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Of all the travel stories my friends and I tell each other, it's the mishaps that are the most fun to hear and to tell. My best friends went for two weeks to Greece, and the only story I remember is about the last Airbn...

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\"One old-fashioned slice please\"; as soon as I uttered these words at Mario's Pizza, I realized I had left my wallet at home. I was at the Metro North station en route to New York CIty.

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I harbor no fear of any airports, even this week with all of the insanity going on throughout the country. I would travel, had I the opportunity and funds. I do remember my first flight after 9/11. Everyone on the plan...

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The welcome signs of an upcoming spring, brought up a lovely memory from a work trip to Tokyo. I had a few hours of free time and was rushing around to see as much as I could, Akasaka,where I saw a man with his pet pig,...

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At the height of my global touring days, I was away from home well over 200 days per year. I had two dogs and two cats.

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OK, so you have spent your last pesos on some crafty airport souvenirs, and prolonged the vacation with a glass of wine or two on your layover. Finally it is close to midnight and you are reckoning with a cold, slushy, J...

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One more swim and snorkel in the Bay of California, and then we hit the road for one of Mexico's so-called \"magic towns\", Todos Santos.

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Well, today is the day the dream came true. Lots of other things happened, but here is the moment in time.

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Yes it is Day Two, and WARNING, at the end of this article there is critical information about the common occurance that happens at sunset at the midpoint of your trip. We did only book four nights, for reasons too borin...

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The first morning in a beautiful new place, what to do first? Since our late arrival was in the dark, I woke up early under a bluebird sky (yes, already slathered in sunscreen). With no one around, but a seagull perche...

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After a gazillion visits to San Francisco spanning over 35 years, I have stayed in 5 star hotels, rental apartments, and thankfully, with friends. I even rented an apartment on Russian Hill for a year, fancy!

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After several false starts we rebooked ourselves into Los Cabos International Airport, rented a car, and booked four nights at what turned out to be a very special hotel, The Orchid House in La Paz.

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Number one, and in fact the ONLY item on my bucket list was a trip to Baja to watch the mother and baby whale migration which happens only in January through early March. One day an ad popped up on social media for a ki...

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