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Asheville’s Calling
The ads are cheesy. An iPhone rings and the caller I.D. says Asheville, N.C. The tagline from this tourism board commercial is “Asheville’s calling. Will you answer?” Asheville has been calling me for a while but not because of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Asheville, Asheville NC, Asheville North Carolina, Basilica St. Lawrence, Being There, Biltmore, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bob Moog, Chai Pani, Crowne Plaza Resort, Emerson Lake & Palmer, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, French Broad River, George Harrison, Grove Park Inn, Honda Element, Indian Street Food, iPhone, Irish Wolfhound, IWCA, Keith Emerson, Leon Theremin, Minimoog, Moog, Moog Music Factory, Moog synthesizer, Moogerfooger, Mr. Potato Head, North Carolina, old fashioned soda fountain, Peter Sellers, Phatty, Picture of a bat, Robert Moog, Slim Phatty, South Carolina, The Beatles, Theremin, Toyota Prius, United States, Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory, Woolworth Luncheonette, Woolworth Walk, WPLongform
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What Can A Travel Agent Do For You?
For me, planning a journey is as much a part of the trip as the actual travel. Preparation gets the anticipation juices going. In addition to researching a destination online, I love the now antiquated exercise of going to the … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Anchorage, Business, Cardinal Camera, Charleston SC, Easter Island, Hospitality, Mann Travels, Money, Mori Luggage, Norwegian Cruise Line, Park'N Go, Premier Alaska Tours, Recreation, The Haven, Trafalgar, Travel, Travel agency
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Easter Island Planning & Packing Tips
A trip to Easter Island is the trip of a lifetime. A trip to Easter Island is long and expensive. But if you are one of the 50,000 or so people who make this trek every year, you will be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Easter Island, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Anakena Beach, Biking Easter Island, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island packing list, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Explora, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Village & Spa, Isla de Pascua, Lima, Maori Tupuna, Moai, Orongo, packing list, Quarry, Rano Kau, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, statues on Easter Island, Tapati Rapa Nui Festival, Te Ra'ai, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Daily Torture – More DNC Fun
The hottest tickets in town dropped in my lap at a business meeting. Tracy could barely contain her excitement and concentrate on the purpose of the meeting. She had just gotten her hands on tickets to a taping of “The … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Madrigal, Charlotte, Charlotte center city, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Chris Matthews, CNN, Daily Show, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Duke Energy, EpiCenter, Hilton Garden Inn, http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/, ImaginOn, iPad, Jason Jones, Jessica Williams, Jon Stewart, MSNBC, RNC, Rock Hill, Samantha Bee, SC, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, SoHo Bistro, South Carolina, The Daily Show, WomenAreWatching.org, WPLongform
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CarolinaFest – More DNC Fun
The Charlotte in 2012 host committee threw another fun party for the Democratic National Convention. CarolinaFest drew a diverse group of delegates, dignitaries and a mob of Mecklenburgers (Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County) to the heart of the city.
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, Museums, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged 710 KNUS, America I AM, Beau Bridges, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Democratic National Convention, DNC, End Hunger Network, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture, Harvey Gantt, Harvey Gantt Center, James Taylor, Jeff Bridges, KNUS, Madeleine Albright, Madeline Albright, Mint Museum, North Carolina, Read My Pins, Saddam Hussein, Smithsonian, Tavis Smiley, Tryon Street
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DNC Media Party – Charlotte, North Carolina
The night started with a police escort! No, it wasn’t a funeral. We were on one of the many chartered city buses headed for the Democratic National Convention’s Media Party in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Charlotte, Charlotte center city, Charlotte North Carolina, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Halo, Herban Legend Food Truck, J Bliss, Media Party, NC Music Factory, North Carolina, PBS, Ray Suarez, The Fillmore, Tin Kitchen Food Truck, VBGB, Wet Willies
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Frightened by Fur on Easter Island – Day 4
*To fully appreciate the pictures, click on them to see them full size* It’s 6 am and Edith is rattling our door. Scared out of a dead sleep, we are a bit alarmed and confused until we figure out that … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Easter Island, Hotels, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Ko Te Riku, Ahu Naunau, Ahu Tahai, Ahu Vai Uri, Anakena, Anakena Beach, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Chile, Dog Whisperer, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Resort and Spa, Hotel Taura, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, LAN, Lima, Matavari Airport, Mercado de las Artes, Miami, Miami International Airport, Miro, Moai, Parroquia Santa Cruz de Hanga Roa, Peru, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, Restaurant Manuia, statues on Easter Island, Trip Advisor, United States, US Airways, what is Easter Island, Wi-Fi, WPLongform
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A Mountain of Moai on Easter Island – Day 3.5
*To fully appreciate the pictures, click on them to see them full size* The day is just getting away from us. Taking the unexpected cave tours with Bill threw off our timing for the rest of the day so when … Continue reading
Posted in Easter Island, Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Tongariki, Anakena, Anakena Beach, dog & moai, Dog and moai, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Escudo, Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Japan, Japanese construction company, Kon-Tiki, Mahina Beer, Moai, Mutt & Moai, mutt and moai, Pacific Ocean, Pisco Sour, Quarry, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, Rape Rape, Restaurant, statues on Easter Island, Tataku Vava, Thor Heyedahl, Thor Heyerdahl, Tongariki, University of Chile, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Driving Easter Island Day 3
*To fully appreciate the pictures, click on them to see them full size* Our second night on Easter Island is blissfully quieter than the first. The barking from the strays who wander the island is much more subdued. Could someone … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Travel, Sightseeing, South America, Restaurants, Easter Island, Shopping
Tagged Ana Kakenga, Ballroom Cave, Caves, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Hanga Roa, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, Lava tube, Moai, Pareo, Rano Kau, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, statues on Easter Island, Two Windows Cave, Volcano, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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