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Parque Tayrona – Colombia

10,000 feet and Smoking – a Flight on Cubana Airways – Havana, Cuba

Intoxicating Eger – Eger, Hungary

Portland’s History – Portland, Oregon, USA

It Happened One Night – Northern Amazon, Brazil

Travel Tips for the Hometown Traveler

“Your Town” Travel Guide How to travel without leaving your town Travel Tips for the Hometown Traveler Visit your local visitors’ center or Chamber of Commerce Go to the local hostel or hotel and experience your town with people that have come to enjoy your town Keep an open mind Talk with friends and locals

Eastern Oregon – Eastern Oregon, Oregon, USA

The Rural Oregon Travel Guide Eastern Oregon Baker City, Sumpter, Halfway On the road, out of the city and into rural Oregon, where Baker County lies. Sometimes, if you live in an area where you are expected to own a cell phone and at least one decent pair of black pants, it feels good to

The Prarie Provinces, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada

The Prairie Provinces, Canada – January 2002 Saskatchewan and Manitoba Ice Fishing 101 Who knew a hole in the ice could be so much fun? Winter on the Prairies is what you make of it. The majority of the population takes cover indoors, huddling under blankets and gorging on carbohydrates until the green grass pokes

The Last True Adventure in Europe

Camino de Santiago Part 2 of 2- Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Camino de Santiago Part 1 of 2- Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Introduction to Taxco – Taxco, Mexico

Taxco, Mexico Introduction to Taxco When the journey from Mexico City to Acapulco took a couple of days, Taxco was a stopping place on the two-lane highway. The superhighway bypassed Taxco in the 1950's, and the newer freeway (Autopista del Sol) reduced the journey to a few hours.

On the Bolivian Trail of “Che” – Bolivia

Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale (1 of 2) – Pakistan

Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale (2 of 2) – Pakistan

Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale Women in Altit At Peshawar’s normally full Tourists’ Inn Motel, we hung out with the two other guests: Will, a 30-year-old New Yorker who was putting together a video about the tense times in Pakistan, and Charles.

Butts, Blood and a Bloated Cow on a Peruvian Trek – Peru

Remembering Ken Kesey – Eugene, Oregon, USA

Damn the Man – Eugene, Oregon, USA

Damn the Man Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide The silver man is one of many performers who perform at the Market. In his case, his performance is to be stone-still, like a real statue. The Eugene Saturday Market. You’ve got to see it to believe it. While the majority of the world came to terms with

It’s Almost Over: Skiing ‘n More at Penn’s Woods (1 of 2) – Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania

It’s Almost Over: Skiing ‘n More at Penn’s Woods Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania January 13-14, 2001 A three-day holiday weekend in the winter is a great excuse to go skiing. About 4 days before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I get a call from my cousin Glenn. A ski trip to Vermont is being planned for

Touring Ancient Angkor…For Free!

A trip to Cambodia is incomplete without at least a day spent wandering around the magnificent Angkor Wat. MC stumbles upon a way to view the complex for free.

A Tourist in the Khyber Pass – Pakistan

Of Curries and Common Ground – Chiang Mai, Thailand

Of Curries and Common Ground Inside the house, during one of our cooking classes. Note the open fire in the background. As Noi cooked, I asked a few questions, noticing that cooking methods and ingredients tended to repeat themselves. Noi’s English was good, but not perfect, and sometimes funny misunderstandings occurred. “What about duck?” I

Roman Holiday – Rome, Italy

Roman Holiday This summer, while my husband and I visited Rome, we spent one memorable evening on the terrace of the Hotel Eden enjoying the most romantic view of the Eternal City’s many cupolas, domes and steeples. It was a warm, enchanting night encouraged by some Italian red, a little too much world famous pasta,

Reaction in London & Around the World

After the 9-11 attacks, Maria Argyropoulos decides she’s not giving in: she’s not going home.