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WELCOME TO TRAVEL OPINIONS PROAs long as I can remember my passport has always been full of the colorful entry and exit stamps from my travels around the world. From a very young age I knew that I had the travel bug and the deep need to go places that most people would not think of. When I had kids I started traveling with them as soon as they could sit up. And I never had a screaming child or one that misbehaved. More about this later. I love an adventure and I’m always looking for the next place that will leave a lasting impression on us and the people we meet. Each trip we also like to bring needed books or supplies to one of the remote places we visit. Most of all I want to share how I plan my trips and how...Continue Reading >> |
This Just In
Sit back and enjoy a movie at 35,000 feet
By Michael Ventre
msnbc.com contributor
High-backed comfortable chairs, surround sound, cup holders built into the armrests, extra leg room, “black box” screen aspect ratio ... these are just some of the amenities offered in the modern state-of-the-art motion picture palaces.
Airlines, of course, offer none of that.
In fact, as human experiences go, watching a movie on an airplane is generally considered to be as entertaining as reading the SkyMall catalog for the third time. It’s just there, like the “Occupied” signs on the lavatories and the occasional updates from the pilot over the P.A. system.
But is it really that bad? Does flick-watching on a plane get a bum rap? If you’re ...Continue Reading >
Yosemite and Rafting the Tuolumne River
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Here I go again off on another adventure with my teenagers. This time we were on our way to explore Yosemite and to go white water rafting. We cheated and took a plane from Orange County to Fresno and rented a car to save six hours of a boring drive. Before we arrived in Yosemite we went on a two-day white water rafting trip on the Tuolumne River a class 3-5 when it comes to getting wet. We stayed the night at the Groveland Hotel. The hotel was a traditional bed and breakfast complete with a teddy bears to snuggle with. The next day we went to the meeting spot to join Zephyr White Water Rafting Company for two days on the Tuolumne river.
I arranged to have our own boat and we loved it. ...Continue Reading >
A paradise of Parisian foods on tourist-beloved rue Cler
The reason I wanted to share this with my readers is because I have been here and I love this place. I hope you enjoy reading about this wonderful Paris street market.
The Paris market street of rue Cler, in the 7th arrondissement, is a foodie's dream.
By STORY AND PHOTOS By Nancy Leson
Seattle Times food writer
I still remember my first sight of rue Cler — the Paris market street canonized by European travel guru Rick Steves, idolized by tourists and beloved by lucky denizens of the 7th arrondissement who call its well-trod cobblestones their own. One look and I cried real tears.
Why? Because it was my first trip to France, spring was in the air and my husband-to-be and I had ...Continue Reading >
Willie Smits: The Red Ape Man
Introducing Willie Smits, the man who has dedicated his whole life to fighting deforestation and saving orangutans. ...Continue Reading >
