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ITKT deals at Villa del Palmar
Getting Married at Villa del Palmar in Loreto We were the first couple who got married on Villa del Palmar’s golf course, which will be in full swing, pardon the pun, later this fall. The evening of...
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Deep Breaths, Small Steps in Breckenridge, Colorado
A Cabin in the Sky in Colorado Just shy of twelve-thousand feet, surrounded by the remnants of a log cabin, and mountainsides that look as if they belonged on the Tibetan Plateau, my girlfriend and I...
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Discovering Political Culture in Brussels
The Culture in Brussels Gets Political Brussels, the Capital It only takes a quick conversation with people that live in Brussels to learn that this city truly is based around a political culture....
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Constantinople, not Istanbul
Today Istanbul’s a vibrant and modern city built on top an ancient past. What’s the past beneath, you ask? Maybe you remember these lyrics from the early days of rock’n’roll: Take me back to...
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The Art of Vanilla Pollination
Vanilla Pollination in India India’s Human Hummingbird Last year in April, I was scouting for places to volunteer for coffee (berry) picking, but I was told that coffee harvesting ends by February and...
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China: Fiery Foot Massage!
Scorching the Tootsies in China! A Different Kind of Massage I once associated massage with relaxation – the smell of sandalwood incense; meditative sitar music; healing hands kneading tension away....
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Islas y Huacas, Bolivia
The harbor waters are still. Beyond this sheltered inlet a stiff wind whips the lake into whitecaps. I don’t much like choppy waters… Lake Titticaca sits just over two miles above sea level and...
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Mount Cook National Park: A Whisper of Peace
New Zealand’s National Park Stretching Out in Cook National Park Reclining on cushions I had wrested from my couch the previous morning, I stared out the open hatch of my Subaru past my outstretched...
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Same Same, but Different in Bangkok
“Same Same — but Different” in Bangkok So goes the saying on two-thirds of the T-Shirts for sale… Suvarnabhumi airport at 1 am. Suvarnabhumi Airport at 1 am After a long flight over the gerrymandered...
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Whitney Plantation: A Different Kind of Tour
The Southern Plantation A Slave Past I’ve visited plenty of plantations in the southern states. Most are beautifully restored homes and the tours focus on the gentility of the antebellum south where...
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The Best Travel Gear (That I Really Use!)
Over the last 15 years I have traveled a lot, and lugged all kinds of cameras, bags and travel accessories all over the world. So, it might not surprise that one of the questions I am asked all the...
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Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize, Caves and Superstition
My guide, Jose, looked around at me and put his finger to his lips, “Shh, can you feel the spirits?” I held my breath. Human skeletons and cracked pottery lay scattered on the ground. Obsidian blades...
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Learnin’ Creole in Antigua
V.C. Bird International Airport. Island Arrival I touch down at a modern airport that began life as a dusty WWII airstrip. The sole immigration officer present carefully looks over my paperwork, but...
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Much More than Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a Must but… There is more to Peru! To most, Peru is the country where Machu Picchu is located. Yes, this is true, and what an incredible landmark to boast: the incredible Inca ruins...
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KaZantip, Crimea’s Uncharted Republic
Welcome to Kazantip Craziness in Crimea “Stand up! I need to dope right now to get my reality back!” I get up hastily and peer into the darkness, trying to see who has awakened me. All I can see is...
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Flyin’ Solo at Sandals
Sandals Grande Antigua I bet you’re like me, a traveler with a jones for the tropical getaway. So when I get the opportunity for a weekend visit to Sandals in Antigua and tell my friends about this...
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Islas y Huacas, Bolivia
The harbor waters are still. Beyond this sheltered inlet a stiff wind whips the lake into whitecaps. I don’t much like choppy waters… Lake Titticaca sits just over two miles above sea level and...
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Mount Cook National Park: A Whisper of Peace
New Zealand’s National Park Stretching Out in Cook National Park Reclining on cushions I had wrested from my couch the previous morning, I stared out the open hatch of my Subaru past my outstretched...
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Same Same, but Different in Bangkok
“Same Same — but Different” in Bangkok So goes the saying on two-thirds of the T-Shirts for sale… Suvarnabhumi airport at 1 am. Suvarnabhumi Airport at 1 am After a long flight over the gerrymandered...
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Whitney Plantation: A Different Kind of Tour
The Southern Plantation A Slave Past I’ve visited plenty of plantations in the southern states. Most are beautifully restored homes and the tours focus on the gentility of the antebellum south where...
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