Category: General
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Travel Safety Tips From AARP
As adults 50+ finalize their summer vacation plans many may be interested in protecting their assets while they travel for extended periods of time. While traveling can be fun, it comes with many dangers, such as becoming a victim of burglary, identity theft and a variety of other crimes. According to a survey conducted by AARP, 12 percent of surveyed…
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Where is This House on the Hudson River?
A few months ago, I bought this beautiful little stone picture at a shop in Hudson, New York. Any thoughts as to where this house may be located if it actually exists? I’ve searched to find this home when I travel by train back and forth from Albany to New York City. I’ve got…
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Three or Six Months Passport Validity Rule: Do You Have Enough Time Left To Travel?
Like many of us who are feeling the rush from the Euro’s recent decline, I’m heading to Italy later this year. But when I started making my plans, I was hit with a surprise: my passport wouldn’t be valid for travel because at it would expire in fewer than three months after I began my…
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A Traveler Asks: What Caribbean Islands Can be Fun to Explore on Foot?
Last week, I had a great time appearing again on WAMC’s Vox Pop program. During this call-in show, a listener mentioned that his 24 year-old son wanted to travel with his girlfriend to a Caribbean island. The two would be too young to rent a car, so this father wanted to know if there were any…
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1942 Picture of the Real von Trapp Couple in San Antonio
There is a lot of celebrating going on for the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, a famous musical that starred Christopher Plumber and Julie Andrews as Baron von Trapp and his ultimate love, Maria. But how closely did these movie stars actually look like the real von Trapps who inspired this film? While…
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Amazing Travel History Photographs
Click HERE for some amazing travel photographs including those that are said to be: Disneyland’s opening day, a half built Eiffel Tower, the building of the Statue of Liberty, the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, and survivors of the Titanic boarding their rescue ship.
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 