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The Redwood Trees of John Muir National Monument

One of my favorite places anywhere? Hiking amongst the redwood trees of John Muir National Monument.

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Country Driving

Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip by Peter Hessler, published in 2010, is one of those books which seems to have sat on my shelf much longer than it should. After reading another book by Hessler, River Town, I was looking forward to what I viewed as a sequel. In a way that is what […]

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Finding the Best Kitsch While Shopping in London

I collect kitsch of all kinds when I travel, and some of the best is found while shopping in London. Will and Kate magnets, Rosetta Stone paperweights, cityscape paintings so overly mass produced that they’re sold for only a pound a piece. I bought them all to the point of bursting my suitcases, and then […]

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Learning About Mammoths and Mastodons at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age opened this past weekend at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I stopped in to check it out, the little boy inside me all excited from my days playing in my sandbox with my dinosaurs and other toys. I used to create a world for them, […]

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Taking a Tour of the White House

There I was, in the East Room in the White House, slack-jawed with my mouth hanging open. I couldn’t believe it. I felt it was one thing to even be in the White House, but a completely different beast altogether to be standing in such an historic room in what is arguably the most famous […]

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Lanai’s Romantic Coastline

Sweetheart Rock is one of the most iconic spots of Lanai, Hawaii’s rugged coastline.

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