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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
The next time I flew into Luquillo, Puerto Rico, we stayed at the Luquillo Sunrise Beach Inn. It was a few years after Hurricane Hugo and the place had been fixed up quite nicely. We took a limo from the San Juan Airport straight to the hotel.
But before you get any ideas, the […]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Photo Courtesy of Illinois Institute of Technology
My first trip to Puerto Rico wasn’t a leisurely one. It was after the destruction caused by Hurricane Hugo 1989. We flew in two times a day, every day for about a month.
I remember being a young Marine at the time and I made my only mistake my […]
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
When autumn comes, it is such a beautiful time to take a nice ride through some countryside. While you might know the area a few miles down the road, this year take a trip in another part of the country. You’ll find great places to go everywhere you can imagine.
But, you just might […]
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
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A massive structure, the Cathedral of Siena has a wonderful history dating back as far as the 9th century and includes the election of pope Nicholas II as well as the deposition of the anti-pope Benedict X.
Over 800 years of documented […]
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
It was the first thing I saw when I got to the hotel other than the lobby and the quick check-in that took place there. We had actually called ahead so they were expecting us, seven Marines on an incredible tour around the world. And getting paid to do it. You couldn’t […]
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
I’ve often discussed my experience with San Diego. My first visit there and how surreal each sequential visit has been, I’ve had a history with San Diego even though my home is near Washington, D.C.
One of my most memorable moments was visiting the Hotel Del Coronado with a lady who was staying there. […]
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
How would you like to be able to walk into a hotel and lick the walls? Margaritas anyone? Just twist the glass on the wall. Is your food bland? Rub it against the wall.
Sound absurd? Well, it doesn’t really after you hear about the new salt hotel […]
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
You’d think that I spend over twenty thousand a year in travel costs. But, that’s not true. In fact, with a well worked out travel plan, you can save that much in a year if you travel as much as I do.
You know you are going to be traveling and you know when. […]
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