Circa 1972. After sharing in the complimentary hot chocolate, my parents and I were soon walking on a narrow, shoveled path toward a tree grove. With a foot of snow on the ground, we were in a winter wonderland as…
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Fifth Avenue NYC in December
Reprint from December 2015. New York City. Each year when I was growing up, my parents and I, and sometimes an aunt, would take a bus trip to see the Christmas lights along Fifth Avenue. This bus trip was organized…
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Salaga
In northern Ghana, in the East Gonja District, sits the City of Salaga. Upon disembarking from the ferry and traversing the bank, I came to a fast-moving town. Beyond the rotary below, was a busy market place. Some merchants sold from…
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
Japan. A walk in this sculpture park is good fun. Even in the rain, you won’t be disappointed in the characters you meet along the route. The Hakone Open-Air Museum is a sculpture park with an additional three houses of…
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Krakow
One of Poland’s oldest cities, Kraków has character. It is Poland’s second largest city and served as the Polish capital from 1038 to 1539. Like most European cities, it is situated by a water source; Kraków sits by the Vistula River.…
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