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Continue reading →: Canongate, ScotlandThe strangest part about descending Jacob’s ladder was that I began in one Kirkyard and ended up at another. It made sense. Jacob’s ladder wasn’t meant for mere mortals to tread. But as much as I loved cemeteries, I started to feel uneasy. Where exactly was this search for my…
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Continue reading →: Calton Burial Grounds and Jacob’s Ladder, Edinburgh, Scotland“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be his world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.” –Mary Shelley,…
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Continue reading →: Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland“You have to watch the sunset from Calton Hill.” That’s what I was told. And I was determined to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site on my first night in Edinburgh. So, I left Greyfriars Kirkyard, and Bobby the legendary dog, and made my way towards New Town. A confusing…
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Continue reading →: Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, ScotlandAll stories have a past, present, and future. Where a storyteller starts, and ends, is a window into their soul. As you know, I like to begin in a graveyard. A cemetery certainly sets a tone, and maybe it’s an apt atmosphere for my travel tales. But I didn’t go…
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Continue reading →: Dreaming of ScotlandIt started as soon as I closed my eyes. I was roaming through a dark medieval castle, surrounded by thick stone walls, searching for something I couldn’t see. I found a window and looked out at acres of bright green grass dotted with wildflowers. The flowers gently blew in the…
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Continue reading →: Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park, Manorville, New YorkLeaving the trophy rooms at the Vanderbilt Museum, I thought it would be nice to see some living animals. So, my next stop was The Long Island Game Farm, to pet some baby goats. After purchasing a bucket of pellets, I wandered the wooded trails, discovering various penned-in areas. It…
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Continue reading →: Eagle’s Nest, Vanderbilt Mansion, Centerport, New YorkEagle’s Nest was the summer cottage of William Vanderbilt II, the great grandson of the famous railroad tycoon. Built in 1910, it remains one of the few original Gold Coast mansions left on Long Island, said to have inspired The Great Gatsby. I expected it to be similar to the…
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Continue reading →: Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, Huntington, New YorkIt was a sunny day in January when I visited Caumsett State Historic Park. I was staying with a friend in Huntington, and she filled me in on the local history as we drove along the Gold Coast of Long Island, where some of the wealthiest homes in New York…
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Continue reading →: Sonoran Desert and Tucson, ArizonaPerhaps it was the darkness of Colossal Cave, but the sky looked especially blue as I exited the caverns. The snow from the morning had disappeared, giving way to wandering, white puffy clouds. Gone were the ghosts and shadows. They were no more than the dust left behind my feet…
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Continue reading →: Colossal Cave, Vail, ArizonaAn iron gate barred the entrance to Colossal Cave. So, I silently waited with a group of strangers to descend into its midst. The creak of iron as the gate opened filled me with excitement. I felt like I was gaining entrance to a secret subterranean space. But then the…
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