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Is It Safe to Visit Mexico?

Mention we’re going to Mexico City, and we get one of two reactions. If someone is well-traveled, he or she will likely say, “Oh, you’re going to have a wonderful time.” If someone hasn’t traveled much (and most...

December 29, 2015
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Where to Eat in Anchorage, Alaska

So, back in October when we were in a city that feels like it’s poised on the edge of the earth, I had one big question on my mind: What y’all got to eat? I’m happy to report the food scene in Anchorage is as vibrant as the...

November 14, 2015
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Where Roads Don’t Go (Lake George, Alaska)

We are an unlikely pair to go flightseeing. I have a morbid fear of falling from a great height. Standing too close the railing on our balcony, eight floors above Midtown Atlanta, unnerves me. Clyde, on the other hand, prefers to avoid small...

October 20, 2015
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Making the Most of Your Time in Budapest

Friends poke good-natured fun at the way Clyde and I travel: three days in Romania, a weekend in London, Labor Day in Hungary. Fact is, if we wait until we have two weeks to go to Peru, we might not get there for years. So: we go for a weekend. If...

September 18, 2015
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You Can Do It – Rudas Baths, Budapest

Immersing yourself in local life in Budapest? You’ll want to visit the baths — social bath houses built right smack on top of the city’s many hot mineral springs. I know, I know. Bath houses. In Atlanta — in most of America — “bath houses” exist...

September 9, 2015
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Epic Beauty and Thai Food in Eidfjord, Norway

Norway simply stuns me. Around every corner, there’s an epic view. During this morning’s walk around Eidfjord, we crossed a little pedestrian bridge over a roaring mountain stream. Lilacs crowded the guardrail. Local homes nestled right against the...

August 13, 2015
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