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Western South Dakota Dazzles Our Travel Writer

August 10, 2011
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Western South Dakota Dazzles Our Travel Writer

RAPID CITY, S.D.– I hate to be the one to spill the unfortunate beans but there’s a stretch of landscape out here, nearly a quarter- mile or so– well maybe a hundred yards, actually — that is merely awesome, almost not so spectacularly, amazingly beautiful as is all the rest. I’m sure, though, that...

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Some of the Best Places to Watch the Fireworks Shows

June 28, 2011
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Some of the Best Places to Watch the Fireworks Shows

In the very odd event that you haven’t made your Fourth of July plans, AOL recommends Boston and Seattle and New Orleans and New York … and many more. The Idaho Statesman likes Boise. Fireworks Guide points us all around the world – and not just for Independence Day, but for that, too. And...

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Cuba Humanitarian Trip & Himalayan Jazz Festival On Watchdog Radio

December 5, 2010
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Cuba Humanitarian Trip & Himalayan Jazz Festival On Watchdog Radio

Listen and watch tonight's Ct Watchdog News Hour as West Hartford journalist and author Denis Horgan talks about his upcoming trip to Cuba with a retired FBI agent to bring used baseball equipment to kids

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Suggestions on Weighing Travel Suggestion Sites

October 18, 2010
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Readers of this page might recall that I have been a huge fan of user-generated rating sites, like TripAdvisor.com. I think they provide an excellent service to those of us looking for advice on hotels, sights and other vagaries of the travel game. You know the idea: Lots of people share their views and...

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