The Wonderful Land of Coney
Friends and family, ladies and germs, welcome to the one, the only, Coney Island! Cue the circus music and the...
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Strikesville
Come on down to Strikesville! Formerly known as Strongsville, this suburban city quietly nestled just 20 miles outside of Cleveland, Ohio until it was devastated by a teachers' union strike in the Spring...
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My Experience at Our School in Tanzania
Community service has always played an important role in my life. From an early age, I have been dedicated to helping those in need. I volunteered at a preschool, a warehouse where food was being packaged...
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My Hometown
My name is Erin Brown and I live in Ririe, Idaho. Tourists should definitely stop by our small charming town. There are so many things to do and see here. In the winter you can ski at the Kelley Canyon...
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Welcome to the Queen City
Cincinnati, Ohio. Just another city in the Mid-West, right? Wrong. Cincinnati is one of the greatest cities in Ohio. With our stunning river front view, our bustling downtown, and the newly gentrified...
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The Beauty of South America
It’s Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Paris of South America. A place full of wonder and mystery and most of all, beauty. The exotic birds that reside in the blue sky, the trees that sway in the warm breeze,...
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Welcome to Los Angeles
When most people think of Los Angeles, they either think of the glitz and the glam, the true allure that Hollywood brings or the hot...
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God’s Own Country: Kerala
Kerala, also known as God’s own Country, is the most beautiful state located at the most southern part of India. It is famous for its backwaters, houseboats, traditions, religions and cultures. The people...
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Adventuring Close to Home
A suburban town outside the big city of Houston doesn't seem like a great tourist attraction, but once one starts to get to know the town, they fall in love with it....
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A Brief Experience of Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City is a popular vacation destination on the eastern shore of Maryland, long beloved by families, teens, and convention guests. It is best known for its hotels, restaurants, scenic beach,...
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Wickenburg: A Flashback from the Wild West
Do you ever wonder if the old western town feeling can be captured in our modern towns? Have you ever thought that visiting a western town like you see in the movies would be applicable to today?...
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Indiana: You, Your Taste Buds, & Your Heart
Most states are accompanied in our minds with some well known city, like New York City in New York, Los Angeles in California, or Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, but often times it’s the little...
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Kashmir: Heaven on Earth
As you step off the airplane, you’re greeted by the aroma of spices and pine, an enveloping cloud of humidity, a boundless blue sky. Just over the nose of the plane,...
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The True Small Town
Welcome to Jefferson, GA the picture perfect image of a small town. Jefferson is a small town with a giant foot print in medical history; in 1846 Dr. Crawford W. Long discovered Anesthesia. ...
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Kerala- “God`s Own Country”
Kerala, also know as " God`s Own Country", is one of the many states located in the cultured country of India. Though not the biggest amongst population, Kerala, my motherland, is considered...
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You’ll Fall In Love Once Again!
I'm sure many of you have wanted to go out somewhere with your whole family. Somewhere, where your kids would love it, you would love it too. Well that place would be the Bay Area! Which means Hayward,...
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My Desert
When people think of the desert they imagine bare, dry wastelands with no animals. While there are some deserts out there in the world that are like that, Tucson is not one of them. Tucson is a desert...
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Happiest Place for Family Where Conversations Are Possible
One hour into the mountains from my place, there's a beautiful land hidden beneath dried bushes and burnt trees....
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Little Town, Big Things
Over the Mississippi River and through the woods to the cranberry marshes we go. A small town in Wisconsin holds less then a 700 population but in the last full weekend in September thousands upon...
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The City of Everlasting Sun
Located on the West tip of Texas, the city of El Paso is the next up and coming city in the state. Currently, the city of El Paso is building an AAA baseball stadium while renovating the downtown...
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Long Beach Island, NJ…Yes, NJ
Over the past decade or so, I have been going on yearly excursions with my family to visit my grandparents over the summer. They own a beachfront home on Long Beach Island--known as LBI to locals--a...
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Aguadilla-There’s No Place Like It!
Imagine a tropical paradise just a few steps away from your door. For me this is a reality and not just a dream. I live in one of the most magical places in the world, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. While...
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Adventures in Seattle
Looking for your next adventure and vacation? Head on over to the city of Seattle and experience all it has to offer! Seattle is located along the Puget Sound in Washington State,...
