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  • Reykjavik, Iceland

    So What’s Reykjavik Really Like?

    When I was in Junior High School, Hard Rock Cafe T-Shirts were all the rage. People tried to get the most obscure location shirt they could find, to impress friends I suppose. I didn’t participate in this particular fad, but a shirt I saw a...

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  • Galapagos sunset

    Five Reasons to Stop Dreaming and Travel Now

    People are really good at coming up with excuses NOT to do things and sadly travel is a frequent victim. I don’t have enough money, I don’t have enough time, I’m too old, I’m too young, I’m under indictment – these are all ways people...

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  • iPad

    Top Five Travel iPad Apps

    I was one of the millions of people who received a shiny new iPad as a present recently. While the Angry Birds game did manage to occupy my time for the first few days, I have since managed to step back and check out the...

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  • St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

    Vatican City Scavi Tour

    We were in Rome for a mere two days before embarking on an 11-day Eastern Mediterranean cruise and since it was my first time in the Eternal City, there was a lot I wanted to see. At the top of my list was not only...

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  • Ellis Island Boat

    Don’t Be a Touron

    I have noticed quite a few articles by fellow travel types discussing the differences between a traveler and a tourist, whether or not one is better than the other and so forth. Ultimately this is a discussion of pure semantics and I don’t think it...

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