Monthly Archives: November 2014

In the Sky

This photo was taken at 2008 Summer Olympics! Am out and about with the masses this week collecting stories. I need to take a shuttle bus for 2 and 1/2 hours just to get to the airport….there and back on … Continue reading

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Moroccan Maladies

I arrived in Casablanca, feeling unbelievably terrible but managed to exchange money and find the train to take into the city. When I disembarked I was both confused and befuddled. My shivers offered a slight distraction from the throbbing pains … Continue reading

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Petrified in Petra

We drove through the Jordan River Valley on a slow, single-lane road for an hour or so before coming into Amman. The drive to Petra took an additional five hours; the darkness hid its secret for one more day. We stayed … Continue reading

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Luck of the Irish

My daughter invited me to South Bend for the weekend as she had an extra ticket to the Michigan/Notre Dame game. Never mind that I was her default person, I had enough miles for a ticket and she was paying … Continue reading

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The Other Side of the Mountain

I published this a few years back and it was considered one of the more controversial stories on Boots n All Travel.  That said, this is how I saw Tibet. At close to 12,000 feet, oxygen or Chinese herbs are … Continue reading

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Sweet or Savory?

The last hour of a long red-eye flight, attendants came by and asked what I would prefer for breakfast, “sweet or savory”?  Please, airline food in coach? I laughed when I should have smiled. She was not particularly amused with … Continue reading

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