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Portugal Road Trip

Portugal Rising: A road trip through the Alentejo “When you plant something, you must learn to wait,” lamented Antonio Moreira, of Queztal Winery in the rural Alentejo region of Portugal. While Moreira was referring to the grapes, the same could be said of the entire region and its relationship with a new wave of slower …

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Safari in Ohio

We grew up with Jack Hanna from the Columbus zoo, showing up on Johnny Carson and other shows with a menagerie of wild animals. Little did I know that he had another project going on outside of Columbus called The Wilds. A 500 acre plot that was once a coal mine that was transformed into …

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Going Pink in Celestun

Flamingos have always had this magical quality for me, the beautiful pink, tall slender bodies that can stand on a straw like leg, the funny curved beak, the bird that inspired a beautiful dance found in Latin American countries. It wasn’t until we made it Celestun Mexico that we had chance for a close encounter …

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Christmas in Bali

Flying 25 hours and halfway around the world is never easy but always worth it. We stopped in Dubai and I expected an airport that was really special but was a little disappointed. The airport wasn’t much but the shops were full of stuff for the ultra-rich, an IPhone 6 with a black gold case …

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Futbol and Food

Futbol & Food They take their futbol (soccer) very serious here, in fact so serious extreme measure are taken to keep the peace. There are high fences with barbed wire that separate the home team (River) fans from the visiting team (Tigre) fans. As you enter the stadium you are frisked. The chanting by the …

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For Men Only!

Okay this post is for men only, so if you are of the female persuasion, please stop reading now. Right…. More than once I have planned a trip that I didn’t tell my wife about. I waited until the right minute and then surprised her by providing her clues. The first one was a trip …

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Why I travel?

I was 25 years old with a pregnant wife and a two year old daughter. My wife was in the middle of a difficult pregnancy with twins. I was going to school, working two jobs and didn’t have two nickels to rub together. We had been told that a protein test had come back very …

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Traveling with Wine

It used to be that you could put a nice bottle of wine in your carryon bag and count enjoying the vino at you selected vacation destination. That has all ended. I am planning a trip to Argentina for my 30th wedding anniversary and would like to take a couple of very old vintage bottles …

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Sick of Security Ignorance

On the evening of December 25th, as Northwest flight 253 approached Detroit, another terrorist thwarted all the incredibly ignorant policies put in place by the NTSB and the US government and almost blew up the plane killing everyone aboard and many on the ground. With all the little old ladies being checked at security lines, it is astounding …

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Where to go?

This is the beginning of my travel blog but not the beginning of my travels. I have traveled to almost 30 countries and feel like I have some great experiences and ideas that will let others enjoy travel as much as I do. I get asked a lot, “What is your favorite place?” and I have …

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