Tag: travel
group name: gatherbest
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April 17, 2006 12:36 AM EDT --
Originally entered in the Travel Writing Contest, I am now posting to new groups.
Being handed a hot cloth after a long night's flight was a nice gesture, but mine was so hot that I was surprised . . . more
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October 14, 2007 06:10 PM EDT --
I’ve probably logged well over a hundred thousand air miles in my lifetime, but the first trip on an airplane has stayed with me. I recently came across the photo . . . more
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March 11, 2006 09:25 AM EST --
We here in Boston are weird. Not only do we drop our r's a lot when we talk, we have some unique phrases. Take a read at these...
Packie. The package or liquor store. "The packie is a . . . more
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June 04, 2008 04:13 PM EDT --
One of the first things people think of when considering a visit to Seattle, is water: in the air and on the ground. Seattle is bounded on the west by Elliot Bay, which gives entry to Puget Sound and . . . more
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September 05, 2006 09:58 AM EDT --
It seems I'm having more difficulty studying Chinese these days. I was doing great during last term and through the summer. But it's not so good anymore.
I used to go down to my favorite restaurant, . . . more
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April 08, 2007 06:23 AM EDT --
I am an Amusement Park junkie, and often use vacation time to visit a specific park. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg,Virginia happens to be one of my all-time favorites, having once lived very close to it. . . . more
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September 20, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
For my dear friend here on Gather and fellow pre Simulationist poet Amy George, to whom I turned for advice on a poem for the first time last night, and whose key suggestion changed this piece from . . . more
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December 03, 2007 09:34 PM EST --
I'm originally from New Orleans, although I have been living in Los Angeles for almost 20 years. Fortunately, a lot of things stay the same in this beautiful and historic city (even Katrina didn't . . . more
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April 26, 2007 05:39 AM EDT --
One of the great things about the United States is that it has some of the best beaches in the World. So many beaches, in fact, that it makes it difficult to narrow down a list. For instance, while you . . . more
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April 24, 2007 12:13 AM EDT --
Over the years, I've visited many different Amusement Parks in general, and most of the Six Flags locations specifically... Six Flags over Texas in the Dallas/Ft Worth area is one of their best. We . . . more
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April 10, 2007 03:46 AM EDT --
One year, while on a typical Amusement Park extravaganza, four of us we made our way up to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. We had seen numerous folks wearing Cedar Point T-shirts while stinging in line . . . more
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April 03, 2008 03:18 AM EDT --
This is the second installment of our trip to the state of Nayarit, Mexico. It's about a forty-five minute drive north of Puerto Vallarta (in the state of Jalisco).
Our friends . . . more
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June 30, 2008 09:56 PM EDT --
For over twenty years, Toronto was my home. I don't miss living there but I do miss my mom and closest friends who still live there. Every trip ends up being a whirlwind journey, a mash up of past, . . . more
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June 21, 2008 10:21 PM EDT --
Hello friends, today I went to Anderson, IN to take some pictures of the downtown area, so join my on this odyssey to smalltown USA!
Welcome to Anderson Indiana! It is Satureday, so not . . . more
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June 26, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
Wow, it seems like I haven't been around Gather much lately. With internet server problems last month and being away to Hume Lake this month I guess I haven't been on too much. . . . more
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April 12, 2006 06:44 PM EDT --
I'd like to suggest Damian McNichol's "Planning a Trip to Europe this summer?" as an Editor's Pick.
It offers a wealth of "getting there" information for penny-pinched . . . more
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August 11, 2006 06:15 PM EDT --
I'd like to suggest Damian McNichol's Smiling Dolphis to the Best of Gather. Until I read this article I was one of the many who enjoy watching Dolphins perform in Zoos and waterparks. Damian takes . . . more
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July 13, 2006 05:28 PM EDT --
Planning a family vacation doesn't have to feel like an afternoon of chores. My laundry list of destinations will pique the interests of family-members big and small with fun activities that won't . . . more
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July 06, 2006 01:14 PM EDT --
On Christmas morning 2003, as dawn struggled to break through the soup-like fog that had the small town of Sapa thoroughly enveloped, I struggled out of bed. I had been up late the night before, . . . more
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May 02, 2007 04:16 AM EDT --
I am a castle freak. No. I mean I spend inordinate amounts of money traveling to various places just to see specific castles. One of my favorites is Kronborg Slott in Helsingor, Denmark. Luckily, Helsingor . . . more
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