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Riding Across Iceland

If you’re into riding horses and love the outdoors Iceland is the place to go. Last summer my father and I went to Iceland and rode horses for eight days across the country of Iceland. The farm...

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the isle of Oronsay

"The Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds? Sure, why not, it looks like they're giving out free t-shirts." Such was the first step for my wife and myself towards a week on one of the westernmost...

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Oregon Coast Vacation

Okay, so I’m a small, and I mean small, town girl. For the sake of the story I won’t mention that I’m from South Dakota…it’s right above Nebraska, in case you couldn’t...

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Etch in Desolation

 Squinting at the sudden onslaught of light, I stepped out of the van into a dry, dusty scene.  Poverty and desolation...

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Colorado or Bust

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Like the Stars

It was in 2001 as a sixth grader that my father told me and my younger sister that we would be travelling to

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Zimbabwe

It is a ghost town. The shops are closed, the windows shuttered and the interiors gutted.But it is not an abandoned ghost town. People do still live here. Their livelihoods, however, do not.This...

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What Guidebooks Don’t Say: 5 Tips For Families Traveling In Europe

When my husband envisioned a family summer in Europe, it fell on me to make it happen. While he imagined sophisticated city tours, long walks in high mountains, and short stays in remote, unspoiled...

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I’ve Been So American

         I tossed my shoes out onto the roof to dry, and flopped onto my new bed. My eyes were tired, but every time I tried to close them, they begged to be wide open, taking...

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