The Intrepid Tourist

Author CAROLINE ARNOLD's travel blog--a writer's journeys around the world

Monday, September 6, 2021

FLOWERING BRIDGE, Lake Lure, North Carolina: A Real and Miniature World

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52 Places to Go: Week 36 Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, Lake Lure, NC From roses to succulents, pollinator gardens to art installations, the Fl...
Monday, August 30, 2021

MADAGASCAR: Leaping Lemurs, Guest Post by Owen Floody, Part 1

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  52 Places to Go: Week 35 Diadamed Sifaka, Madagascar In June 2016, our friend Owen Floody planned and led a trip to Madagascar.  ...
Monday, August 23, 2021

DISCOVERING SANTORINI'S MAGIC, Guest Post by Catherine Mayone

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  52 Places to Go: Week 34 The island of Santorini, Greece. Oia architecture My niece Cathy and her husband Mike just returned fro...
Monday, August 16, 2021

FAROE ISLANDS: Land of Fjords and Green Cliffs, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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  52 Places to Go: Week 33 Faroe Islands Peace Run In 2017 my brother Tom Scheaffer went on a two week trip to Iceland and the Faroe Isl...
Monday, August 9, 2021

HERON ISLAND, a Jewel in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

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  52 Places to Go: Week 32 Heron Island lies fifty miles east of the city of Gladstone in Queensland.  Part of the island is the Heron Is...
Monday, August 2, 2021

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: The Birthplace of Aviation

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  52 Places to Go: Week 31 Wilbur Wright, Kitty Hawk, NC On December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright...
Monday, July 26, 2021

THE LIBERTY BELL, BEN FRANKLIN, and More: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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52 Places to Go: Week 30 The Liberty Bell, cast in 1753 by John Pass and John Stow for the Pennsylvania State House The Liberty Bell, w...
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I like to think of myself as a Lonely Planet traveler without the backpack. (Translation: I like vacation spots that are off the beaten track but I’m willing to get there in a rented car and stay in a comfortable hotel.) I like trips to remote or unusual places especially if they feature wildlife, ancient history, cultural events, opportunities for hiking or other outdoor activities. Sometimes I am an accidental tourist, a result of my own or my husband’s business travel. I am a children’s book author and travel for research and to speak at schools and conferences. (Go to www.carolinearnold.com or www.carolinearnoldart.blogspot.com for more about my books and art.) My husband is a scientist and international meetings have provided the starting point for trips. Sometimes my destination is chosen because of family connections. And sometimes I simply choose a place because I have never been there before. I have always kept a diary when I travel (long before blogs were invented) and written the occasional article about my trips. Some of those articles and diary entries (heretofore unpublished) will be posted here. I will also post comments on my current and recent travel.
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