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Himalayan Climate Changing

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Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation (via AFP) GATI, Nepal (AFP) 1330289556 Prakash Mathema/AFP/File Nepalese mountaineer Apa Sherpa (C) is expected to complete his 120-day ‘Climate Smart Celebrity Trek’ on May 13. Apa Sherpa has warned that climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest… Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 Dick Jordan

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From terrorism to tourism in Iraq

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Iraq town seeks shift from ‘terrorism’ to tourism (via AFP) MADAIN, Iraq (AFP) 1330066832 Marwan Naamani/AFP/File This file photo shows Iraqi special forces and police securing an area around the ruins of the ancient city of Cestiphon, in the town of Madain, 30 km south of Baghdad, in 2005. Suspected of being a biological weapons [...]

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A Cold Beer on The Beach in Mexico

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Mazatlán: La Perla Del Pacifico (via LAX Magazine) Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 Dick Jordan

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3 Top Luxury Hotels – and Their Oddest Amenities

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3 Top Luxury Hotels – and Their Oddest Amenities (via Money Talks)

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Winter Bicycling in… Greenland!

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Winter Bicycling in… Greenland! (via Planetsave)

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Quebec City: North America’s Most Romantic Place

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(Welcome to “Love is in the Air” week on Tales Told From the Road when every post will be about love, romance and, of course, travel.) Most Romantic Place in North America (via StevesTravelGuide) Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 Dick Jordan

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Finding Your Way to Freedom in Boston

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Freedom Trail Maps with Google Map (via StevesTravelGuide)

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Visiting London in 2012

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The fabulous city of LONDON (via LAX Magazine)

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My Around-The-World Flight of Fancy

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It’s that time of year again:  Time to be thinking about taking a three and a half-week globe-trotting trip aboard a Boeing 757 with my wife and 76 of our “new best friends.” Like to join us?  Read on.

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Enter The (Year of the) Dragon

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The Chinese Year of the Dragon kicked off on January 23rd, 2012.  Here’s how began in Beijing:   Can’t make it to Mainland China?  Not a problem.  In this MSNBC.com story, travel writer Harriet Baskas covers the fifteen-day Chinese New Year celebrations in these U.S. cities: Las Vegas New York San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C. [...]

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Save Money While You “Dine About Town” in San Francisco

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Whether you are a “local” or visitor to San Francisco, a “foodie” or just a hungry diner, you can eat for less in The City By The Bay during the last half of January. Dining Out For Less Dollars “Dine About Town San Francisco” lets you satisfy your palate for about twenty-five percent less than [...]

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Found in My Own Backyard: San Francisco’s Museum Gem

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I’ve been to the Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi in Florence, and countless other museums dedicated to the works of artists living and dead.  But I don’t often go to art museums.  Too much stuff on the walls, too little time to view it, too many people trying to get “up close and personal” with [...]

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Found in My Own Backyard: A Virtual Choir

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Grace Cathedral sits atop Nob Hill, high above downtown San Francisco.  It is the site of year-round concerts, but I like to attend ones during the Christmas holiday season when the nearby luxury hotels, The Fairmont and Mark Hopkins, and the trees surrounding Huntington Park across the street from the cathedral, are festooned with lights. [...]

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San Francisco’s Palatial Holidays

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Scheduling lunch at a hotel that was about burn to the ground probably sounds like a bad idea. After the meal, my companion would have been escorted along with the other ladies to the “Fainting Room” where they could loosen their corsets and be able to breathe, free from the clouds of smoke emanating from [...]

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Christmas Holidays in San Francisco: 49 Things To Do

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San Francisco Travel has come up with a list of 49 ways to have fun in and near The City By The Bay during the year-end holiday season.  Here are ten from its list that caught my eye: Just For The Fun of It # 7 – Get  your photo taken under the Westfield Centre [...]

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Visiting Anne Frank’s Pre-War Apartment

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Anne Frank’s pre-war apartment to open to public (via AFP)

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You Can’t Kiss this Celebrity’s Paris Tomb

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Oscar Wilde’s Paris tomb made safe from admirers’ kisses (via AFP)

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