Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Dolomites, Italy, Travel
Raniero Campigotto, the owner of a mountain hut nearly 7,000 feet up in the Dolomites range, has resigned himself to the impossibility of serving dinner without having his guests jump up mid-fork through the polenta and grilled sausage and run outside.
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Posted on 27 December 2011. Tags: China, Shandong Province, Travel, visit
Billboards that recently touted the benefits of socialism now advertise designer clothes and the latest electronic gadgets.
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Posted on 22 November 2011. Tags: Belize, Block, Mayan, Travel, Victor
I also relived the mastery, and mystery, of the great Mayan civilization. I hiked hidden paths, enjoyed gentle canoe paddles and explored the jungle, rain forests and rivers that encompass inland Belize.
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Posted on 26 October 2011. Tags: Dominican Republic, Playa Cabarete, Puerto Plata, Travel
Many people picture the Dominican Republic as a place of golden sand beaches and inviting all-inclusive resorts. While there are many such settings, we had other things in mind during our recent visit.
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Posted on 30 September 2011. Tags: Bethel, Block, Maine, Travel, Victor
The town lies in a fertile valley nestled among rolling, tree-clad hills and some of the highest mountains in Maine. Small lakes, ponds and meandering rivers, dot the landscape. The stretch of the Androscoggin that runs past Bethel offers good angling for brown and rainbow trout.
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Posted on 27 July 2011. Tags: Austria, Block, Travel, Tyrol, Tyrolean Alps
If mention of Austria conjures up images of tiny villages of flower-bedecked chalets, cows and sheep grazing on hillsides so steep you wonder how they can stand, and people who cling proudly to their colorful traditions, you’re probably picturing the Tyrol.
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