It's that time of year when the world falls in love and every song you sing seems to say, "Merry Christmas, may your New Year's dreams come true . . . " Christmas...
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Journal: In Love with the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Ah, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome . . . be still my heart! What an extraordinary time I had here -- capped off with a flight in one of their biplanes....
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On Walking Safari in Zambia: The Naughty Boys
On the final morning of our walking safari in Zambia, we track the Naughty Boy lions and confront a demon hippo....
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The 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival
Every year in Taiwan, the first full moon of the Chinese New Year is celebrated with the extraordinary Lantern Festival. Learn about the 2018 Lantern Festival in Taiwan!...
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Hippo Highways: Day 2 of our Walking Safari
After a light breakfast and some coffee, we left for our second day of walking. Why do three women from Texas love Hippo Highways? Because in Africa, even flat isn't flat!...
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Into the Bush: Day One of our Walking Safari
We walked single-file out of the Camp Tena Tena just after dawn on a Sunday morning. There were six of us. In the lead, Chris carried the rifle, followed by Braston our guide. I...
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Our African Safari in Zambia
So, you want to go on safari in Africa. But where? To say that the continent is vast is a gross understatement. Africa holds more than 20 percent of the Earth’s total land mass....
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The Bestest: My Favorite Travel Bloggers
One of the best things about moving into the travel blogging world is meeting so many wonderful fellow travelers. I recently spent time in Huntsville, Alabama at the TBEX conference: a place where travel...
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The Year of Last Holidays
If you were dying, but still felt healthy now, what would you do with the time you had left?
This question is the premise for two films entitled Last Holiday. In 2016, I lived the...
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Crossing the Atlantic on a Tall Ship
And so it begins . . . I am on Star Flyer as she heads out into the Atlantic making for Barbados and winter in the Caribbean. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on...
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