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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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Continue reading →: Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, ArizonaLeaving Bisbee, I decided to take the scenic route towards Vail, driving along the Sonoita Mountain View Highway. Little did I know, it would begin to snow. I’d driven through snowstorms before, but in the quiet of the desert, driving an unfamiliar car, with no one around for miles, and…
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Continue reading →: Haunted Bisbee, Arizona~ Part TwoAs I roamed the dark streets of Bisbee, Arizona, I felt like I was being watched. It was as if I had become a curiosity, an earthbound attraction for ghosts. I tried to ignore the feeling. I focussed on taking photos of interesting architecture, staircases, and historic buildings. I love…
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Continue reading →: Haunted Bisbee, Arizona~ Part OneI’ve been to a few “haunted” places during my travels. I’ve walked through graveyards at night, explored abandoned buildings, and taken hundreds of photos of places where people claimed to have seen ghosts. Occasionally one or two pictures come out blurry or spotty in odd ways, which ghost hunters call…
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Continue reading →: Copper Queen Mine Tour, Bisbee, ArizonaWhen I left Tombstone, I thought I left the past behind. I didn’t realize that my next destination was filled with ghosts. Driving through parts of Arizona, I felt like I’d wandered into a Georgia O’Keeffe or Salvador Dali painting, with long stretches of desert valleys, hills the shade of…
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Continue reading →: Tombstone, ArizonaThe Wild West. I always wanted to go to Tombstone, Arizona. A stroll through the past. A dust covered street where cowboys lived, and gunfights might erupt at any time. In my head, it was an important historical recreation, something new to learn and experience. But the reality was completely…
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Continue reading →: Igreja do Carmo and Igreja dos Carmelitas, Porto, PortugalI set out early on my last day in Porto, following a tale of two churches side by side, a hidden house in between, and the incorruptible body of a nun. I found them all. And yet, the most memorable part of the morning was climbing up to the roof…
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