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Holy History – It’s Israel

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

***Some of my historical explanations are admittedly very simplified. Follow the links or delve into some research on your own if you wish to learn more. Also, if you’ve read any other posts, you will know that nothing is sacred when … Continue reading →

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Jordan: The Country, The People, The Movie Set (Not the River)

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Touching down at the Amman Airport at 10:30 pm, it’s no surprise that our Egypt Air flight from Cairo is two hours late. (Fond Memories of the Middle East - Egypt) Our guide and driver Atallah meets us at the airport … Continue reading →

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Fond Memories of the Middle East – Egypt

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Recent news from the Middle East and northern Africa turns my thoughts to the wonderful people we met during our trip to Egypt, Jordan and Israel. I wonder if everyone is all right. For the Egyptians, I hope the change … Continue reading →

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Spanish, Por Favor, in Mexico

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

For years, Mike and I have been indiscriminately mangling languages all over the world. We are especially adept at making up Spanish words, referring to them as ‘distortiones de español’. Sometimes the words we “make up” turn out to be … Continue reading →

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A Winter Drive Down the Alaska Highway

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. And it was time to go. The local understanding is that after two or three years in Alaska most people decide that the Last American Frontier will be home forever, or, … Continue reading →

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Alaska – Exploring the Last Frontier

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Winter night skies filled with dancing Northern Lights. Summer days glowing with seemingly endless sunshine. Getting up-close and personal with unsurpassed natural beauty and wildlife. Mustn’t neglect to mention the occasional ash-spewing volcanic eruptions and formidable earthquake rumblings. That was … Continue reading →

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Alaska – Job Lost, Love Found

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Alaska? Been here, done this. That sentiment is written in stone #2110 among more than 13,000 other bricks in Town Square Park in Anchorage, AK where I lived, explored and discovered the love of my life. Twenty years ago this month I made the decision … Continue reading →

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Turn My World Upside Down (Part 5 – A Day in Uruguay)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

I refuse to leave South America without adding one more country to my collection. Uruguay beckons. We have only two days left and plan to pack in as much as we can in spite of my stumbling encounter with a … Continue reading →

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Turn My World Upside Down (Part 4 – Time to Tango)

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Evidently, we’re in hell. We miss our flight out of Ushuaia and wind up having to wait for a later flight that also stops in El Calefate. The flight from El Calefate to Buenos Aires started off scary with … Continue reading →

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Turn My World Upside Down (Part 3 – Trip to the Tip)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

That pretty picture you see up at the top of my blog was taken during our descent into the southernmost city in the world located at the bottom tip of South America. As my souvenir coffee mug proclaims, “Ushuaia Fin … Continue reading →

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Holy History – It’s Israel

Jordan: The Country, The People, The Movie Set (Not the River)

Fond Memories of the Middle East – Egypt

Spanish, Por Favor, in Mexico

A Winter Drive Down the Alaska Highway

Alaska – Exploring the Last Frontier

Alaska – Job Lost, Love Found

Turn My World Upside Down (Part 5 – A Day in Uruguay)

Turn My World Upside Down (Part 4 – Time to Tango)

Turn My World Upside Down (Part 3 – Trip to the Tip)

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