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Monthly Archives: December 2018

Dying with Dignity

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
Dying with Dignity preview

Dear Family: I have made an important New Year's resolution. This is to inform you that I will not be able to afford an expensive nursing home which would allow me to die poor and very old.

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Two Canadian Winter Festivals

By Ringo Boitano
in :  World Travel
Quebec Winter Carnival

The most depressing place on the planet is my hometown of Seattle in the month of January. The December holidays are over with January’s grim back-to-realty winter looking us straight in the face. In Seattle that generally means endless light showers and a sun that has completely disappeared. But leave it to the Canadians who embrace the long winter months of ice and snow with celebrations that warm both the heart and soul.

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Part 2: Locarno, Switzerland – Hidden Gem With Endless Hours of Sunshine

By Lady Beverly Cohn: The Road to Hollywood
in :  World Travel
colorful Mediterranean-style buildings along a promenade in Ascona

The lovely Stefania whisked me away in her car and we were off to visit the quaint town of Ascona in the district of Locarno where we strolled along the promenade adjacent to beautiful Lake Maggiore. Along the way, we stopped at one of the charming cafes that dotted the path for a glass of wine. While enjoying our beverages, I admired the beauty of the surrounding buildings with their warm Mediterranean-style architecture.

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Christmas Parking

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
Christmas Parking preview

I pulled into the crowded parking lot to do my Christmas shopping and rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever pup had fresh air. She was stretched full-out on the back seat and I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there.

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Three Things About the Yucatán

By Manuel Holden-Ayala
in :  Three Things About...
monastery on top of a Mesoamerican pyramid, Izamal

Here in the Yucatán we are most famous for our Mayan Culture and the way that this has been expressed through Archeology and Gastronomy. Chichen Itza was recognized as a wonder of the world by UNESCO in 2007 and is well worth visiting either during the day or at night.

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Christmas Medley in A Minor

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Uncategorized

For guitar enthusiasts who can't remember chords. And they are ideal for Christmas parties where someone has to play the guitar and only has his iPhone.

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Heavenly Business

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
Holy Partnership preview

Jesus was wandering around Jerusalem when he decided that he really needed a new robe.

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Christmas and Holiday Traditions Around the World

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic News
writer with host family siblings on Christmas

In Colonial America, Christmas was essentially a day of Spiritual observance. Carols were sung and church bells rang out to celebrate the commemoration of Christ's birth. Early Americans decorated evergreen trees with things from nature and homemade items. Christmas was a warm, family experience for Colonial America.

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Appreciation

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
Communication Problem/Appreciation preview

You never appreciate what you have till it's gone.

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Get These Unusual and Remarkable Travel Books

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
'Britain from the Rails' by Benedict Le Vay

Are you still looking for that unique, even offbeat present? What about a book? Aaaah, but not just any book, the travel related books featured here are ones you’ll wish you’d known about before you read this article. In all my travels and in what I read, I always seek out the truly distinctive and out of the ordinary, and the following 4 books are in that category

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