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on April 26, 2010
Whether you think of Gilligan and Mary Ann or about Robison Crusoe, everybody loves a deserted (or nearly deserted) island. Maybe it's the privacy. Maybe seclusion pays off in something more li...
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on April 14, 2010
I'm a little old these days for surfing. But a Southern California family vacations would be nice.
It's early spring where I live. That means the mercury sometimes breaks 70F (21C) during t...
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on April 7, 2010
If you want to see the glaciers in Glacier National Park, you need to go soon...
A glacier is a moving body of ice that is at least 25 acres in size. In 1850 there were 150 glaciers in Glacier N...
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on March 8, 2010
In my part of the globe (Southeast Asia), it is already the height of summer. Once again it is that time of the year to frolic under the sun. Maybe in a remote beach somewhere? And there's a lot o...
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on November 19, 2009
Generally speaking, I like flowers. But I love poppies. I love the colors. Poppies are beautiful. When I look for flower seeds, I usually look for poppies.
It's hard to define exactly what a...
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on October 24, 2009
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The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value....
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on October 17, 2009
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With autumn now in full swing, the crowds have thinned out a little at beaches in the Wetern US and Canada. But they're still worth visiting - especially if you're more interested ...
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on July 21, 2009
MSNBC reported recently that Afghanistan is reopening its doors to tourists.
While parts of Afghanistan may be unstable military zones, much of the country is secure and (relatively) safe. The story...
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on May 25, 2009
Gridskipper took a look recently at Savannah, Georgia.The first colonial and state capital of Georgia, Savannah was spared in the Civil War, meaning nearly every city street is spotted with centuries-...
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on April 16, 2009
AquaTerraSky had a nice piece recently on the beauty of coast Maine. Seems a new tour company (Bayliner Discover Journeys) is taking people to the state's coast island and the experience is so goo...
