Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 16, 2009, 11:54 pm
When I was in Northern California in April, I simply couldn't get enough of seals/sea lions. Any time I was by the coastline, I was hoping to hear barking and see some blubbery seals sunning thems...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 13, 2009, 11:21 pm
The Mayans predicted that the world would end in 2012. So perhaps that's why the Ka'ana Boutique Resort (pictured above) in Belize feels comfortable offering this incredible deal where if you ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 10, 2009, 10:53 pm
On Saturday, I took a day trip to Cincinnati from Southern Indiana, where I was spending the weekend visiting family. Just a 90-minute drive away, Cincy promised to offer plenty of culinary and artist...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 7, 2009, 9:53 pm
(photos by Niki Jensen) Monaco, that glamorous little country surrounded by France on the Mediterranean, is fabulous to visit any time of the year. But if — like Los Angeles—residents Niki Jensen ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 5, 2009, 8:56 pm
As the weather gets colder in New York, I try to warm myself up by thinking of the hottest places that I've been to this year. While Cappodocia, Turkey, in June came close, I still think my hottes...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Nov 2, 2009, 9:21 pm
Last week when I was blogging about seeing the Mona Monkey in Grenada, I realized that while I have written and posted photos about the white-faced capuchin monkeys and the spider monkeys I saw in Cos...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 31, 2009, 3:47 pm
Tomorrow, people from all over the world will be running the marathon in New York City. Runners who come from far and wide always say there is no better to place to run a marathon because not only doe...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 28, 2009, 12:38 am
(photos by Ivan) I've long wanted to visit Iceland. And when I learned yesterday that it was getting rid of all three of its McDonald's locations, I wanted to visit it even more. Even though I...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 26, 2009, 10:26 pm
Welcome to the 11th edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place once a month and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As usual, I...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 25, 2009, 3:28 pm
To reach the Great Orme Summit in Llandudno, Wales, you can walk, drive, take the aerial lift or ride the Great Orme Tramway, which has been in operation since 1902. When I was there in September, I o...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 22, 2009, 3:02 pm
Is bigger always better? I'm talking about beaches here... When I arrived in Grenada, I was immediately smitten with Grand Anse Beach, which was right by my hotel. I'm hardly the first person ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 20, 2009, 9:43 pm
(Golden Palace in Kyoto, photos by Will Harris) I once wrote a guest blog post for VelvetEscape.com about how Americans tend to see the world in 7-10 day spurts because of the limited vacation time we...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 19, 2009, 8:38 pm
I'm a big fan of the 36 Hours column in the New York Times Sunday Travel section. Usually I like to read it to learn what there is to do, hour-by-hour, in cities that I'm interested in visitin...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 16, 2009, 10:37 pm
I wasn't expecting any entertainment at when I reached the Seven Sisters Waterfall in Grenada — just making it down there without face-planting into the mud seemed like reward enough. (This was ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 14, 2009, 3:12 pm
I'm back in chilly NYC after a great trip to Grenada. But in cyberspace I'm over on Heather Cowper's excellent travel blog Heatheronhertravels.com guest-blogging about why it's a good ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 13, 2009, 10:28 pm
There were certain things I was expecting on my trip to Grenada, such as beautiful beaches and spectacular sunsets. But I wasn't expecting to encounter monkeys. Perhaps I should have been because ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 11, 2009, 10:11 pm
Yesterday, I missed the sunset over Grand Anse beach in Grenada due to an ill-timed nap. Today, I wasn't going to let that happen so I made sure I was in a prime spot by 5:30pm. As you can see,...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 10, 2009, 10:23 pm
Well, Grenada is just as gorgeous as I had hoped, as you can see in the photo above of Grand Anse beach, which is right where I'm staying. Grand Anse is like a vacation advertisement come to life:...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 9, 2009, 5:52 pm
I'm leaving for Grenanda tonight, and I can't wait to see The Spice of the Caribbean. It earned its nickname for nutmeg production and, well, its location in the Caribbean Sea. I've been t...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 8, 2009, 2:45 pm
(View of the Portsmouth Fish Pier, photos by Maggie Overfelt Valentine) Guest blogger Maggie Overfelt Valentine, who has recently shared photos with Travelogged of her honeymoon to Maui and Kauai, spe...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 4, 2009, 8:39 pm
Too bad I don't have a "What Took Me So Long?" category, because this post would definitely fall into it. (Actually, quite a few would, so perhaps I should add one.) But in this case, I'm not ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Oct 1, 2009, 9:45 pm