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Sizzlin’ n’ Spicy; That’s Right Y’all, I Live In Texas!
Howdy, y’all! Welcome to Arlington, Texas. Arlington is a smaller city in between the better-known Dallas and Fort Worth and is the home of the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers, Six Flags over...
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Fall in Love with the Sweetheart of Ohio
You know how in the Hidden Valley Ranch commercials there’s that little town where everyone is happy and eats their vegetables? Well, substitute chocolates and Hawaiian ice for...
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The Best Kept Secret of Southern California
The smell of roasting barbeque chicken and the sweet intoxicating smell of kettle corn fill the air as you move down the aisle of vintage sports cars. Route 66 was in town once again and the people that...
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The Little Town That Gets You Away From It All
Edmonds, Washington is a small city just north of Seattle that's nestled on the Puget Sound. Visitors on the beach can watch cruise ships sail to Alaska, ferry boats going back and forth from...
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Off the Beaten Path in Mexico
In 2009 my family moved to Mexico, and after graduating very recently, I stopped living there. Looking back at this I can now see how much fun I had with the expatriate community in my adoptive city...
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When Your Heart Is Calling For It, Will You Listen?
Each sparkling light strung together as if whispering to the moon light sky, that there is always a Tower District, Fresno, CA family willing to keep it lifted above the ground. Tower District is always...
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Traveling to the Traditional Dutch Town of Volkel
Volkel, a small town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, where I have lived for two years, is probably not the first place that comes to mind when you imagine a European vacation....
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Going Rogue in Oregon
Nestled in a fertile valley between the Cascade Range and the Coast Range in Southern Oregon, the Rogue Valley boasts a myriad of attractions ranging from sport fishing to live Shakespeare performances....
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Making the Impossible Possible Since 3000 BC: Visit the Most Ambitious City in the World- Dubai
I'm falling fast. I can feel myself accelerating as my equipment rides up into uncomfortable areas. But, I don’t care. I glance upwards to see the aircraft I was on just...
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Take a Back Road
To walk down the main street of Red Lodge, Montana is to meander into a world of the past. The Western influence permeates every storefront: from the soda fountain feel of Scoop's Ice Cream...
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Norman, Oklahoma
If someone said to you “Tell me about Oklahoma,” chances are that images of native Americans, cowboys and dreadful summers surface to mind. While all these things exist in the “sooner...
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Come to Jacksonville!!!!!
Ever wish you could leave your television, your car, your Xbox, your cell phone, and your Wi-Fi and live in the woods as nomads? I do not; however, if you wanted to, we have that, too. This lovely...
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A Class of Its Own
Maybe you have heard of my city because you were once insatiably curious about space and its exploration and found yourself enrolled in our space camp at the U.S Space and Rocket Center. Maybe you...
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More than Just a Beach: The Barrier Island Community of Melbourne Beach, Florida
Creeping along the shoreline, moist sand clings to the bottoms of your feet. The full moon is bright across the dark blue ocean, and a salty mist hangs in the air. ...
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Strolling in Seattle
I’ve only been to Seattle twice in my life, but that’s where I’ve decided to spend the next four years, at the University of Washington. Having lived in Texas for 18 years, stepping...
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Visit A Storehouse of Unique Alaskan Experiences!
My home is found in Alaska, a place of extreme temperatures and dazzling beauty. I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska and have a storehouse of unique Alaskan experiences and memories to show...
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A Miniature America within “America in Miniature”
In Maryland, a state known as "America in Miniature", the city of Hanover rightfully deserves a title of "Maryland in Miniature". Although,...
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Welcome to Newark, NJ
During the summer of 2003, Newark became my adopted...
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A Haven All Its Own
No matter the time of year, Yale University is always bustling with activity; heavily populated with students and professors during the academic year, of course, there is another demographic that...
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Warmed Hearts and Flying Balloons
Howell, Michigan. Okay, let’s be honest, it’s not the first thing that comes to mind when mustering up ideas for hot family vacation spots. It’s a small, suburban community nestled...
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A “Surprise!” in the Desert
Nestled in the quiet suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona is the unexpected gem of the city of Surprise. This small town is my home, a place with a culture and people I have come to greatly love....
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