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Tag: travel
Athens by May J Panayi
Athens is a very beautiful city. People may say it is dirty and run down, but I didn't find it any more so than any other city. People may call it smelly, but I most certainly did not find that to be the case. Except on the one really busy through road, that goes all … Continue reading Athens by May J Panayi
Ireland’s Beauty Lives in My Heart by Kate McGinn
My story begins much like many tales from Irish- Americans longing to visit the Emerald Isle. It usually begins with an ancestor or two or several who’d crossed the Atlantic Ocean to make a new life in the United States. Then of course, we add the multitude of stories handed down through the generations about … Continue reading Ireland’s Beauty Lives in My Heart by Kate McGinn
I Love Research
I Love Research by Cherime MacFarlane I love collecting the odd fact. Even better is the awesome moment when something jells that you didn’t even suspect. Here we come to the Eilan Water Trilogy. And it all starts in an odd place, my last visit to Scotland. While there I picked up several books. I’ve … Continue reading I Love Research
Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine June 2019
Published today, the June issue of Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine, our retro issue! Highlights include: * An exclusive interview with Blue Peter legend Peter Purves * Travel articles about Ireland and Athens * Mediation * Barbecue ideas * An exclusive interview with rock duo Fleesh *Life on an oil rig, and so much more Read … Continue reading Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine June 2019
Thompson Pass to Keystone Canyon
Off the Beaten Track Thompson Pass to Keystone Canyon by Cherime MacFarlane If Denali is the cherry on top of Alaska, Keystone Canyon is one of the yummy little nuts scattered on top the ice cream. Near the town of Valdez, and formed by the Lowe River, its walls are almost perpendicular. The gorge, 3 … Continue reading Thompson Pass to Keystone Canyon
Occidental Mindoro
by Grant Leishman I want to highlight a Philippine island that for many people may well be considered; “off the map” - the island of Mindoro, and more specifically the western side of the island, Occidental Mindoro. Mindoro, a large, tear-drop shaped island is the seventh largest Island of the Philippines, at roughly 10,600 square … Continue reading Occidental Mindoro
