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Costa Rica - A Day of Adventure
Traveling with a TV program can be a lot of work. But it can also be a lot of fun. We get to do things that we probably would not do if we were tr…
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Guam - Why am I here?
I almost didn't write anything about Guam. I have no photos, other than the airport check-in from Facebook and I spent almost all of my time in …
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Taiwan - An Unexpected Pleasure
I've never had any strong desire to go to Taiwan. Not because I had good or bad feelings about this island nation, but it just simply was nev…
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Ecuador - Not Long Enough
Ecuador, and specifically, the Galapagos Islands have been on my travel bucket list for more than a decade. I finally made it to Ecuador in Jan…
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Hong Kong -- The Wrong Decision
Travel, like most things in life, is all about the decisions we make. Hopefully we make more right decisions than wrong ones. Unfortunately, in H…
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Holy See (Vatican City) - It's Who You Know
When traveling, I occasionally book day tours. When you don't have a car, it's an easy way to get somewhere and sometimes you end up meeti…
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Italy - A Day in the Park
When my friend John Lucas and I decided to make our first trip to Europe in 1984, we never planned to visit the seaside town of Brindisi in south…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo - A short stay
The Democratic Republic of Congo is politically unstable, corrupt and run by a dictator who seized power and changed both his name and the name of th…
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Mexico - Crashing Two Weddings
I've been to two weddings in Mexico. I crashed the first one and was invited to second. But even though I was invited, I still kind of crash…
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Canada - The Wrong Choice
In 1968, when I was eight years old, I made my first trip without my parents or sisters. My grandparents, John and Margaret Macfarlan drove from …
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France - The Ugly American
The French Riviera: Glamourous, Beautiful and Stylish! Topless beaches and delicious food. My visit to Nice in 1985 did not disappoint. It's …
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United Arab Emirates - Lunch Inside a Toilet Stall
When traveling to different places, I'm a firm believer that you should, as much as possible, try to respect the culture. But sometimes follo…
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Paraguay - A Surprising Reason to Visit
When I worked for Peace Corps , part of my job was to conduct the first orientation sessions for new volunteers before they left for their country …
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Belgium - Lost in the middle of the night
The historic district of Bruges, Belgium is a bustling tourist destination with people everywhere -- during the day. At night, at least when I was t…
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Chile - The Generosity of Strangers
In general, I think most people are nice. And in my travels, I've met very few jerks. I also think that the impression that you have about a p…
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