Vacationing in Miami gives you a wide variety of things to do, from dining, the beach, shopping or nightlife, the choices are vast. However, Florida itself is a state about the size of England and offers a comprehensive choice of attractions that can only be reached by car. What’s Within Reach? Miami is within … [Read more...] about Making the Most of Miami
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Cruising Life
Many people feel that cruises are only for retirees. This is a silly idea. When I had just gotten out of college, ready to travel the world, my first plan of action was to get on a cruise. So okay, it was mostly because I accompanied my mom and step dad on one, and it was a graduation gift, which I would be crazy to turn down. I can't deny, however, that it fueled my desire … [Read more...] about Cruising Life
Visiting Al Capone in Prison
On my third trip to prison I toured Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary. Unlike the prison in men's San Pedro Prison in Bolivia and the women's prison in Ecuador , the U.S. prison no longer functions as such. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxN9BcDAupU Now the Eastern State Penitentiary is a museum. Before … [Read more...] about Visiting Al Capone in Prison
That’s not a Mountain. THIS is a Mountain.
I had skied before. Oh, I had ridden the T-bar up the side of a nice Appalachian mound , and rode my planks down again, enjoying a lovely bit of breeze and and occasional waves of frosty flakes flying at me along the way. I'm no great skier, but I felt comfortable. I could go on several rides in a day. Most of the riding felt like going downhill … [Read more...] about That’s not a Mountain. THIS is a Mountain.
Why a Trip across the Moroccan Sahara Will Leave You Totally Spellbound
Can you have a holiday — and possibly even the time of your life — in a place where there's nothing? That's the question of many people when they think about the vast expanses of desert such as the mighty Sahara in Africa. Covering 3.5 million square miles (about the same size as the United States), the Sahara is the largest hot desert in the … [Read more...] about Why a Trip across the Moroccan Sahara Will Leave You Totally Spellbound