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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park – Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.A. Visitors to Southern Florida make a beeline for South Beach–those who live there know to go elsewhere. The drive to Key Biscayne from Miami presents many opportunities to stop…
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Everglades – Florida, U.S.A. Respect the mosquito. That was a major takeaway from our recent excursion into southern Florida’s Everglades. We’d always thought the Everglades was a massive swamp. In fact, it is a large slow-moving river originating to the…
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Mt. Monadnock – Jaffrey, New Hampshire, U.S.A. It is said that, on a clear day, hikers can see all the way to Boston from the top of Mt. Monadnock. The rock-capped 3,165-foot peak is the most prominent landmark in a region…
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Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard – Massachusetts, U.S.A. We awoke this morning to the exciting prospect of a quick–and a first–visit to Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. Heading south from Boston, we could not resist a detour to the historic…
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White Mountains – New Hampshire, U.S.A. Nothing beats the colors of New England foliage in autumn. Typically at their peak in mid October, the fiery oranges, reds, and yellows adorning the trees are stunning. This year, we narrowly missed the…
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Kennebunkport – Maine, U.S.A. We celebrate our birthdays with travel. This year, for my 30th, we took a road trip to Kennebunkport. I have nursed a fascination with Maine since grade school when I prepared a report on the state as…
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Langebaan – Western Cape, South Africa. August and September are flower season in South Africa’s West Coast National Park, which borders the coastal town of Langebaan. Just an hour’s drive to the north of Cape Town, it makes for a…
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