Travels
October 2011 sponsored by: Amercian Express
The Isle of Skye
Gaelic Mist
By: Alexander Miller
Skye, it’s a wonderfully evocative sort of name for a place. The name, however, is very misleading. It is an old Gaelic word translating into English as mist; there is, as you then might imagine, a very great ....
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Sand and Cities
Abu Dhabi and Beyond
By: Janine Strong
The United Arab Emirates is a safe and exotic destination in the Middle East where visitors have a great list of contrasting activities available to explore… The Grand Mosque and Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the malls o ....
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August 2011 sponsored by: Jet Blue
Normandy, France
Historic Seaside Town
By: Stephen Solosky
Sixty-seven years after D-Day, eight of us visited the beaches and the American Cemetery in France after spending a week in Paris. The 2 ½ hour train ride to the well-preserved Norman town of Bayeux, France chugs o ....
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July 2011 sponsored by: Keel Vodka
Panama
Carnival and Canal
By: Charles Greenfield
The republic of Panama is blessed with a myriad of natural gifts, from over 1,800 islands on both Pacific and Caribbean coasts to pristine rainforests with 3% of the world’s biodiversity, all contained in an isthmus, a na ....
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June 2011 sponsored by: Keel Vodka
Hudson Valley Adventures
Bucolic New York
By: Sarah Amandolare
Bucolic New York State is still oft-overlooked in favor of the Big Apple – and who can blame travelers for wanting to soak up as much of the city as possible? But just two hours north of the urban culture and ....
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Tempo Miami Hotel
Downtown Renaissance
By: Chuck Taylor
Only a year has gone by and so much has happened in downtown Miami. The gantry cranes dotting the skyline like an erector set are now gone. At the time, driving over the MacArthur Causeway from Miami Beach, I wondered how ....
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Ritz Carlton Powerscourt
County Wicklow Ireland
By: Jessica Colley
A trip to Ireland must begin (in my opinion) in the capital city of Dublin. But what if you also want to soak up some of the countryside during the same trip? If you have time, I’d recommend crossi ....
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May 2011 sponsored by: Keel Vodka
Orlando Hotels
Peabody & Waldorf Astoria
By: Charles Greenfield
In the past decade Orlando has strived to vary its appeal from inexpensive, mass tourism to more luxury brands. In fact, I recently upgraded my Forida’s Turnpike 3.5 hour drive from Miami with RedCoach, a fleet o ....
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