Tag: america
group name: travel
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May 28, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
With gas prices at $4.00 a gallon and beyond, have you changed your travel plans for the summer? What are your plans now?
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June 25, 2009 12:04 AM EDT --
I felt inspired to post more photo's of Costa Rica today. These photo's are from the Hotel Aranjuez, where we stayed for our last visit to Costa Rica.
It's my favorite hotel, as it is a lush tropical . . .
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March 23, 2009 06:16 PM EDT --
Petropolis, Brasil, is a city in the State of Rio de Janeiro where intellectuals, artists and craftsmen have long congregated. It is a young and beautiful city filled with university students . . .
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March 25, 2009 06:04 PM EDT --
During a recent tour of Rio de Janeiro (the city) I visited the Carmen Miranda Museum. It has many of her private possessions (including her shoes!) and her elaborate wardrobe as a gift from her . . .
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May 05, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing . What are your thoughts? Will you be supporting or boycotting the Olympics this summer?
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July 08, 2007 05:52 PM EDT --
The phrase "roadside America" is synonymous with tacky attractions of all sorts scattered across the country, from giant balls of twine to a museum of squished pennies. But there's . . .
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December 26, 2007 03:33 PM EST --
Baking peppermint bonbon cookies can give me such delight during the holiday season. However, my mind can sometimes be on another continent, as I think about what will be coming in two months. . . .
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January 09, 2009 06:05 PM EST --
On Day Seven of my all-too-short visit to Nicaragua, I said goodbye to friends who had wonderfully hosted me in their Managua . . .
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October 19, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
As the train jolts along, I'm fascinated with the scenery on both sides of the tracks. My friend Diane and I, along with our tour group, are ascending Rio de Janeiro's Corcovado Mountain via . . .
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December 11, 2006 03:01 PM EST --
How well do you know the American landscape? When was the last time that you saw spacious skies, majestic mountains, or amber waves of grain? Let your next trip be inspired by the new travel group, Amtrak . . .
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October 03, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
Amtrak is looking for local writers to share advice about their hometown for the "Next Stop..." series, hosted at the All Aboard! group on Gather!
What are the best sights, activities, restaurants . . .
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August 19, 2007 09:46 PM EDT --
After being on the road for over 2 months it’s hard to keep shelling out money for hotel rooms. So staying somewhere cheap doesn’t seem like a bad idea. My place in Managua has really taken . . .
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November 04, 2007 03:26 PM EST --
As we move toward the trailhead, we stop to watch a coati coming out of the foliage. The coati's ringed tail, white eye patches, and general behavior suggest it is related to the North American common . . .
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December 12, 2007 02:39 PM EST --
The holiday season is in full delight! Walking outside my office doors after a busy day's work, I see the lights on the buildings and the center of our city lit up full of decoration. . . .
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May 21, 2006 07:26 PM EDT --
This is the title of the new book by the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of Guns Germs and Steel. I had no intention of writing another post today but this demanded attention. The book is about the trajectory, . . .
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December 12, 2008 09:25 PM EST --
This is part two of a four-part series looking at different towns in Nicaragua. To begin at part one -- Granada -- click . . .
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November 21, 2006 01:50 PM EST --
Last week my daughter Beth and I drove down to Kentucky to visit my mom. Memphis is only 150 miles from where mom lives so we decided to go down for a day and see Graceland. None of us had ever . . .
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August 07, 2006 09:48 PM EDT --
The one thing that stood out the most about the bus ride from Guayaquil, Ecuador to the mountain town of Banos, was the music the driver played. It was salsa, merengue and reggaeton from the radio, and . . .
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January 21, 2009 07:02 PM EST --
Today was the perfect day for a meeting of the Mantua Cemetery Walkers. It was brisk, cloudy and slightly overcast, but not too cold for a walk around the gravestones and to learn a little about . . .
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February 21, 2008 03:31 AM EST --
The sights and sounds of South America are scintillating, and it's been an amazing journey so far. We began our adventure in Santos where many of us arrived after an overnight flight. It is wonderful . . .
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