One of the most interesting places I have ever been would have to be Hoh Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. (Prior to 1976, it was called Saigon.) Apart from…
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Fourth of July celebrations
Last Saturday was the 4th of July, in United States known as the national day or Independence day. It was on this date 233 years ago that they declared independence from Great…
One of My Favorite Travel Stories
I found myself on a humid, sweaty, uncomfortable and overcrowded 4-hour ferry ride across some 'choppy' waters. The first 20 minutes of this journey, had felt…
Brooklyn Pride focuses on marriage
During June there are several different Pride events happening in New York City with the big festival of Manhattan as the grand finale at the end of the month. But before…
New thrills in Orlando
During my trip to Florida I visited Orlando – and since I am going to write about them – several of the theme parks there. At first it felt odd. I’m a grown…
Swine Flu Blues – Mexico Travel
(Mexico photo courtesy of lightmagic) One of the unfortunate side-effects of today's highly viral and media-drenched world is that we change our travel plans, according…
