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CITY OF WITCHES
2007-10-11 05:26:21
SALEM, MASSACHUSSETTS Summer is just about over. It's time to put your bathing suit away and enjoy the classic beauty of the fall in New England. It's the season of colorful-changing leaves, apple picking, fresh cider, Halloween complete with its scary stories. If you're looking for a great fall escape, ...

Editor's Column: WITH FEW RESERVATIONS
2007-10-09 13:37:28
INNstitute in Napa By Peter I. Rose I have long been curious about those involved in aiding, helping and improving the lives of others. Whether refugee workers or teachers, nurses or tour guides, I want to know why people do what they do, how they do it, and how they ...

Beat the Heat in Family Friendly Big Bear
2007-10-07 02:27:54
By Bobbie Green For a change of pace this summer instead of always heading north to the Utah Mountains try a change of scenery, trade the quakies to mingle among the Jeffery Pines and the red barked incense cedar trees in Big Bear California. At a cool 7,000 feet Big ...

THE WILD HORSES OF THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS
2007-10-03 03:53:30
Descendents of European Spanish horses. The Pryor Mountains south of Billings, Montana, are home to some of the most unique horses in the world. DNA testing shows that these horses are closely related to the horses brought to the New World by Spanish explorers of the early 19th century ...

Exploring America by Barge
2007-10-01 02:40:40
By Bobbie Green Newest way to explore American Waterways The visionary was raised in Louisiana near the river; it became the mainstay of his world. Everything came and went by the river, his work was on the river and he eventually became the owner of a tow boat business. The ...
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A Tuscan-Style Encounter- Getting Away to God's Mountain
2007-09-28 03:32:52
By Chris Millikan A Little Bit of Italy in the Heart of BC’s Wine Country When yearning for a slower pace, many travellers envision romantic escapes to pretty Tuscan villages wrapped around sun-warmed hillsides. Or charming country farmhouses snuggled amid rolling vineyards drenched in endless sunshine. Much closer to home ...

Ahoy-A Maine Course
2007-09-25 03:48:56
Ron Kapon For those of you who are geographically challenged Maine is often confused with its sister states New Hampshire and Vermont. 90% of the land in Maine is forest (mostly inland) with low mountains. With 3,500 miles of shoreline and 3,000 plus islands along the jagged, rocky coastline Maine ...

AUTUMN IN THE ALPS
2007-09-24 13:17:04
Story by Peter I. Rose Photos by Peter and Hedy Rose This is a sequel to a love story. Many years ago I published an essay entitled, “The Second Time Around” (New York Times, July 31, 1988). It was about Wengen, a little mountain village in the Berner Oberland ...

Tips for Exploring the Yorks of Maine
2007-09-21 03:54:46
By J. J. Scott The Yorks, comprised of York Harbor, York Village, and York Beach, are the gateway to Maine and recommended by “Money” magazine as one of the top ten North American vacation destinations, and with good reason. Since the first settlers arrived in 1623, the area has been ...

Editor's Column: WITH FEW RESERVATIONS
2007-09-20 11:24:54
CHIANTI CLASSICO: Trekking under the Tuscan Sun Story and photos by Peter I. Rose Several years ago, on a beautiful fall day in the little village of Valpaia in the hills of Chianti I was introduced to an impish Italian tour guide and fellow writer, Dario Castagno. He was sitting ...

Doris Duke's Shangri La: An eye-popper in Hawaii
2007-09-17 03:24:54
By Bob Schulman “Lost Horizon," which introduced millions of viewers to a fabled paradise in the Himalayas called Shangri La, was one of the big movie hits of 1937. Coincidentally, millionairess Doris Duke was building a paradise of her own at the time, on five acres of prime beachfront near ...

Eating our Way through Ireland and France on Eurail
2007-09-14 03:46:53
By Barry Bassis In Dublin’s Fair City We flew on Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com) to Ireland determined to get the most mileage and sightseeing possible during one week with our Eurail Selectpass using the train system and partnering transportation. Our home base in Dublin was the comfortable and centrally located Hotel ...

The Sights and Sounds of Nashville
2007-09-12 03:11:24
Story by Andrea Gross- Photos by Irv Green "Stand by…. " I throw back my shoulders, take a deep breath and look at the giant microphone. Along with thirteen other folks, I'm in Nashville's RCA Studio B, the recording studio where Dolly got her start, where Elvis recorded 262 of ...

Finding the Real Gold in Costa Rica
2007-09-10 03:24:03
©2007 Linda Ballou After nine days of non-stop fun on a multi-sport adventure with Active South America in Costa Rica, floating belly-up in a secluded cove at Playa Coyote gave me a chance to savor the journey. A morning swim in placid waters beneath pastel pink heavens soothed muscles ...

The Hotel Providence and L'Epicureo
2007-09-06 03:21:29
By Linda Kavanagh In a recent squabble with my sweetheart over whether we would continue to live in Fairfield County, CT it became quite clear to me the many reasons why I have chosen to live in Connecticut, let alone its southern most corner. “The best of all worlds” I ...

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