Tagged With "fortune teller"
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Re: Carnival opens 'social impact' program to all
"First, you must cross my palm with silver" - as the fortune teller said. Am I just getting cynical ?
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Re: Gallery: The Tulou of Fujian Province Redux
I well remember that first story because it convinced us what a great story-teller you were. We've since learned that your eye for photographic detail is equally (if not more-so) refined. The two together are dynamite! Love these photos and the look at life in a truly unique and interesting place.
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Re: Are airline alliances costing you $$$ on flights to Europe?
Basically Norwegian Air told us the same thing and it's true. If the public supports Norwegian and other airlines that attempt to break the alliances trans-Atlantic hold, lower prices will follow. https://www.travelgumbo.com/blog/norwegian-air-1
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Are airline alliances costing you $$$ on flights to Europe?
According to consumer advocate Chris Elliott, writing in Fortune, the answer is a big yes. He pinpoints the growth of the big three alliances (SkyTeam, OneWorld and Star), and the agreements among alliance members to coordinate services between the...
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Re: In Egypt: Luxor & Karnak
Thanks for sharing you Egyptian adventures. I'm sure you were looking over you shoulder for any tourist lurking danger. I especially liked the Roman fresco and Amun profiles. You are a true traveler, story teller and photographer of ancient locations that I would probably never visit. You are also a great advisory to ID'ing those WITW Gumbo photos.
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A Break from the Ordinary in Historic Columbia
Stephanie shares a visit to historic and memorable Columbia, Pennsylvania.
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Fifth Avenue: Looking Up and Down
Join PHeymont for a long walk on a famous street whose facades and fixtures have a lot to say about history and taste.
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Balboa Island's Banana War
Two frozen confections, and too many claims to have been first!
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National Museum of the American Indian, in NYC
Jonathan L visits the New York City branch of the National Museum of the American Indian
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Meeting Zoltar
Zoltar is an automated "fortune teller" made famous in the motion picture, "Big." DrFumblefinger came across several Zoltars during his last road trip.
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Historic listing for first bank ATM
A milestone in banking history becomes a landmark at a time when its history is threatened
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Re: Meeting Zoltar
I remember an old Zoltar machine at Conneaut Lake Amuseument Park, Pennsylvania.
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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, July 25, 2014: The fortune teller of Varanasi, India
Dressed in the white cloth of mourning and with a shaven head, this young man has just prepared the funeral pyre for a member of his family, hopefully old and well blessed after a long and fruitful life.
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Re: Meeting Zoltar
Two in a row, fun! I remember seeing one a few years ago at the Musée mécanique in San Francisco.