Tag Archives: Travel

Arabian Nights

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Janette

In the middle of the day, on a random Monday afternoon in October, I emerged from the air-conditioned apartment complex I had been visiting and stepped out into the mid-90 degree heat.  Although I was standing in the shade, the heat … Continue reading →

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“The mountains are calling and I must go.”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Janette

With a full tank of gas and the open road before me, I took John Muir’s sentiment to heart and headed north into the White Mountains of New Hampshire to celebrate the beginning of Fall. I had heard much talk … Continue reading →

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Searching for…providence?!?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Janette

Around this time every year, when the warm summer nights give way to cool autumn mornings, I find myself taking a look at all I’ve accomplished throughout the year and trying to find sources of inspiration to aid in goal-setting … Continue reading →

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South Dakota and Canada: Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Janette

Perhaps it’s the years of not having a car that have produced my longing for the open road recently.  And boy, did I get a good dose on this last trip! I left the East coast and headed into the mid-West … Continue reading →

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Costa Rica

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Janette

Costa Rica’s economy is based on tourism, so that translates to easily organizing whatever you want…and I got to see many things in the week I was there. Two short hours from Miami is San Jose, capital city of Costa … Continue reading →

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Icy Iceland

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Janette

The land of ice. Cold…snowy…white…everything I pictured, yet so much more.  And being only 5 hours from Boston, I couldn’t miss experiencing the tundra. Although plans of viewing the aurora borealis were thwarted, I still got to experience a country unlike any … Continue reading →

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Marvelous Mexico

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Janette

Considering that I’m thrifty and not a 5-star hotel kind of girl, I wanted to go somewhere where a small amount of money could take me far.  My research settled on Merida, the capital city of the Yucatan peninsula in … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Janette

The orient has always been an area of interest for me and in early 2009, I got to reap the benefits of a two-year-long preparation.  After endless research and much anticipation, I embarked on a two-week excursion across central Japan.  … Continue reading →

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Aloha from Hawaii

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Janette

Far, far away, in the middle of the Pacific ocean, there is a place so isolated that one would naturally call it paradise.  A set of islands like stones casually tossed into a lake, Hawaii is breathtaking from the air, … Continue reading →

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Italy: part due

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Janette

For me, Florence was “quintessential Italy”.  Everything I expected to see and feel and experience, I found in Florence.  Romance seemed to ooze out of every nook and cranny, and life there just seemed to have a warm glow of love. The … Continue reading →

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