May 27th, 2008
It was a quiet and peaceful morning. The sun had just begun to rise. There was a slight crispness in the air, but you could tell that as the day approached, it would get warmer. I decided to get up early this one particular morning; before the planned activities of …
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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 15th, 2007
Some of my best travel stories are how I made a connection with someone from another country; someone who I may never see again. My favorite story of this kind is when I was taking a tour in Cappadocia, Turkey. At the beginning of the day, the tour guide taught …
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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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