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Solo travel is easy and rewarding 20 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Have you ever wanted to see a Broadway play in New York City, take a road trip to see the fall foliage, or splurge on a vacation to Paris, but c...
Travel rip-offs and how to avoid them. 14 Aug 2013 | 06:26 am
Let me share my travel tips of how to avoid theft, frauds and crooks while traveling. The taxi trap: surprisingly expensive trips Before you hope into a cab, ask a local resident how much they think...
How to survive long flights 13 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
Over the years I’ve learned some tips to help survive long domestic or international flights. The key is a combination of activity, water and sleep. Here are my travel-tested tips (and those of severa...
Food and wine festivals in Napa, Somona and beyond.Why you need a wine bra. 11 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
Meet a celebrity chef like Charlie Palmer, sip wine and eat well at the Bacchus-inspired festivals all over the country. How do you find them? C heck the “Events Calendar” in area websites for the la...
Tracking polar bears and snorkeling with beluga whales in the Arctic. 1 Aug 2013 | 03:28 am
After the sea ice melts for the summer, polar bears move to the shoreline of Hudson Bay – habitat for the most southern and accessible populations of polar bears in the world. With ChurchillWild you c...
Myanmar. Photos, reflections and tips. 16 Jul 2013 | 07:51 am
In 1983 I got a one week visa to “Burma” as it was known then, and visited amidst the intricate ancient Buddhist temples, fruit-filled rainforests, and rich rivers, at a time when an iron-fisted milit...
TIP OF THE WEEK – Dental Disasters 16 Jul 2013 | 12:50 am
Remember Tom Hanks in the gripping survival drama Cast Away? What’s in the next bite? A chipped tooth or loose cavity can ruin a vacation. Using a rock, he knocked out his sore tooth to end the excr...
Bike Trip Diary. Kansas. A lessons from strangers. 12 Jul 2013 | 02:39 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE At the kid’s rodeo everyone gets a chance to rope a calf. Here the calf is a bale of hay. It was 96′F so we stopped biking early to go to a Farm...
How to breeze through airport security. 9 Jul 2013 | 10:26 pm
Avoid the long lines at airport security. Frequent travelers, if you travel internationally, check out the Global Entry pass. Once you qualify, you will zip past the long lines waiting for the passpor...
Romantic Wine Country Getaway in Sonoma Valley 22 Jun 2013 | 03:47 am
From the moment I pulled into the discrete entrance to the Kenwood Inn and Spa, I felt like I’d returned to Tuscany. I almost expected the friendly Concierge to welcome me with the familiar greeting ...
