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A Vegetarian in Beef Country
It’s not easy being vegetarian in Argentina.
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Ghost Stories
I’ve never had to pay an admission fee to a cemetery, but the La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is not your typical cemetery; it’s one of Argentina’s top attractions. Built like a miniature city, it has 4691 above-ground vaults and mausoleums, containing the remains of 19th century Argentinian leaders. Each vault has an intricate
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Argentine Tango
When people think of Argentina, they immediately think tango. Tango theater is everywhere in Buenos Aires, where the genre began. At the Tango Porteño theater, my travel companions and I took in a show that was full of kicks, splits, and sizzle.
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Friends and Family Week
One of the joys of travel has been seeing faces I don’t often have the opportunity to see. My flight from Florida to Buenos Aires went through Houston, so my sister Donna offered to meet up at the airport. I had only a couple hours between flights, and was worried about making it back in
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Happy Holidays
Happy holidays from Bonnet House Garden, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Where there is no snow, but plenty of cheer.
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90 Miles To Cuba
Cuba has long been on my travel bucket list, but this is probably the closest I’ll ever get to it: the southernmost point of the continental US, in Key West. Florida.
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Butterfly Conservatory
Adding another butterfly garden to my collection.
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Birds of Key West
The most spectacular were the aptly-named Magnificent Frigatebirds.
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Key Lime Pie Marathon
Every restaurant claims to have the best key lime pie.
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Dry Tortugas National Park
The most remote and least visited of all national parks.
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Swinging in Ft. Lauderdale
Where the swingers go to play
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We’ll Always Have Istanbul
While chefs cooked, dancers danced.
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Language Lessons
Neither party seems offended by the English version.
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Glitter and Glitz
Interspersed with the high fashion were the butcher shops.
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Faces of the World: Kosovo
The cabbage will be made into rasojit, a juice popular in the Balkan states.
3 Years Around the World