Places to Visit

Abroad
| Marie Goff

A One-of-a-Kind Hospital for Prized Pets

Long before Drones and GoPro cameras gave us aerial views of the globe, birds of prey combed miles of desert in search of food for the nomadic Bedouin people. Once...

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Ajijic, Mexico
Abroad
| Marie Goff

A New Beginning in Ajijic, Mexico

The past few weeks were hectic! Diana had sold her beloved horse, beautiful home, and most of her belongings. What remained was tightly packed in the back of her pickup...

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Surfers at sunrise over Diamond Head
United States
| Marie Goff

Immersion in Hawaiian Culture and History on a visit to Oahu

The verdant Ko’olau mountain range hangs like billowing curtains shrouded in mist, an ethereal image on an overcast day. On the opposite side of the road, the turquoise ocean breaks...

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Hobcaw House
South Carolina
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Hobcaw Barony – A South Carolina Story

Standing at 6 feet and 2 and 1/2 inches tall, Belle Baruch was a towering figure. It was said that she could out shoot, out hunt, and out ride any...

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Elk grazing in the Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains
Alternative Travel
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Weekend with Friends at Maggie Valley and Four Easy to Moderate Mountain Trails Nearby

Dusk was falling and it was cool, overcast, and balmy, just after a rain. The colors of autumn had faded, leaves were falling, swirling in circles around the bottom of...

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Abroad
| Marie Goff

Volcanoes, Wild Horses, and a Beautiful Bouquet of Roses

The wispy clouds of morning parted to reveal the white-capped peak of Cotopaxi Volcano. Wild horses grazed among colorful wildflowers on the grasslands below. The morning’s windswept landscape at Cotopaxi...

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Camel herders and guides in the Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan
Abroad
| Marie Goff

Learning Photography with the Professionals – Expedition to Jordan

My heartbeat quickened and I held my breath as we reached the last turn before our first glimpse of The Treasury. And then…there it was, just a sliver of it,...

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Segovia, Spain
Abroad
| Marie Goff

Suckling Pig Amid Ancient Architecture

…Continued Journey of Spain Morocco and Portugal What does an ancient (1 AD) Roman aqueduct, a 12th Century Fortress, a 16th Century Cathedral, and Cochinillo (suckling pig) have in common?...

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Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
Abroad
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Oxtail Stew on an Enchanting Evening

It was dusk when we strolled into one of the nine entrance gates to Plaza Mayor (Main Square) in the heart of Madrid. Eddie and I and our friends Karen...

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Cigars from Ybor City
United States
| Marie Goff

Ybor City – Tampa’s Cigar Heritage

The weather was mild and a soft breeze was blowing as our trolley pulled to a stop on the outskirts of town, a perfect day for strolling along the neighborhood...

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