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Ten tips for planning a national park vacation
My parents saved all year for our summer family vacations. Mom, dad and four kids piled into the station wagon and we headed west from Ohio to Wyoming, Arizona and California. There is no better way to have an appreciation of our own country and our Wild West History than to visit America’s National Parks.…
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Five reasons to ski utah
The snow fell early and in great abundance in Utah so far this winter. Here’s why I head west to Utah’s ski slopes when the thermometer heads south. 1. Easy access. As your plane begins its gradual decent into Salt Lake City, it’s obvious: the mountains are so close you know you can be floating through…
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Tasty travels: french country winter soup
When I was a student in Paris, a classmate invited me to her home in the Loire Valley for the weekend. We took the train from Paris and visited the cathedral in Chartres and several castles. February is a cold and damp time in France. I remember the pleasure of entering the kitchen in her…
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National geographic: 50 best girlfriends getaways in north america
This fun, information-packed guide presents ten categories for women to go with girlfriends, sisters, or mothers. The wide-ranging chapters have something for everyone. “Best City Getaways for Girls Who Just Wanna Have Fun” focuses on San Francisco, Miami, Quebec, New York City, and New Orleans. “Where to Celebrate Big Birthdays” suggests Las Vegas, Northern California…
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National geographic: best girlfriends getaways worldwide
Marybeth began writing about women travel over 20 years ago encouraging all women to ‘go for it’ alone, with friends, or groups. She knew her subject well, for she had just returned from two years traveling alone around the world. During this journey she met her future husband, an American, in Katmandu. Her twelve…
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National geographic: best girlfriends getaways worldwide
Marybeth began writing about women travel over 20 years ago encouraging all women to ‘go for it’ alone, with friends, or groups. She knew her subject well, for she had just returned from two years traveling alone around the world. During this journey she met her future husband, an American, in Katmandu. Her twelve…
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An antarctic voyage is my “dream of a lifetime”
National Geographic Traveler named the Antarctic one of the “50 Tours of a Lifetime”. One of the world’s most remote and pristine locations, the Antarctic Peninsula, has been on my dream list for a long time. It’s not uncommon to have to book a year in advance. This year my husband and I will hit…
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A traveler’s life lessons
What have I learned traveling through 100+ countries? I traveled alone around the world for two years at the age of twenty-nine, wandered the globe with my husband, daughters and girlfriends. Here are lessons I’ve learned along the path of traveling the world. A new friend applying make-up in Myanmar Freshman year in college…
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A traveler’s life lessons
What have I learned traveling through 100+ countries? I traveled alone around the world for two years at the age of twenty-nine, wandered the globe with my husband, daughters and girlfriends. Here are lessons I’ve learned along the path of traveling the world. A new friend applying make-up in Myanmar Freshman year in college…
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Exploring Thessaloniki: Take a walk in the cultural capital of Greece
“Just walk slowly,” he said. A rather odd answer to my inquiry about tips for sightseeing in Thessaloniki, Greece, but he was a local and the nods of agreement from his friends backed up the statement. In hindsight, his advice was the perfect embodiment of Thessaloniki: simple, yet significant; unhurried, but purposeful. The βόλτα or…
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Hawaii history at a luxury resort is seductive
When I think of famous, elegant hotels – the Ritz in Paris, the Plaza in New York and the Pera Palas in Istanbul – come to mind. In the Hawaiian Islands a historic property joins the club of bejeweled, historic hotels, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawai’i Island. Fifty years of Hawaii history at…
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Hawaii history at a luxury resort is seductive
When I think of famous, elegant hotels – the Ritz in Paris, the Plaza in New York and the Pera Palas in Istanbul – come to mind. In the Hawaiian Islands a historic property joins the club of bejeweled, historic hotels, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawai’i Island. Fifty years of Hawaii history at…
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Adventure hiking and climbing the comfortable way
TIP: Unless you both love roughing it, select a trip with comfort, great food and activities you both love. During the peak of the wildflower season, we joined a group of hikers with Canadian Mountain Holiday (CMH). Our group ranged in age from 5 to 75 and the majority of us were women. Naturally we…
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New york’s neighborhoods: soho, noho, chelsea, greenwich village, and tribeca
I visit New York about three times a year, usually alone, on business. I’m going back to speak at the New York Times Travel Show and will report on new neighborhoods and “finds” soon. On a recently trip with my twenty-two-year-old daughter we explored new neighborhoods recommended by her friends who live in the Big…
