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Balboa Park
19 gardens, 18 museums
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Where the River Meets the Ocean
Escargot on wild fennel.
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Venting Volcano
Hoping for lava fountains.
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The Most Visited Site in Hawaii
How shall we remember the dead?
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A Hula Welcome
A Polynesian dance collage.
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Land Ahoy
Back in the homeland.
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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 time with having to go through security again, so she went into extreme planning mode to make it happen. She arrived several hours ahead, scouted out the location, met me at luggage claim…
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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
