Sports Memories: Sandy’s No-Hitter, Mickey’s Homer, Wilt’s Power
Long before I became a sportswriter, I saw many remarkable games and legendary athletes as a fan...
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Charleston: Slave Ships, Rainbow Row, First Shots of Civil War
Gadsden’s Wharf, on the Cooper River waterfront at the eastern edge of Charleston, South Carolina,...
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Truffle Hunting, Oyster Farming, Anti-Pee Barriers in Slovenia, Croatia
I hate to admit it but before traveling to Slovenia and Croatia last month I knew very little...
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Nordic Tour Features Gushing Geysers, Hamlet’s Castle, Salvaged Ship
Mark Twain supposedly said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” The...
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Eccentric Key West Has Wild Chickens, Six-Toed Cats, Little White House
Key West, which is celebrating its bicentennial this year, bills itself as “Close to...
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Haunting Memories of Vietnam War, Cambodia’s Killing Fields
It floats in a small lake in the middle of a quiet Hanoi neighborhood, looking like an avant-garde...
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57 Years Ago, I Saw Last Eagles Championship
With one game left in the regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles have the best record in the NFL...
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Bungee Jumping, Shark Diving in South Africa
As my friend prepared to plunge off South Africa’s Bloukrans Bridge, she asked the equipment guy...
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A Year Later, No Longer Stranger in Strange Land
When I started this blog a year ago, I envisioned it as a convenient way to keep my family and...
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