December 17th, 2007
Imagine yourself surrounded by a rainbow of pastel colored Italian homes, creating a picturesque Italian hill town. Imagine the feel of the warm Italian sun on your skin, and the smell of freshly made Italian food filling the air. Imagine hearing the sounds of the Italian language rolling off the …
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November 26th, 2007
I wrote the following “poem” in an email to my friends and family while I was traveling in Vietnam. I took a three-day tour of Halong Bay, and part of that tour was a two-hour trek on one of the islands. Beautiful scenery, and a great people experience…
Planet Earth.
Southeast Asia.
Vietnam.
Halong …
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November 5th, 2007
One of my favorite activities to do when I travel is to go to the local markets of a city that I am visiting. In these markets, I can learn a lot about a culture, and I get a real flavor for the country that I am in. The markets …
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October 29th, 2007
Ah, the wisdom of the elderly. And the interactions between husbands and wives. Those were some of the thoughts that I had during a brief, but touching experience with an elderly couple in Athens, Greece.
This story begins as I was on my way to the Acropolis to see the ancient …
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October 1st, 2007
Welcome to my travel blogs! For my first blog, I thought I might give an explanation as to why I have titled my blogging, “Tea, Sugar, a Dream.” Where did this phrase come from? Years ago, when I began to travel to foreign countries, out of respect for other people’s …
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