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Let’s Get Up Close and Personal with a Volcano …. Shall We?

by Jay Hood August 16, 2018

Hawaii. The very word conjures up a myriad of tropical images from sandy beaches to fruity drinks with umbrellas to hula dancers at sunset to scorching lava. Step off the plane in Honolulu and before the day is out, you can probably run through most of your tropical paradise checklist. But lava, that takes a […]

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Let’s Go To Hell …. Shall We?

by Jay Hood August 13, 2018

(Westward Ho – Episode XV) Poor Mr. Bumpass. He never really saw it coming.  I guess he should have expected it.  But hindsight is 20/20.  In his defense, it wasn’t called hell at the time.  So how should he have known? Only after he’d been there did it earn the name.   It was indeed […]

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Let’s Drive Around a Volcano in Iceland … Shall We?

by Jay Hood May 6, 2015

Iceland. We spent most of our time around Reykjavik. There were countless highlights on the tourist checklist, most centered in proximity to the capital city. We saw waterfalls, thermal pools and whales. In the end, it was a spur of the moment drive that ended up being the coolest thing we did. One day, toward […]

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To Summit Up: Part 3 – Cucamonga

by Kerry Lambert April 10, 2015

CUCAMONGA PEAK Via Icehouse Canyon summit: 8,859 feet, 14 miles, 4300 ft. elevation gain “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” —Shakespeare We were determined not to repeat our late arrival at Mt. Wilson, where we drove into a full lot at 6 a.m. Fool us once. So we arrived, pumped and ready, at the […]

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Looking Up and Down on Mount Dana

by Christopher T. Wood September 8, 2014

A decade ago, I looked up at Mount Dana. Last weekend, I summoned my inner Captain Ahab and attempted to climb that very same Yosemite Valley peak.

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Scenes From Central Park

by Tony Shea August 11, 2014

The weather was perfect over the weekend in New York City – low humidity, virtually cloudless, with temperatures in the low 80’s – sending droves of folks into Central Park for some fun in the sun. These photos were taken on Saturday, August 10, 2014.

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Let’s Go to the Bronx Zoo – Shall We?

by Tony Shea July 30, 2014

The weather has been wonderful lately in jolly ole’ New York, perfect for continuing my exploration of the city’s innumerable landmarks. I am nothing if not a tourist at heart. A couple of weeks ago I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. This week, I’m off to the Bronx Zoo. At 265 acres, and with more than 4,000 […]

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Los Angeles Edition: Metropolitan Bingo (Part 2)

by Jay Hood July 18, 2014
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Let’s Cross the Brooklyn Bridge, Shall We?

by Tony Shea July 8, 2014

Since I’m new to New York, I’m going to do every single touristy thing I can think of, no matter what my rough and tough native New Yorker friends say. A week or so back I had the opportunity, yes that’s right you hardened locals, the opportunity, to stroll across one of the most iconic […]

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The View from 37,000 Feet Part 2 [PHOTOS]

by Tony Shea May 21, 2014

I flew from LA to DC. Then I flew back. This flight occurred on May 9. I left Ronald Reagan National Airport at 4:30 pm and returned to Los Angeles at approximately 7:15 pm This is what I saw.

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The View from 37,000 Feet – Part 1 [PHOTOS]

by Tony Shea May 15, 2014

I love traveling and I love flying on planes (provided that there are sudden jolting flashes of turbulent death.) I love airports – I like the mayhem of them, with all their refugee camp meets duty free perfume/chain restaurant/bar/gift shop/high end jewelry store/commemorative t-shirt and shot glass stand glory. When I fly I like to […]

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Los Angeles Edition: Metropolitan Bingo (Part 1)

by Jay Hood January 28, 2014

Los Angeles was the last big city on our checklist of big cities that my wife and I hadn’t yet visited. It wasn’t because of lack of interest. Every TV show, every movie, every award show sparked another round of conversation. “Where exactly is that Red Carpet?” “I want to feel like I’m in the […]

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Travel Tip of the Trip: Save Some Rupees for the Elephant Poop Products

by Shelley Schneiderman Ducker January 16, 2014

There are no boundaries when it comes to tacky travel souvenirs. Snow globes abound from the shops along the canals of Venice to the pyramids of Egypt. And while I myself have never purchased any of the “My XX went to XX, and all I got was this crappy t-shirt” souvenirs, I have bought such travel […]

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