| TRAVEL & TOURISM
| Articles by Lisa Codianne Fowler
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British Virgin Islands
"There's a spirit among yacht crews - a can-do attitude. If I were stranded
in the Sahara desert and could choose 12 people to help get me out, I would
pick 12 'yachties.' I don't know how they would do it, but they would."
~ Tim Schaaf, Charter Yacht Society...
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Longboat Key, Florida
Nestled amid the glitzy high-rises on Longboat Key lies Forgotten Florida; The Sandpiper Inn.
An anachronistic single-story resort perched on the Gulf, the intimate enclave is a step back
in time… to when innocence prevailed and nature ruled. I have a passion for wildlife, but also
for domesticated creatures...
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St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles
Sometimes, less is less. And I wanted more. Romance, fine
dining, nightlife, shopping, a change of pace and culture.
My husband, not so much. He craved quiet time, a sunny beach…
and a really great massage, but then, so did I. We both
needed to at once rejuvenate and relax... more
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio
"You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up.
For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force... not optimistic
all the time, but positive. It was never, never about surrender." ~ Bruce Springsteen...
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Anguilla, British West Indies
Fairytales do come true. And sometimes, twice. Ten years
ago, Patrick and I eloped to an obscure Caribbean island
known mostly to the rich and famous. We agreed on Cap Juluca
Resort for its striking Moorish architecture. Its majestic
white domes, parapets and turrets harkened back to Patrick’s
early years... more
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Cork and Kerry, Ireland
Green is the color of nature; it soothes, refreshes and
heals. A strong energy that attracts positive power, green
represents honesty and truth. How fitting that Southern
Ireland is blanketed in green, and according to a song by
Johnny Cash, forty shades of it. Verdant valleys look like
patchwork quilts laced with shrubs...
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Baltic Sea Crystal Cruise
Everyone looks glamorous. It’s like being in a movie,
and we are all stars. The Captain’s Welcome Reception
is some combination of senior prom night and the scene from
the film “American President” when Annette Benning
joins Michael Douglas at the White House State Dinner...
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Abaco, Bahamas
"It's not a glitzy vacation," I warned my friend Tracey, a former party diva.
"There are no nightclubs, no casinos, no scheduled activities." Now a devoted wife and multitasking
mother of two, Tracey was about to turn 40. Friends
since our single days, we planned a couples' sailing trip to celebrate this passage...
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St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is rich in history, and in the late 1800s,
"rich" was the operative word. It was a grand time of magnates, marvels and
magnificent monuments... theatrical resorts, lavish architecture and conspicuous
luxury. Once a sparsely inhabited near-wilderness, the little town burgeoned as
a premier resort...
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Sarasota, Florida
The hot trend in travel is for resorts to cater to pets
as well as their owners, and Sarasota overlooks no "de-tail"
to lead the pack. In this pet-friendly paradise, every dog
has its day, whether it's uptown, downtown, beachside or
bayfront. My husband and I often collect our two canine kids
for a special family getaway...
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London and Paris
We arrive in time for traditional afternoon English tea,
unaware that The Dorchester was recently named London's top tea venue by the
Tea Council of Great Britain. I also admit I didn't know this hotel was among
the top ten in the world when I booked our rooms. They say you're either smart
or lucky...
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Palm Beach, Florida
The minute you cross the bridge to Palm Beach you know you've
entered another world, one of European-styled mansions,
spotless palm-lined streets, long sandy beaches, and Worth
Avenue. The rich and famous live and play in this exclusive
city that oozes wealth, privilege and high-octane glamour...
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Sedona, Arizona
Your Truth may not lie in crystals, astrology or past life
regression, purveyors of which you'll find in abundance in the quirky, New Age
capital of Sedona, Arizona. But you are guaranteed to experience an overwhelming,
maybe even mystical sense of exhilaration in the presence of Sedona's ubiquitous
red rock mountains...
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St. Petersburg, Florida
"To the moon, Alice, to the moon!" It may have seemed that Ralph and Alice Cramden
of America's beloved series, The Honeymooners, were more into acrimony than matrimony.
Truth is, their love was tried and true, despite their verbal, albeit humorous, warfare.
But imagine how different their dialogue...
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