Oct 2, 201212:00 AMTravel
The Best of the World Brought to You Courtesy of Jill Gleeson and Jason Holland
October 2012
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10/18/12Great Smoky MountainsRising along the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great Smoky Mountains are a national treasure. A place of primordial forests deep, of cascading waterfalls that glow, as if lit from within, with the sun’s rays, they beckon Americans with a subtle but sure song. |
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10/18/12Show Me the Money: Safe Practices in Monetary Exchange When TravellingWhen travelling abroad, there are a few safe practices to keep in mind in terms of monetary exchange. Here are some guidelines... |
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10/02/12Bermuda Beaches. Not Just Another Pretty Face.We have been fortunate to visit quite a few different islands such as The Big Island in Hawaii, Provo in Turks & Caicos, and Phuket in Thailand. So when our cruise ship docked at King's Wharf in Bermuda, and dad and I decided to spend a day checking out the local pink sand beaches, the thought was we would see more of the same. We anticipated the water would be a beautiful variation of blues and the sand would be soft to the touch. A breeze would be gently blowing through the palm trees as the happy couples splashed in the refreshing tide, water spraying from their heels and getting into the misty eyes of the local mermaids. To be fair, I am not a beach person. I appreciate their beauty, but to sit still on a beach drives me crazy. I would rather be off exploring.... |
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10/02/12Bayfest. Music, Moonpies & CharmHow is it possible that one of the country’s coolest music festivals happens not in New York, Los Angeles or any of the big cities in between, but deep in the south, in a town of less than 200,000 residents? A place that might just be best known for hoisting a giant mechanical MoonPie into the air each December 31st. Welcome to Mobile, Alabama. And Bayfest. |
