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August 2019 issue | Appears on page 18

A foodie’s dream day at Moscow’s GUM

If you would be interested in visiting a department store that is unlike any other store you know, then put Moscow’s GUM on your travel bucket list.

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August 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

Exploring the elegant gardens of Tuscany

I’m not a big planner. Many of my life experiences have been the result of my opening the door each time opportunity knocked.

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

A dream realized in Southern Africa

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 32

Exploring the northeastern coast of South America plus the Caribbean

Rain, heat and humidity were constant companions for my wife, Iris, and me on our May 2018 trip to Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, French Guiana, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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June 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

Spectacular Scotland

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June 2019 issue | Appears on page 35

Finding serenity in Slovenia

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May 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

Awed by the beauty of nature on a multigenerational cruise around Norway

Live like a Viking. These were the last words that my professional author son, Jeff Carlson, wrote to his boys before he died. So off to find our Vikings we went.

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April 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

A guided, solo trip to Egypt offers exceptional views inside the tombs of Luxor’s West Bank

After a visit to Egypt some years ago, I developed a particular interest in the tombs of the pharaohs and their queens.

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 32

Going mad for lemurs in Madagascar

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 42

Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic – traveling with friends through Central Europe

My wife, Ruth, and I and six friends gathered in Budapest for a 24-day excursion through Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic (Czechia), Sept. 29-Oct. 21, 2017.

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 6

The ins and outs of planning an around-the-world journey

From December 2017 into January 2018, my wife, Susan, and I completed our second circumnavigation of the world, purchasing flights through American Airlines, part of the oneworld alliance of airlines.

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