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I know not everyone is the road warrior traveler I am and for that, most of you can thank you lucky stars. I will freely admit that my tolerance of infrequent flyers is fully dependent on how tight my connection is and how long the security line has grown. It doesn’t take much to spot… Read more »

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People feel the need of being a part of history, both good and bad. There are bragging rights for saying, “I was there.” Having worked in the news business as long as I have, I can say there are plenty of things I would have rather avoided but didn’t have much choice. The Joplin tornado… Read more »

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The Mississippi River is normally a beautiful thing. The largest river system in the U.S, it travels from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, working its way past farms and cities. But in watching the aftermath of the floodwaters that are slowly surging towards the Gulf, I am horrified at just how many people care… Read more »

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by Janice McDonald It’s been a tough month for Egyptian travel, for obvious reasons. Most U.S. carriers still have not reinstated their flights to the country while things shake out with establishing the new government. But I’m already looking forward to what that “new Egypt” will mean for the next time I visit. Egyptians are… Read more »

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Janice McDonald:  With 8 Emmy nominations, she was dubbed the Susan Lucci of CNN. Janice has taken her career global – writing books and producing TV, using all seven continents as her stepping stones. People ask me what my favorite city to visit is and my immediate answer is always Bruges, Belgium. From the first time I… Read more »

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Janice McDonald:  With 8 Emmy nominations, she was dubbed the Susan Lucci of CNN. Janice has taken her career global – writing books and producing TV, using all seven continents as her stepping stones. Since this blog is about travel, then I think the best way to start is to simply look at the issue of travel… Read more »