Out of Sight, Out of Luck
By Booth Vance
Only a small handful of the 459 federalized commercial airports under the TSA jurisdiction utilize any type of video surveillance systems in secured baggage areas, leaving screeners and handlers free to open any piece of luggage, largely undetected. And with the requirement that all checked luggage remain unlocked-that is, except with an approved TSA lock that still allows Transportation Security Officers access to baggage -airport theft is on the rise.
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Scooterer
Stories - Part Ten - North on 6 to Elvis
In Part Ten, Louis and his scooter are the first to drive on a brand new road and it takes them on a surreal scoot to the Graceland of the Middle East.
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Scooterer
Stories - Part Nine - North to Ashdod
In Part Nine, Louis eveals that he is received with varying degrees of warmth on his travels. From being the sudden featured guest at a stranger's bar-mitzvah to being in the way of a busy aviator, it's all part of the course for our intrepid scooter hero. |
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Scooterer
Stories - Part Eight - Beer Sheva
In Part Eight, Louis finds Beer Sheva,
a Bedouin Market, An Air Force Museum, a strange round building and more. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Seven - Dead Sea, The Back of Masada, and Arad
In Part
Seven, Louis continues to make a big impression on Rangers and fellow travellers
as he takes us along on small wheels in a voyage of discovery in the historical
landscape. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Six - Dead Sea and Beyond
In Part Six, Louis the Scooterer
takes us along to some places in the vicinity of the Dead Sea, some well known,
others obscure. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Five - Ein Gedi
In Part Five, Louis the Scooterer leaves
Masada and heads to Ein Gedi, meeting many intersting folks along the way. His
trusty scooter and camera take a side trip to Metsokei Dragot. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Four - North to Masada
In Part Four, Louis the Scooterer
causes quite a stir on top of Masada. This article also features pictures of Louis
on new Vespas, one in 1955 and the other in 2005. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Three - The Arava
In Part Three, Louis the Scooterer
takes us around the South of Israel on his trusty scooter. Loaded with pictures,
it's a trip like no other. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part Two - Eilat
In this installment, Louis takes us to
the extreme South to begin our two wheeled human odyssey through theland where
no one else tours via scooter. |  |  |
Scooterer
Stories - Part One - Introduction
Louis
the Scooterer is a retired South African Man living in Israel. Unlike anyone else
in that small country, Louis rides all over the nation on his trusty motor scooter.
No one else would ever do such a thing, but here's Louis the Scooterer and he
is going to share his travelogue with us, starting South and ending up North.
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Botswana
Emerges as an Up Market Safari Destination
By
Andrew Muigai
Even President Clinton came to Botswana for his safari.
Find out why Botswana is the place to be to experience African wildlife and culture. |
Namibia – A Bountiful Harvest Awaits the Adventure
Traveler
By Andrew Muigai
Is
Namibia on your list of places to visit? Andrew Muigai thinks it should be, and
we wholeheartedly agree. Read this enticing invitation to a wonderful country. |
Colorado
- Rocky Mountain High Anxiety Tour
By
Mike (Roadie) Marino
Not your average "Travel the Rockies"
article. Think you know Colorado? Better check this before you venture up the
hill. |  |
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Park
By Poldy Bloom
American
Poldy Bloom lives and works as a teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam. His daily ritual takes
him around Lenin Park, and this article takes us along for a most fascinating
walk. |  |
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An
American Diary from Mexico
Writer Cherie Magnus tears herself away from her old life
in Los Angeles, and moves to San Miguel de Allende, "a peaceful artist's
colony with cobble-stoned streets, pastel colored colonial buildings with flower
filled patios and an air of tranquility." But the really big thing in
San Miguel is not the Art or the Americans, it's the religion. |
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Episode 12 Leaving
San Miguel
By Cherie Magnus
The final installment in this extraordinary travelogue. Cherie realizes it's time
to move on. With mixed emotions and fond memories, she bids farewell to San Miguel
de Allende and embarks upon her next adventure. |
Episode 11
The Worlds of Xochimilco
By
Cherie Magnus
At the ancient heart of Mexico City is a reminder that
it originally developed as a floating world on a lake named Xochimilco. From a
tourist fiesta to a creepy island of dolls, this lake is one of the most remarkable
places in the world. | Episode
10
Tango Magic in Oaxaca
By
Cherie Magnus
Leaving San Miguel for a long road trip, Cherie discovers
Oaxaca, Monte Alban, Mescal, Ice Cream and almost some Tango. | Episode
9
Dancing Down The Aisle
By
Cherie Magnus
As her surroundings embrace her, Cherie immerses herself
in religion, death, mortality and reflection. |
Episode 8
Corpus Christi In San Miguel
By Cherie Magnus
Back home in San Miguel
de Allende, Cherie is once again amazed by the sheer beauty of local custom and
folklore as Corpus Christi reveals itself as yet another important day in the
religious lives of the people.
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7
The Field Trip
By
Cherie Magnus
A group trip to Michoacan reminds our intrepid author
of the virtues of solo travel as her tour mates bring their miserable native auras
to shroud them from the wonder of new experience. | Episode
6
The Monarch Milagro
By
Cherie Magnus
Hundreds of millions of butterflies at their winter breeding
grounds in Mexico. Just one of the country's unique and amazing attractions. The
author takes us to a place where very few people ever get to tread. |
Episode
5
Not All Mariachis and Margaritas
By Cherie Magnus
Cherie Magnus' ongoing
Diary from Mexico begins to take a dark turn as the hardships of reality begin
to cut through the haze of Mex-infatuation.
