Messing About in Boats
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in...
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Nothing says snow fun like SnowFest at Lake Tahoe
North Lake Tahoe will be celebrating what it expects to be a very long winter season with SnowFest, a 10-day carnival and one of the...
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The Friendly Skies Can Get A Bit Too Friendly
I had just settled into my exit row seat on the aisle in a Canadair Regional Jet from Los Angeles to Sacramento when Madame X arrived. She...
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Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou Open New Route on South Face of Mont Blanc
Italian mountaineer Hervé Barmasse and Spanish climbers, Iker and Eneko Pou have established a new route on Mont Blanc. The new route was...
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Velour pants and oversize luggage as seen from an aisle seat
I was just settled into my airplane seat and in the process of unfurling the USA Today when a voluminous leather satchel came swinging...
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A road with irons: The Via Ferrata Tridentina in the Italian Dolomites
I stood at the bottom of the cliffs, staring up at my first via ferrata, or “road with irons.” “Where does it go?” I asked the...
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