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Oso Flaco Lake Outing - Seedlady spent Thanksgiving afternoon at Oso Flaco Lake preserve area just north of Guadalupe. It was gorgeous, quiet and scenic. [pics]
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Off to Oakland - McSeas found that there are inexpensive and interesting journeys to be had here in good ole’ USA, like this latest trip to Oakland.
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Alaska Cruise Review - If you are considering going to Alaska, a cruise is a great way to see the 49th state in comfort and style.
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The Road Home - McSeas hadn't driven home from Tahoe in years, and it was fun, in an odd way - a rather weary way.
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Go See the Dodgers and Do it Right! - Marc Liberts been going to Dodger games since the late 1970's. Here's his primer on how to get the game-going experience just right.
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Yosemite in Summer - Dawnna just returned from a great trip to Yosemite where she saw a big bear and an amazing snowplant. The creeks are full and falls flowing. [pics]
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San Funcisco - McSeas takes a foreign visitor to San Funcisco and finds good eats and that there’s something really pleasurable about showing new places to people.
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Florida's Famous Beaches - Unlike SoCal’s chaotic and built-upon continental edge, the Florida coast is miles of long, long beaches, gently curving.
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Recalling the Sunshine of Youth - Placerville is a funny old place. A place where you go to eat. A corn dogs and chilidogs kinda town, the signs suggest.
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Islands in the Gulf - A whole ‘nother species of creature awaited McSeas on his Florida journey: Retiree americanus, mostly white humans from the northeastern United States.
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Nebraska - Trail's End on the Cornhusker Highway - It was a lovely, bright, farmy morning as McSeas zipped back to Omaha, en route to Lincoln, NE, his last sightseeing stop.
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Rambling Through Iowa - McSeas contemplated the title Field of Dreams often as he cruised through Iowa and his own little field of travel dreams.
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STORM! En route to Fargo, N.D. - McSeas was about halfway between St. Cloud and Fargo when he noticed an odd darkening of the sky over yonder to the northeast.
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Carmel - Eric Roland was recently lucky enough to head up to Carmel. It is also a beautiful place with a huge white sand beach. [pics]
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Minnesota and the Mall of America - McSeas stopped in South Nowhere, Minn. to grab a coffee and inhale the farm atmosphere. He also visited the Mall of America.
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Canyon Road in Santa Fe - On a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, a subscriber observed you can see tons of interesting art on Canyon Road without going into a single gallery. [pics]
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Florida Finale - McSeas concludes his Florida trip report today. He just needed to swim in the Gulf to verify its famous warmth.
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BRUGES, Belgium - McSeas hadn't spent much time thinking about Bruges. His curiosity however, had been piqued by the popular film, "In Bruges".
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Still Thinking About Bruges - McSeas says the locals in Bruges were getting fries in 6 inch piles, topped with mayo and looking like little snow-capped mountains.
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May Musings While in Norway - McSeas was in Norway wondering if he would see one of the fjamous fjords, or whether he would be be looking at more Bergen rain.
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Rambling Thoughts: The Heartland - Having recovered after two months in Europe, McSeas is recalling recent rambles around the U.S. -- and is preparing for more of them soon.
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Fun and Games in Berlin - McSeas reports that the Citystay Hostel in Berlin was a hoot. It was one of his best stops, and they threw in some local color.
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Fargo, ND - McSeas found Fargo, ND to be exactly what he had expected: a fairly old, somewhat worn-down but pleasant farm town.
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Krakow, Poland - Team McSeas travelers were delighted by their eastern-most destination -- Krakow, Poland.
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Florida - Part Two - McSeas continues his trip to Florida. His word for Epcot and other Florida Disneyana is over-rated. St. Augustine was a hoot.
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On a slow train from Poland to Austria - McSeas traveled from Krakov to Vienna on an empty train that was crawling slowly, how slowly, along.
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Sound of Music - Salzburg, Austria - You can gaze out from the wall of one of Salzburg's high castles and see way over yonder, where the hills used to be alive with the sound of music.
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Northern Iowa - McSeas was buzzin' northwest on Iowa's country roads, reflecting that he had the highway to himself.
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Dallas: In a Class by Itself - McSeas traveled to the great (big) State of Texas, and brought back some musings.
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Vacationing on the Other Coast - "Florida …" The name has a nice ring to it. Land of oranges, tennis, Seinfeld's parents' Del Boca Vista retirement community, swamps, 'gators.
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Back to Frankfurt, and Home - The two-month train ride around Europe finally came to an end, but there are many, many pleasant images to remember.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Part II - McSeas visits Dallas-Fort Worth for some sunshine, cowboys, and barbecue.
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North Dakota - Sioux Country - McSeas reports that Bismarck, ND is a pleasant city with good restaurants and a fine museum that he visited when he followed the Lewis and Clark trail.
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Leaving Norway - McSeas had tickets for seats 11 and 12 on the train out of Norway. But, those seat numbers just didn't exist.
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Long Day's Journey Into Corn - McSeas didn't find many hills, towns, trees, people, houses or even rocks in the Dakotas. Mostly grassy plains and farmland.
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