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United States
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James Richardson
What makes a waterfall great? What makes for a "best" waterfall? There are probably as many different opinions of 'great' and 'best' as there are people asked. One thing is for sure -- there is something special and alluring about waterfalls. They make
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Botswana, Africa
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Tom Schueneman
I will begin this postlude with the end of my prelude; “The only thing I feel certain of is that whatever words I can muster, or images on film I produce; they will serve but poor justice to the vibrant reality that awaits and tolerates my observation.”
In
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Windsor, New South Wales (NSW), Australia
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Chip Sherman
There I was … Honest John’s used car lot, Windsor, New South Wales (NSW). It’s 96 degrees in the shade. I’ve worked up a major sweat trundling around. Honest John’s is the 6th place I’ve been, trying to unload the car quickly. Honest John smiles and of
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Phoeniz, Arizona
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Lloyd Carroll
It does not seem so long ago that Arizona's capital city was a sleepy burg which was best known for being mentioned in the title of Glen Campbell's gigantic 1967 hit, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix." According to civic officials Phoenix is now the sixth
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Tucson, Arizona
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Lloyd Carroll
Located 100 miles southeast of Phoenix is Arizona's second largest city, Tucson. Tucson has experienced a population growth spurt just as Phoenix has but it has done a better job of maintaining an old-time western feel. There are very few tall building
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Orlando, Florida
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Lloyd Carroll
Orlando is the second-largest tourist destination in the country as nearly 50 million travelers visit this central Florida city annually. It ranks only behind Las Vegas in numbers of visitors. Like Las Vegas, Orlando never stops building. It had been a
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Orlando, Florida
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Lloyd Carroll
If your attitude towards Orlando is "been there, done that" because you visited all of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios then you are making a very big mistake because the city of Orlando and its neighboring areas offer many things besides monoli
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Molokai, Hawaii
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Tom Schueneman
You’re Not in Honolulu Anymore
They call it the “Friendly Isle”…
You may come away thinking of Molokai as the “Distant Isle”.
Because even though the throngs of tourists are just a cross the channel, sunning themselves on the beaches of Maui, once
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Acapulco, Mexico
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Jane Ammeson
Up in the hills of old Acapulco, away from the glittering hotel zone, along the winding narrow streets lined with flowering bougainvilleas, is the house of Dolores Olmedo.
Though the street called Cerro de la Pinzona has many stucco mansions surroun
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Jane Ammeson
I often take the roads less traveled, winding, twisting affairs that link small towns and villages, each with its appealing personality. But I've never before followed the shoreline, connecting to small fishing hamlets resting on the sands with almost impenetr
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Guanajuato, Mexico
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Jane Ammeson
From the moment I stand in front of the Templo de San Diego listening to the sweet sounds of the callejoneadas as they perform in front of this 17th century church as dusk is settling over the cobbled streets of Guanajuato, I know that I have found wha
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Cancun, Mexico
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Jane Ammeson
"It's too hot not to be in the water," says Iliana Rodriguez as we drive south on the Cancun-Tulum Highway on a sultry, sweaty summer day where the temperatures and humidity both seem to hover in the high 90s.
Visiting Riviera Maya, that coastline o
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Oaxaca, Mexico
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Rhona Richardson
Wonderful pottery! Exquisite moles! Breathtaking churches! Shoppers' paradise! All these descriptions have been applied to Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-ka), one of Mexico's southernmost cities. Hard to imagine that one city could merit all these superlativ
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Wekiwa Springs State Park, Florida
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Don Philpott
Every year around 40 million visitors come to Florida for the sun, sea and attractions. Most visit the world famous theme parks or enjoy the fabulous palm-fringed sandy beaches. However, while Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse is known the world ever, Florida is host
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