Featured Member Blog Posts – April 2015 Archive (28)

Western New York's Chalet of Canandaigua: Woodsy Elegance Worthy of VIPs

When TV newscasters show two or three global leaders meeting in seclusion to talk peace, we are often impressed with the beautiful woodland surroundings the planners choose for such discussions. Well, we found a retreat these meeting handlers have missed, and the world leaders will be disappointed – however, you needn’t be.

It’s in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State

Eleven thousand years ago, glacial activity formed five lakes in the…

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Added by The2Writers.com Page on April 8, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Oy, Olé! Exploring Jewish Spain



The many-centuries-long saga of the Sephardim, the Jews of Sepharad (as they called the Iberian Peninsula) reaches back to Roman Hispania (and there are suggestions there might have been trade links dating back…

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Added by José Balido on April 7, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

Yesterday and Today in Antigua, Guatemala



Picturesquely set amid volcanoes, Antigua may be antigua (old), but these days there’s always something new percolating along these cobblestone streets, alive with Guatemalans hawking their wares; local commerce; tourists from all over the world; North American kids in town to learn Spanish at the many…

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Added by Iberia Airlines on April 6, 2015 at 3:30pm — No Comments

The Eco Side of Ethiopia

Ethiopia has so much to offer visitors: the Historic Route, covering the ancient town of Axum, with its amazing carved obelisks, Christian festivals and relics, including the Ark of the Covenant; Gondar, with its castles and palaces; Lalibela, with its…

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Added by Amran Ethiopia Tour and Travel on April 5, 2015 at 5:51pm — No Comments

How Will You Experience 'Experiential' Travel?

Nick - Peru with Local Ladies in Cuzco

 

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is an experience worth? The experiences of travel are what make one’s journey priceless. The memories of these experiences are what make travel last forever.



Perhaps this is because I have been to 85 countries, but when I travel, it’s no longer stunning sites that fuel my…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on April 4, 2015 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Hills & Seas Alive: California's Channel Islands National Park

I have been whale-watching a few times (always a joy) and visited Anacapa Island, but our recent Channel Islands Outfitter trip to Santa Cruz Island was one of the highlights of my travels. Kayaking in February may not have been the ideal month to choose, but we were well-prepared thanks to the helpful information on Channel Islands Outfitter’s website, including to dress warmly for the hour-long boat ride to Santa Cruz and to…

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Added by Ventura County West on April 3, 2015 at 8:09pm — No Comments

'Semana Santa' (Easter Week) an Extravaganza in Spain



In Spain as in much of Europe, church attendance may have waned of late and society modernized in many of its attitudes, but culturally it's still one of Europe’s most Catholic countries — perhaps never more so than during Easter week, a bigger deal here since the Middle Ages than in almost any other place in the world…  …

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Added by David Paul Appell on April 2, 2015 at 10:47am — No Comments

10 Things *Not* to Expect on Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean Coast



The two coastlines of Costa RicaCaribbean and Pacific – are about as opposite as you can get in landscape and lifestyle – kind of like New York and California.

 

Most tourists to Costa Rica head west to the Pacific-coast beaches. It is the adventurer looking for the unique Costa Rica who chooses to explore the…

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Added by Shannon Farley on April 1, 2015 at 12:51pm — No Comments

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