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Cumberland Island: Grandeur and Green

Just off Georgia’s coast, this historic isle offers elegant lodging and an escape from modern civilization Indians, soldiers and ghosts of Camelot docked upon her marshy shores. Turn-of-the-century...

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The Curious Incident of the Sand in the Night*

When you drive down US 1 heading toward Key West, you know you have arrived when you come to a city: a downtown with stop lights, shops and homes. That may seem like an obvious statement, but when you...

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Returning to Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach lies just 90 miles south of my home, yet my only previous visit dates back to 1960. That’s a long time ago, but childhood memories remain vivid. I can picture the one-story motel on the...

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Gone Shrimpin’ ~ Coastal Georgia

I’ve driven in a drag race, slide down a chute into a salt mine and run a marathon through the vineyards of Bordeaux, but I’ve never been on a shrimp boat or watched fishermen trawl– except for scenes...

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Montserrat for St. Patrick’s Day: Sunshine, Shamrocks and a Smoldering Volcano

Below is a story I wrote after visiting Montserrat on St. Patrick’s Day, March, 2010. Montserrat Mention a visit to Montserrat and you can expect quizzical expressions. Spanish mountain? Massachusetts...

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Art Installations along San Antonio’s River Walk

San Antonio‘s most sacred and historic site will always remain the Alamo, but the popular River Walk flows an economic lifeline through the heart of the city. Restaurants, cantinas, shops, business and...

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A Luxury Houseboat on Lake Powell

Spending a week aboard a posh houseboat off the shores of Lake Powell is an exceptionally distinctive vacation option. My temporary “ownership” of a luxurious floating-condo made me feel like Leonardo...

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A Visit to Fort Mantanzas

The Spanish built and manned Fort Matanzas (1740-42) to ward off British attacks on St. Augustine. Visitors need to understand that the fort is located 14 miles south of St. Augustine (along A1A). The...

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I’m Alive in the Dead Sea

No splashing. That's the first rule when you immerse yourself in Dead Sea. Even a tiny drop in your eyes or mouth burns fiercely. A Dip in the salty Dead Sea

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Facts Support the Viva Florida 500 Celebration

Fact: Juan Ponce de Leon and his crew first sighted and named the land La Florida on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1513, and sailed north. They came ashore on Florida’s east coast in 1513. The exact spot...

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El Galeón Retraces Ponce de Leon’s Route to St. Augustine

As part of the yearlong Viva Florida 500 celebration, El Galeón and her crew retraced the route of La Florida discoverer Ponce de Leon across the Atlantic to Puerto Rico then up along the Florida...

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A Fishing Tale from Lake Taneycomo in Branson, Missouri

  “The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope,” said John Buchan, a Scottish politician but I suspect, an avid fisherman....

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Day Trippin’: Orkney Islands

The distant Orkney Islands in the North Sea called, and I had the rare chance to visit them. The following story on my adventure was published on MyItchyTravelFeet.com.

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