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Re: Welcome to The Golden State.
Later today, after I'd posted this photo, I was watching the local 6:00 news, Sacramento. A fire had started in Lincoln, NE of Sacramento, a yard full of trucks engulfed and spreading into grass, moving toward a subdivision. A spotter plane left the Grass Valley Base, flew over my house and I looked to see what it was. About 10 minutes later the news helicopter showed it arriving low over the fire to inspect it. I went out again to watch the next plane, a retardant tanker, possibly the one...
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Re: Alligator, Everglades National Park, Florida
To determine the sex of an alligator, you need to flip it on its back and inspect the private regions. Alligators don't like that very much. So I'll just call him 'he". No sexism implied or intended.
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Re: Alligator, Everglades National Park, Florida
That's okay. I will just toss him or her a sandwich and we can part friends. Originally Posted by DrFumblefinger: To determine the sex of an alligator, you need to flip it on its back and inspect the private regions.
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Have We Seen This Before? A Supercar, a Valet and a Mystery
Photomontage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Wikimedia Commons, Author Andre Koehne Details have not been released as the cause of the accident, but it's hard not to think of the famous valet scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. A...
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Gold Country, California: The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
I thought this series about Gold Country was done. But I realize now that may not be true for some time. About 6 months ago, wanting to replace the wood stove in my house that was installed when the house was built in 1978, I called...
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Airbnb to check 7 million listings
In the wake of a recent shooting and scam investigations, Airbnb pledges to inspect all seven million of its listings.
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Daytripping: The Lafayette Trail, Havre De Grace, Maryland
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger explores some of the sights around the history-rich Lafayette Trail.
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Blue-light bandits in Geneva hit tourists and UN
Geneva's real police use a variety of vehicles Photo: Krokodyl / Wikimedia The United Nations, which has a variety of agencies headquartered in Geneva, warned its staff last week that fake cops have been ripping off...
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"American Treasure Tour"—Extensive Collection of Americana
Love Americana? Then Stephanie Kalina-Metzger has the perfect tour for you, featuring some of the most unusual and rare vintage items you'll ever see.
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Spotted on the Road: Tokyo and Jacksonville
Travel Rob shares the journey of his 1992 Nissan Cima from Tokyo to Jacksonville
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Central India, Pt.4: Mandu
Professor Abe's journey in central India continues, this week with a stop in beautiful Mandu, with visits to palaces, stepwells and monuments. Be sure you follow the good professor's travels!
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Ghost Adventures in Gettysburg and Maryland
It's Halloween and what could be more timely that stories of ghosts and visiting the places they haunt, like Stephanie Kalina-Metzger did in Gettysburg and Maryland.
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Family Fun in Kent County, Delaware
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the travel gems for you to enjoy when visiting Delaware's Kent County.
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Touring Maryland's Scenic Eastern Shore
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits pretty Talbot County in Maryland, and shares some suggestions for fun ways to spend your time in the small towns of Easton, Oxford and St. Michaels.
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Is Spain becoming a Drone Zone?
Spain's local governments are finding innovative uses for small drones, but Madrid's new city government cancelled its order.
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Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
When cruise ship passengers come down with a virus, it's always news, but there's not as much publicity for the good news—so here it is: In 2015, 32 ships earned perfect scores of 100 on their semi-annual inspections by the Centers for Disease Control. Leader of the pack, so to speak, is Holland America's Eurodam, which has had a perfect score on its last 9 inspections. Holland America also got 100s for Veendam, Noordam, Statendam, Ryndam and Nieuw Amsterdam. The inspections are...
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Around Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
George G leads us on a visit to less-known museums, architectural gems and a farmers' market, in the heart of DC
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo #241
Arriving outside our mystery location, we find we cannot enter through the iron gates, but we are impressed by the lamps which were designed by a master blacksmith, and metal designer who received many architectural honors. Finding the correct entranceway, we inspect the overhead lighting and proceed to the interior of our mystery destination.
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Re: Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
I think Cruise Critic's list forgot the last perfect inspection of Holland America's Zuiderdam.
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Re: Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
I'm sure there are a number of fine restaurants in all the great cities of the world that would not fare nearly so well. Congratulations to Holland America and the others who got high grades!
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Re: Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
My mother-in-law used to tell us that restaurants that were too clean lacked flavor... Rob, there were a number of comments on the CruiseCritic site about what was included or not; depends on the cut-off date you use, apparently.
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Re: Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
PHeymont -- it is true that if you eat off the floor, having a place that's too clean will stifle the flavors. But if you are looking at reducing food-borne disease, there's nothing like a clean restaurant. And when you're at sea and confined with thousands of others, keeping illness as low as possible is critical to everyone having a good time.
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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Something for Everyone
Join Stephanie for a two-day visit to a town with a dramatic past and a lot to offer today
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7 Tips When Shopping For A Vintage Trailer
Some useful tips to consider when buying an old recreational vehicle or trailer (sponsored content)
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Rome under Paris: The Archaeological Crypt
Under a symbol of the rise of France, a story of Rome's decline
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FAA: It's Dreamliner time again
The FAA says Boeing has met the standards needed to allow FAA to begin approving the backlog of 787s waiting for delivery
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Germany's Technical Museum, Berlin
PHeymont visits a sprawling museum that examines recent centuries of technology on the ground, in the air, at sea and at home
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Holger the Dane
Judy Barford goes underground to inspect a legendary figure in regional Denmark.
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Oystermouth Castle, Swansea, Wales
ProfessorAbe and his wife inspect the restoration work at a castle not far from their home
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Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mostar is named after the bridge keepers on the Neretva River, and it began as a small town on a trading route between the Adriatic Coast and central Bosnia.
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