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Category Archive: North American Continent

Weekend in New Orleans: A Mother-Daughter Adventure

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Hitting the streets of New Orleans with my most favorite daughter in the whole wide world for our […]

Posted on July 29, 2024September 28, 2024 LouisianaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Alaska: Cruising the Inside Passage

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It’s Monday and we’ve been at sea since 4:00 pm Sunday. To recap: On Sunday, after repacking our […]

Posted on June 11, 2024July 12, 2024 AlaskaNorth American Continent

Vancouver: Catching a Glimpse of its Beauty

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And so it begins again! After a quick airport breakfast at Chili’s, I’m off to Vancouver, British Columbia […]

Posted on June 2, 2024July 11, 2024 CanadaNorth American Continent

Mexico City: Day of the Dead, Frida Kahlo, Teotihuacán & More!

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Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de México! Welcome to Mexico City! With Mexico City being a short flight from […]

Posted on November 4, 2022April 11, 2023 MexicoNorth American Continent

New Mexico: Scenic, Indigenous, Artistic & Enchanting

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It’s time to travel again, road trip style. This 16-year-old Subaru Forester gem is road ready and detailed […]

Posted on June 5, 2021October 28, 2023 New MexicoNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Missouri: St. Louis & Kansas City

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St. Louis It was just a four hour drive from Memphis, Tennessee to St. Louis, Missouri, so I […]

Posted on September 20, 2020October 12, 2023 MissouriNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Memphis: Civil Rights, the blues, Elvis & Victorian homes

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Memphis, Tennessee’s second-most populous city may well be known for its historic blues clubs on Beale Street or […]

Posted on September 14, 2020October 12, 2023 North American ContinentTennesseeU.S. Travels

Alabama: Confronting Slavery, Jim Crow and its Painful Past

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You can’t step into Alabama without stepping into the slave markets, the Jim Crow laws of segregation and smack […]

Posted on September 12, 2020October 12, 2023 AlabamaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Welcome to St. Augustine, Florida: The Nation’s Oldest City

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After spending a month in Rockledge with my brother David and sister-in-law Justine, along with my niece Danielle […]

Posted on September 1, 2020October 12, 2023 FloridaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Florida: Tracking Zora Neale Hurston through Eatonville and Fort Pierce

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Let’s just get this out of the way, I’ve never been a fan of Florida. Even though I […]

Posted on August 22, 2020October 11, 2023 FloridaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Florida: Exploring Ybor City, St. Petersburg, Tampa & More

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Florida may be known for its beaches, water sports, Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center and the rich Latin […]

Posted on August 17, 2020October 10, 2023 FloridaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Natchez, Mississippi: A history of Native Americans, Slavery, Cotton and Plantations

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Have mask and hand sanitizer. Ready to social distance and stay away from crowds. Old car packed and […]

Posted on August 3, 2020October 11, 2023 MississippiNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Taking Nawlins by an Eastern Europe Storm

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It took less than four hours for Nick to organize this New Orleans adventure for eight travelers who […]

Posted on January 20, 2020February 6, 2021 LouisianaNorth American Continent

Backyard Traveler: San Antonio, Texas

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Enjoyed the sites of my home state of Texas at the Riverwalk in San Antonio with my dear […]

Posted on November 27, 2019February 5, 2021 North American ContinentTexas TreasuresU.S. Travels

Dallas: There’s no Place like Home!

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After more than six weeks of travel, it feels good to be back home. Sometimes the sites of […]

Posted on June 3, 2019January 8, 2023 North American ContinentTexas TreasuresU.S. Travels

Miami: A Florida Favorite of Diversity

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I’m staying at a cozy Airbnb in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood and this feels like being in another […]

Posted on March 16, 2019January 9, 2021 FloridaNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

Backyard Traveler: A Marker, a Library, my Home and a Travel Back in Time to Dallas’ First African-American Branch Library

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It’s a simple rectangular plaque on a slanted block of cement at the corner of Worthington and Thomas […]

Posted on September 13, 2018January 2, 2021 North American ContinentTexas TreasuresU.S. Travels

Bingeing on Buffalo, New York

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When my dear friend Debra asked if I’d like to come hang out with her in Buffalo, her […]

Posted on August 8, 2018January 8, 2021 New YorkNorth American ContinentU.S. Travels

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