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Semana
Santa in San Miguel
By Cherie Magnus
Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter in a place like San Miguel de Allende involve
the full effort of all the townspeople. There is nothing like this up in the USA,
and you don't have to be a Christian to be amazed at the passion of these extravagant
ceremonies.
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Episode
3
Auto Mexico
By Cherie Magnus
Life in Mexico just wouldn't
be complete without an old car breaking down. Once again problem circumstances
reveal the beauty of Mexico and its magical ways. | Episode
2
Heart
of Fire
By Cherie Magnus
You
might assume incorrectly that heading South from Los Angeles, California would
bring warmer temperatures. But then there's always altitude! With sea level a
distant memory, Cherie gets to grips with the cold.
New
Pictures Added | Episode
1
Mexico, Christmas Milagros and Me
By
Cherie Magnus
Cherie's move from L.A. into the town she will be calling
home. The event typifies Mexico. A new friend, a degree of disorder and the good
hearts of the Mexican people all feature in this adventure of an arrival.
New Pictures Added - Revised May '03 |
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Malaysia's Most Historic City
By
Patrick Mascoe
Only three and a half-hours by bus from Singapore, Malacca
today no longer possesses a busy port and has now transformed into a mystical,
peaceful, sleepy, little town. However, when walking through Malacca's narrow
streets, its history literally comes to life. Discovering
Phnom Penh
By Patrick Mascoe
It may be synonymous with genocide, but today's Cambodia is once again available
to visitors. If you really want to go where few have traveled before and experience
extreme history, read this! The
High Plains Roadhead
By Mike (Roadie)
Marino
Lawdogs and outlaws fill the American
dreamscape with visions of the Wild West. Barroom brawls and honky tonk women,
good guys and bad guys, white hats versus black hats in a battle of good and evil
played out in a backdrop of the High Plains cowtowns that dotted the landscape
of the Old West. Dusty trails and the heat of the sun, building a thirst for whiskey
and a hunger for companionship, forming a deadly combination that could erupt
in a Vesuvian gun battle..resulting in a one way ticket to Boot Hill. |  |
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Into Sedona
By Leticia Andreas
Driving
all the way from Los Angeles and then back in just four days, Leticia manages
to get the full spirit of Sedona, Arizona right from her first moment in the area.
Forget what you have heard, Sedona is different for each person who experiences
it. |  |
A
Communist Parade
By Nick Dao
Californian Nick Dao takes a trip to China to find
the Forbidden City is really forbidden along with almost everything else. |
Great Wall and
Great Zoo
By Nick Dao
Californian Nick Dao takes a trip to China to see the
Great Wall and suddenly finds himself surrounded by tigers and lions. How could
such a thing happen? |
Wine
Country Uncorked
By Mike (Roadie) Marino
Northern California's Wine Country explored without too much attention paid to
the wine. As a place in itself, this unique section of America has much to offer. | San
Francisco - The Birkenstock Tour
By Mike
(Roadie) Marino
True world travelers all agree that San Francisco is
one the most interesting cities to see, but so many who live in or close to the
area have yet to take a good look. Here is a great way to begin this essential
discovery. |
Hotel
Home
By Nicola Pittam
Peter
Greenberg rebuilds his Los Angeles home using furnishings from his favorite hotels
around the world. Remember that pool you liked in St. John's? That toilet in Tokyo?
Why not get it at home? | How
Not To Be Understood
By Shawn Lomax
An English-speaking man discovers language-freeze on the stairway and the hazards
of the Spanish barber. |
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Get Those Hotel Discounts!
By
Tonje Ro
Tonje Ro of Hotel Express International shows us the way to
get the deals that you usually only only hear rumors about. | Treasures
of Kelantan, Malaysia
By Raymond JG Wells
A little known corner of Malaysia is introduced in this article by our man in
Malaysia. |
Memorial
Day Weekend. One To Remember, for sure!
How
a novice hiker almost put the Death into Death Valley
By
Frank Moss
Some would say that hiking up a mountain in 118 degree heat
is too dangerous. Others might not know enough about heat and hiking to realize
that. This story should serve as a warning and a reminder that temperature is
a force that should never be underestimated. | La
Salsa Cubana Experience
By Cherie Magnus
Looking to experience Salsa in Havana? Cherie Magnus discovers that, unlike going
to Buenos Aires alone to dance tango, American women can have more fun visiting
Havana with a friend or in a group. |
Simple
Planning Makes for a More Enjoyable Vacation
By
Kathy Paauw
So much can go wrong. So many things can ruin your trip.
Avoid almost all of those things by learning from "Orgcoach" Kathy Paauw
in this indispensable travel planning article. | Disenchanted
September
By Cherie Magnus
Six women, friends, rent a villa in Tuscany and test their friendship by being
there together. |
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still there!
The Wonders of Southern California's
Historic Ridge Route
By Jeffrey the Barak
It began with an intriguing map tumbling out of the Los Angeles Times in October
1997. Like a map to hidden pirate treasure, it showed the way to an adventure
that would become one of my most memorable days. |
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Horseshoe Bend. Postcard image from ridgeroute.com | |
