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November 26, 2013
Jousting knights, kings, queens, wenches, fairies, and even pirates, the Carolina Renaissance Festival is considered one of the best in America. The fair comes alive every weekend in October and November on a permanent 25-acre 16th-century theme park that Disney would be proud of. Non-stop, day-long amusements delight children and adults alike. Activities and entertainments […]
November 16, 2013
While visiting the French Polynesian island of Mo’orea recently, I was introduced to the “homegrown lipstick fruit” that grows on the island. This spiny red fruit has hard red seeds that are can be used as a spice as well as in industrial dyes. It has also been known to be used for indigenous body […]
November 5, 2013
TSA rules! Tell me…. do I look dangerous to you? Apparently, the TSA still thinks so. Rapid City Regional Airport. Just another nondescript launching pad in the life of a travel writer. Or so I thought. But it turned out to be a no-good, very bad, terrible day. As I’m going through security in the […]
October 4, 2013
The fact that I was the only one on the Kemah Boardwalk Bulletcoaster would have been a red flag to most people. But I love roller coasters… how bad could it be? It was one of those wooden, old-school types, not the sleek high-drop kind that leaves your stomach in your mouth. But within seconds […]
September 17, 2013
I’m on a mission to find the best Margarita in the World. First, let me disclose right up front, when it comes to alcohol, I’m a lightweight. I don’t drink very often, and when I do, it’s not very much. I have one weakness, though. Margaritas. The margarita is a Mexican cocktail consisting of tequila […]
September 11, 2013
Updated 3/23/2023 Once impenetrable shogun castles now standing sentry to empty chambers… ancient shrines wafting incense across ethereal Buddha images… slick skyscrapers and neon lights that surpass even New York City’s Times Square… Geishas on their way to the shrine. Bullet trains aside, seeing “the land of the rising sun” in a week – a […]
September 5, 2013
This is why I love traveling with my peeps, Marie and Rebecca… On our recent trip to Japan, we were stuck in the Osaka railway station, waiting to be picked up by our guide, who was late and still stuck in rush hour traffic. After wasting an hour in a jam-packed restaurant, I suggested that […]
September 5, 2013
Margit Gantt wanted to find a more fulfilling lifestyle than the one she was living in California. Not just one where the weather was great every day, but where her money would go further. That’s when she discovered Ensenada real estate. She and her husband Patrick had been vacationing in the seaside community of Ensenada, […]
September 5, 2013
Kat and Bruce Bennett were living in Seattle, Washington, working in the high-tech field. But they found themselves disillusioned with politics and disappointed in the direction U.S. culture seemed to be headed. They decided to take some time off while they were still young enough to enjoy the experience of a new culture. Their plan […]
September 5, 2013
Underwire Alert! When traveling, always make sure your breasts are not lethal weapons. Breasts? Lethal weapons? Apparently, the TSA thinks so. TSA underwire bra scans wreak havoc on their scans. It was 3:30 a.m. and I was on my way to a business trip from New Hampshire to Oregon. I’m not a morning person so […]
