Memorize ‘The Ugly American’ of 1950s fame? Much of the world, at that time, mostly Europeans saw Americans as demanding, brash, rude and arrogant people. Of course, the only Americans in evidence tended to be rich Americans who could give luxury trips abroad in the post World War II era. For the most part, maybe [...]
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Usually taking a vacation is a much predictable and thrilling outlook. You are off to visit a new place, or revisit an old, but favorite, destination. It is odd, but true, that most travelers, while spending considerable time, effort and money getting to that first day of vacation, few include writing a travel journal, detailing [...]
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A few kids in my class in fact had a far more thrilling summer than I, with trips to Hawaii, Disneyland and Yellowstone Park. We all memorize those grade school coursework connecting a report on “What I did on summer vacation”, right? Actually, I sometimes wondered if they’d really made these trips, or had just [...]
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Vacation comes just once a year for most of us, particularly when you are traveling to that distant dream destination. Perhaps because we feel as though this is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we be likely to pack the whole thing but the kitchen sink. The most widespread fault made by travelers is to pack double, or [...]
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