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Summer Road Trip, Stop #3: St. Louis, Missouri

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Janette

St. Louis was definitely on the must-see list for a while. Driving into the city, visitors can glimpse the impressive Gateway Arch from quite a distance, beckoning for guests to come closer and check it out. Standing at 630 feet … Continue reading →

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A Link to the Past

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Janette

Around 40,000 years ago, when modern humans were reaching as far as Australia and Europe, a few in a cave, just outside Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, decided to get creative. Besides pictures of animals, which cropped up in a few other … Continue reading →

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Cultural Places of Cental Jakarta

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Janette

MONAS After two failed attempts, I finally made it to the top of MONAS, or Indonesia’s “National Monument.”  It’s not the most impressive building I’ve ever been to, but National sites are important and so much pride surrounds the monument, … Continue reading →

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