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Buying carpets in Turkey
Posted on April 17, 2010
I had no intention of bringing seven carpets home from Turkey when I traveled there with friends in 1998. A little voice in the back of my head whispered about the lush feel of a handmade wool carpet on the bottoms of one’s feet. But it was a very little voice. Until I got there. Then it became a very loud and insistent voice. Two weeks later my credit card was burdened beyond anything it had ever seen. I learned a lot. It’s all in the story. Click below.
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Canada's best-known whitewater academy
Posted on January 24, 2010
I wrote this story in 1999 and refreshed it recently. In Canada, if you want to learn how to paddle in whitewater, it’s prudent to attend one of the courses at Madawaska Kanu Centre (MKC) before tackling the real thing. The whitewater at MKC is controlled. The instructors are among the most talented paddlers in Canada. And the confidence you gain in a few days, sliding through rapids and avoiding rocks, is enough to change your sporting life.
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This could be the best Europe river cruise.
Posted on December 7, 2009
There’s a romance to river travel. Off the highway and out of the traffic, you experience places you might otherwise not visit, at a deliberate pace you seldom get to travel. In June of 2009, Leslie and I flew to Amsterdam and checked into the Scenic Diamond, a five-star floating hotel that would be our home for the next two weeks. Cruise-virgins, we didn’t know what to expect. The luxury almost made us blush. See for yourself.
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