Monday, January 24, 2022

WEEKEND IN MORRO BAY ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST: Guest Post by Susan Kean

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Morro Bay is known for Morro Rock, an ancient volcanic mound at the end of Morro Rock Beach. The rock sits within Morro Bay State Park, home...
Monday, January 17, 2022

MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA: Hiking and Native American History, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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My brother Tom Scheaffer loves the outdoors and often goes hiking near his home in San Diego. I thank him for sharing his photos and report ...
Monday, January 10, 2022

GLOFARI AT THE OAKLAND ZOO, CA: Spectacular Larger-Than-Life Animal Lanterns

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Glofari at the Oakland Zoo displays realistically detailed larger-than-life animal lanterns. Giant animal lanterns glow in the dark like cre...
Monday, January 3, 2022

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA: Okaukuejo Waterhole, Guest Post by Sara Kras

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Okaukuejo Waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia My friend and fellow children’s book writer Sara Kras spent much of the past year livin...
Monday, December 27, 2021

LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA: Rock Cut Churches and Christmas Celebration, Guest Post by Kathryn Mohrman

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  52 Places to Go: Week 52 Pilgrims came to Lalibela from all over Ethiopia--by plane, bus, car, van, donkey, and on foot . My fri...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Beautiful Christmas Plates from Germany

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When my husband Art was in high school he was an exchange student, living for a year with a family in Berlin, Germany. It was the beginning ...
Monday, December 20, 2021

BERLIN IN WINTER: Stollen and Christmas Markets

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  52 Places to Go: Week 51 Friedrichstrasse at night outside our hotel [ Diary of my trip to Berlin in November 2010 ]  It was the last T...