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Passport Stories

May 5, 2017

J2106773.                                                                               422069098.   Never have I been any good at remembering random numbers – but these are two that are etched in my memory forever. No, they’re not passwords. They’re…

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Things that make you go “Hmmmm”

Jul 27, 2017

While Marilyn is busily escorting her happy travelers around beautiful Croatia, those of us in the office are filling in on this week’s blog. A common pastime of ours in…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles … & more

Feb 24, 2017

You may not believe this, but sometimes I just run out of ideas for this blog. So I went to my team for inspiration and they came up with a…

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Two Halves of the Same Year

Dec 30, 2016

This is the traditional end-of-year post when I get all teary-eyed and write about gratitude. It’s also the time of year when I begin to lay out a photo book…

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Ellen Goes to India

Nov 25, 2016

~by Guest Blogger, Ellen Gruetzmacher Last week I chronicled my teenage travel experiences and the resulting travel bug bite. I left off at the surprise announcement that I – who had…

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From Love Boat to Innsbruck… and the ensuing travel bug bite!

Nov 18, 2016

~ by guest-blogger, Ellen Gruetzmacher It was 1981 and my best friend, Shelley, and I had been excitedly planning our senior trip to celebrate graduation from Santa Ynez Valley Union High….

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Making Connections: In More Ways than One

Nov 4, 2016

It was April 1979 when I boarded my Iraqi Airways 747 in New Delhi. I was finally returning home after having left Saginaw, Michigan eight months before to embark on…

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Two travelers met in a bar …

Oct 28, 2016

For 20 weeks, from May to October, 2016, two young Brits – Lilly and Sarah – traveled to all 48 mainland U.S. states, 39 cities and covered more than 13,650 miles…

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The Greatest Photo Idea, Ever!

Sep 30, 2016

I thought it was the dumbest suggestion I’d ever heard. I was with my business partner, Michael Day, on a site inspection trip in Kenya in the late 90s. I…

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I (Heart) Ireland – Part 5 (the grand finale!)

Sep 9, 2016

Geez – I was reviewing my blog posts from a few months ago and realize I never finished recapping the extraordinary events of our WOW! Travel Club journey to Ireland…

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Littles – A Cat’s Tale

Jul 1, 2016

Littles doesn’t like to travel. Or so says Ashley, who is prone to ever-so-slight exaggeration. According to her, Littles – her cat – defecates (shits) every time she takes him…

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Welcome to the World of Wonder

May 27, 2016

I birthed a baby last night. Gestation was a little over 9 months. It was a long labor, but not a difficult delivery in the end. I’m proud and happy –…

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Pura Vida? You betcha!

May 20, 2016

  Question: Can one go to Costa Rica (rich coast) and enjoy a non-coastal experience? Answer: Absolutely! I was fortunate to have received an invitation from Auberge Resorts – a…

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I (heart) Ireland – Part 3

Apr 29, 2016

I recently concluded an almost-two week journey around Ireland with a merry band of congenial WOWees (as I call my WOW! Travel Club travelers). The experience was remarkable for lots…

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I (heart) Ireland – Part 2

Apr 22, 2016

The Ireland journey from which I returned a week ago turned out to be the Ireland journey I’ve always longed to do. Here’s one reason why . . . In last week’s…

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