pacific northwest is my favorite place to vacation. I found a ton of information and opportunities for beginners and experienced paddlers alike.
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October 15th, 2008
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When you think of incredible beaches, New York may not be the first place that comes to mind. However, Long Island, particularly the area know as The Hamptons, has long been the preferred beach destination for those who can afford to vacation anywhere on Earth.
The east end of Long Island, which is home to East Hampton and Montauk, sticks nearly one hundred miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. The nearby Gulf Stream blesses the peninsula with relatively moderate temperatures and it’s bounded by water on 3 sides so the fishing in incredible. A former whaling port, Montauk is now home to both the largest commercial and sport fishing fleets in the State of New York. Anglers from new York CIty take the train here to catch striped bass, blues, sharks and other ocean species.
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October 7th, 2008
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I’m not a huge golfer, I havent ever understood the lure of chasing that little white ball around the lawn - but there are those in my family we are addicts. Every time we talk vacation we have to talk golf courses. I dont really whine much about it because I know that’s prime beach and shopping time for me.
We were researching a vacation to Florida last year - and i had written some on shelling in the Marco Island area and ran across the information on golf on the Paradise Coast. For those of you who dont know, the Paradise coast encompases Naples, Marco Island and part of the Everglades along the southwestern coast.
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