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Take a night snorkel with giant manta rays
Gloria and Mark
  • Jun 3, 2021
  • 1 min

Take a night snorkel with giant manta rays

Perhaps our most unexpectedly awesome experience in Kona has been the night manta ray snorkel with Sea Paradise Sailing and Snorkeling...
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Swim with pilot whales, dolphins and mantas in Hawaii
Gloria and Mark
  • May 31, 2021
  • 1 min

Swim with pilot whales, dolphins and mantas in Hawaii

If you’ve ever wanted to jump off the side of a real Navy Seals hi-speed boat into 1500 feet of deep blue Pacific Ocean, then the Wild...
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The best Key West beach
Gloria and Mark
  • May 26, 2021
  • 1 min

The best Key West beach

People come to Key West to explore the trendy restaurants and historic sites, but lots of tourists don’t realize that there is a pristine...
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Following famous Key West footsteps
Gloria and Mark
  • May 24, 2021
  • 2 min

Following famous Key West footsteps

We came to Key West to follow in the footsteps of some very celebrated and eccentric people - Jimmy Buffett, Ernest Hemingway, Humphrey...
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Day trip to the Dry Tortugas
Gloria and Mark
  • May 18, 2021
  • 2 min

Day trip to the Dry Tortugas

We decided to turn our Florida Keys trip into a National Park adventure by booking a day trip to the Dry Tortugas. The islands are about...
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Dolphin adventures with Islander Girls
Gloria and Mark
  • May 9, 2021
  • 1 min

Dolphin adventures with Islander Girls

When we signed up for the Sunset Cruise with Islander Girl Snorkeling & Tours in Islamorada we were expecting a fun evening on a...
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Islander life in the Florida Keys
Gloria and Mark
  • May 6, 2021
  • 2 min

Islander life in the Florida Keys

If you’re like us you might be emerging from the pandemic by taking little baby steps back to your former life. We decided to take our...
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Ash Wednesday at Saint Mark's In Venice
Gloria and Mark
  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 2 min

Ash Wednesday at Saint Mark's In Venice

We accidentally discovered the best way to experience Saint Mark's in Venice without the crowds and pretty much the way its builders...
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Diving with Hawaiian dolphins
Marissa
  • Dec 9, 2020
  • 3 min

Diving with Hawaiian dolphins

Just like everyone else, this year looks a little different than what I had planned. Instead of having a wedding in Costa Rica in July...
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Hitting the High Point in New Jersey
Gloria and Mark
  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 1 min

Hitting the High Point in New Jersey

It's not exactly the Alps or Rockies, but in these times of pandemic worries an excursion to New Jersey's High Point State Park,...
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Take a quick beach trip from Manhattan
Gloria and Mark
  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 2 min

Take a quick beach trip from Manhattan

Even though people have gone to Sandy Hook from New York City since Colonial Days, the Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey is...
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Taking a 'forest bath' at Ramapo Reservaton
Gloria and Mark
  • Nov 3, 2020
  • 2 min

Taking a 'forest bath' at Ramapo Reservaton

If the title hooked you with thoughts of swimming in beautiful mountain streams, let us explain what forest bathing really is and why...
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Hiking to top of Sam's Point
Gloria and Mark
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 2 min

Hiking to top of Sam's Point

Seeking Fall foliage close to home on our continuing pandemic staycation of one-day trips, we decided to explore Sam's Point, part of New...
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Walk in Alexander Hamilton's Footsteps
Gloria and Mark
  • Oct 22, 2020
  • 2 min

Walk in Alexander Hamilton's Footsteps

Broadway is shut down until next May at the earliest, but Hamilton fans can still follow in their hero's footsteps in Manhattan and New...
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Learn a language during the pandemic
Gloria and Mark
  • Jun 26, 2020
  • 4 min

Learn a language during the pandemic

By now, we've all heard that Shakespeare wrote King Lear sequestered during the plague in London and that countless artists were inspired...
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Taking an Italian genealogy discovery trip to Tuscany
Gloria and Mark
  • May 13, 2020
  • 3 min

Taking an Italian genealogy discovery trip to Tuscany

The Devil's Bridge is on the road from Lucca to Bagni di Lucca. A few years ago we fell in love with Italy, and as in most new love...
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Warming up to Quebec’s Winter Carnival
Gloria and Mark
  • Feb 13, 2020
  • 2 min

Warming up to Quebec’s Winter Carnival

Bonhomme, the friendly snowman mascot of Quebec City’s Winter Carnival is everywhere this week. He's in the lobby of the Chateau...
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Escaping global warming in Quebec City
Gloria and Mark
  • Feb 13, 2020
  • 2 min

Escaping global warming in Quebec City

Quebec City in winter feels like a quaint old French City crossed with Siberia. But rather than stay indoors and complain, the hardy...
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Still time to jet off to Carnival in Venice
Gloria
  • Jan 25, 2020
  • 1 min

Still time to jet off to Carnival in Venice

I was shocked (pleasantly) to be alerted on my "Hopper" phone app today that flights to Venice can still be bought right now for only...
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Take a Medieval vacation in Manhattan
Gloria and Mark
  • Jan 7, 2020
  • 2 min

Take a Medieval vacation in Manhattan

Many people are surprised to discover that they can take in an authentic medieval monastery, castle, nunnery, chapel and abbey all in one...
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Take a night snorkel with giant manta rays

Take a night snorkel with giant manta rays

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Swim with pilot whales, dolphins and mantas in Hawaii

Swim with pilot whales, dolphins and mantas in Hawaii

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The best Key West beach

The best Key West beach

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