Monday, October 27, 2014

FESTIVALS OF MEXICO: Day of the Dead, Guest Post by Ann Stalcup

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Skeleton Figures for Day of the Dead My friend and fellow children's book author Ann Stalcup has been fascinated by Mexican customs ...
Monday, October 20, 2014

POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION, A Vicarious Visit to Ancient Roman Times

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Two thousand years ago, Pompeii was a bustling seaside Roman town, not far from the modern city of Naples, Italy.  It lay at the foot ...
Monday, October 13, 2014

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR at the California Science Center, Los Angeles

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Entrance to Space Shuttle Exhibit at the California Science Center In the fall of 2012, I watched on television as the space shuttle End...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND NATIONAL PARK, Czech Republic, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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Pravcická brána, Europe’s largest sandstone rock arch, Bohemian Switzerland National Park My brother Tom is a great traveler and last su...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

SUNDIAL BRIDGE, Architectural Wonder in Redding, California

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The Sundial Bridge pylon is so tall (217 feet) I had to tip my camera sideways to get it all in. Several months ago I was in Red Bluff, ...
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Monday, September 22, 2014

PETRIFIED FOREST: Three Million Year Old Redwoods Turned to Stone, Calistoga, California

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Petrified Forest, Calistoga, California “The petrified forest, dating from the Eocene Period, is the only known example of a petrified f...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

ALBANIA: Off the Beaten Path for American Tourists, Guest Post by Judith Steihm

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Judith at the Milingona Hostel, Tirana, Albania My friend Judith Stiehm is a professor of Political Science at Florida International U...
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