Tagged With "Superstition Wilderness"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 13, 2015: Views over Tallinn, Estonia
Looks like the aerial shots from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder) Which was released 44 years ago ! Tempus Fugit.
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Re: Where in the World is Travelgumbo? #57
Looks like the final scene from "Willy Wonker" (Gene Wilder)
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Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, Zegache to Tilcajete
PortMoresby’s southern Mexico walk this week takes her from a wildly colorful church to an even wilder Carnival celebration.
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Passau: Small City, Big Past
A small German city on the Austrian border, Passau has a past bigger than its size would make it seem. It's a pleasant visit along the Danube
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 22, 2014: Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida
Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, is a fun and exciting family destination; However, although Universal Studios does offer activities for children of all ages, it is my opinion that the majority of this vacation destination caters to...
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The Lush Grounds of Speke Hall, Liverpool
Speke Hall is a fabulous Tudor mansion with a Victorian interior—and beautiful grounds and gardens that make the house almost an afterthought.
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History, Mystery, Art and More in Boonsboro and Beyond
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the sights and activities in historic Boonsboro, Maryland, which she recently visited.
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Montana: A bear in the bathroom
A young black bear sleeps through the drama around his unplanned hotel stay.
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Notre Dame: Tarps and future fantasies
The roof is covered now by a waterproof tarp, while architects begin to spin fantasies about a permanent roof and spire.
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Friday the 13th: Travel Bargain Day
The widespread belief that airfares drop on Friday the 13th because superstition makes people unwilling to fly that day turns out to be true!
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Wild times in Denmark: Elk, wolves and jackals return
Denmark's wildlife is getting a bit wilder, some on its own, and some by careful intervention. The big news (anything about an elk is big) is the re-introduction of elk to Denmark after a 5000-year absence. Five young Swedish elk have been given a new habitat on Denmark's Jutland peninsula, in an area that is the largest raised bog in Northern Europe. They'll hopefully become part of a self-sustaining ecosystem in the area. Recently, a beaver was spotted building a dam on a golf...
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A Rambler in Reykjavik
PHeymont shares a series of images from his strolls and wanderings in Iceland's big small capital city
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Alaska: Into the Wilds
Lester shares his land tour of Alaska, including excursions deep into the state's interior
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How far can Disneymania go?
Fans are bidding on bottles and bags of water supposedly saved from the last day of Disney's Splash Mountain ride.
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Ethiopia Musing: 3) Time and Date
I tend to be a bit of a time conscious freak. Consequently, I look at calendars and clocks with some regularity. You can imagine my surprise on Monday morning at 6:30 am when I went down for breakfast to see that the clock said 00:30...
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Feeling the 'Spirits' in Siem Reap
Jayita explores the temples of Siem Reap in Cambodia and listened to 'the songs of the stones in the silence of the forest.'
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Walking in England
Why do we do the things we choose to do? Why was my father, for instance, thrilled and completely absorbed by anything that flew, the sound of a P-51 engine, quite literally, bringing him to tears. And why has my son, since...
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Canyon Lake Reservoir, Arizona
Samantha shares a few pictures from a short visit to Canyon Lake in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Arizona.