Category: General
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Charleston and Savannah: Great 2-Night Vacation
If you’ve read my other blogs, you know that I’ve traveled to quite a few places around the world. It’s wonderful for me that I have been able to do this, but, as you can imagine, it makes it a little bit difficult for my family to surprise me with a trip to someplace new. Well this…
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Exploring Charleston: Beautiful Landscaping
After having lunch in Charleston, South Carolina last month, Robert and I walked a few miles around the central historic area and on towards the river. During the walk, we passed so many beautiful homes. I took a few pictures- I thought it might give us all a few ideas now that spring is finally…
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Almost Lost My Luggage: Our Traveler’s Rights and How to Handle
PilotGirl and I must have been on a similar wave length this week. I was writing about the luggage fiasco that I had experienced during my recent trip to San Francisco and about our traveler’s rights concerning this problem. Then I saw that she had written a very interesting article asking for help about how…
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Airline Carry-on Rules Relaxed Effective April 25, 2013
Jad Mouawad of the New York Times reports that, effective April 25, 2013, the TSA will allow airline passengers to bring pocketknives, golf clubs and other sports items aboard in carry-on bags. Click here to read the whole story….
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Boomer Travel: Growing More Than Ever
Check out Stephanie Rosenbloom’s interesting article on how the travel industry to trying more than ever before to attract people between the ages of 49 and 67 years. And why not? This demographic amounts to 26 percent of the population and is said to control the majority of our country’s disposable income. Various changes are…
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10 Must Visit Romantic Restaurants Around the World
Check out Zagat’s list of the world’s 10 most romantic restaurants. They include: Christian Têtedoie, Lyon, France, Torre d’Alta Mar, Barcelona, Spain, and Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas, NV Click here for the whole story…
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Meeting Moonwalker Charles Duke
Last month Robert and I traveled to NYC to meet legendary astronaut Charles Duke. As the lunar module pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. A retired US Air Force brigadier general, Duke visited the 108 year-old Explorers Club to be interviewed by…
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Travel Gifts for Your Valentine
Still not sure what to get your globetrotting honey this Valentine’s Day? Here’s a selection of possible ideas that I’ve received for review: ShaveTech: This smart phone sized shaver charges right off any USB connection. Click here for more information about this item that generally sells for $39.99. Capturing Couture: Red organza…
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Foodie Delight in Aruba
I’ve mentioned before that I had been invited last month on a press trip to Aruba, a beautiful Dutch Island in the southern Caribbean Sea. After getting settled in, I met up with Diamond PR rep. Lisa Schwartz, the Aruba Marriott’s manager, Keirsin Tjon Pian Gi, and the other invited journalists to attend a lovely…
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Vacation Nude in France
Located 30 miles from Toronto, Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park, has partnered with a member travel agent to offer a group trip to what they say is one of the birthplaces of naturism in France: the CHM Montalivet. The trip will give naturists in North America a chance to experience European naturism as well as…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 