The Smallest House in Great Britain happens to be in Conwy, Wales. So what's the largest house in Conwy? Conwy Castle, of course. The Smallest House is in far better condition, but Conwy Castle is...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 29, 2009, 7:53 pm
When I was in Rome in July, I was under a lot of pressure to eat really good food. It was our last stop in Italy and we didn't want to botch a single meal. I'm happy to report that...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 28, 2009, 9:49 pm
Welcome to the 10th edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place once a month and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As usual, I...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 27, 2009, 9:16 pm
(photos by Nandini Banerjee) The four-day Hindu festival of Durga Puja that takes place every fall all over eastern region of India is underway. It's become more about expressing folk artistry and...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 27, 2009, 1:29 pm
If I needed travel advice, I wouldn't want to ask Judy Grimes, the hilarious travel expert played by Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live. But if I wanted to learn how to speak very quickly and sof...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 25, 2009, 10:34 pm
One thing on my Wales to-do list was to visit a National Trust Garden. I'm a big fan of gardens — I love to visit the Conservatory Garden in Central Park. I had always heard about these beautifu...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 21, 2009, 3:24 pm
I've known about Portmeirion dishes for years — I've seen the botanical print pottery in many department stores. But I didn't know why they were called Portmeirion or really anything abo...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 20, 2009, 1:15 am
When I visited the Smallest House in Great Britain, which is located in Conwy, Wales, I thought it was very small indeed. But as for The Ugly House near the picturesque town of Betws-y-Coed, Wales? We...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 18, 2009, 6:16 pm
Isn't the real estate mantra "location, location, location"? Well, what the Smallest House in Great Britain lacks in square footage it makes up for in location. It's located right on the river...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 17, 2009, 7:13 pm
Seeing the real thing is always better than seeing a reproduction, which is one of the reasons why I love traveling. Well, I'm happy to report that while I enjoyed seeing a replica of the World...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 16, 2009, 5:25 pm
Welsh is a tough language to pick up. It’s hard to spell and ever harder to pronounce. So far, I’ve learned Croeso Cymru (Welcome to Wales) and Halen Mor Pur Gwyn (Pure White Sea Salt). That’s b...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 14, 2009, 12:44 pm
When I woke up in Llandudno, Wales, the first thing I did was to look out the window to check the weather. I wanted to see if Day One's blue skies were planning a reprise. Instead I was greeted by...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 13, 2009, 5:03 pm
After two planes (Newark to Heathrow, Heathrow to Manchester) and three trains (Manchester to Newton-Le-Willows, Newton-Le-Willows to Chester, Chester to Llandudno Junction), I finally arrived this af...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 11, 2009, 10:22 pm
Tomorrow afternoon, I’m off to Wales for a week. I’ll be flying to Manchester and then taking the train to Llandudno, a Victorian seaside town on the North coast of Wales. It’s an excellent base...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 10, 2009, 1:19 am
No one would ever call me a big sports fan. (Unless they were being sarcastic.) But there is one sporting event that I love and that I have gone to for the last several years: The US Open. Most of...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 8, 2009, 12:45 am
It's one of the great ironies of hotels that the higher room rate, the less likely it is to include breakfast. And if you want a good laugh, just take a look at the room service menu, where breakf...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 7, 2009, 10:45 pm
Connecticut is full of charming towns. Yet as cute and authentic as these towns may be, they usually don't offer much to do. That's what separates Lakeville, CT, from the rest. Lakeville is fa...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 5, 2009, 10:41 pm
So far, the weather has been gorgeous for this Labor Day Weekend. At least it has been in Ridgefield, CT. Last year, the weather was perfect too. I was in Kennebunkport, ME, and amazingly enough it wa...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Sep 2, 2009, 2:34 pm
If you're in need of a crash course in American history, don't crack open your old text book. Just head to Philadelphia where around two hours of intense sightseeing can give you a greater und...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 31, 2009, 10:48 pm
Welcome to the ninth edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place every other Monday and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As u...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 27, 2009, 10:26 pm
(Photos by Amanda Lobell) When it's your first time in Paris, you're under a lot of pressure. You have to see the Louvre, Notre Dame, Luxembourg Gardens, Montmartre — and that's usually ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 25, 2009, 1:26 am
San Gimignano earned a spot on our Tuscany day trip itinerary with its nickname: The Medieval Manhattan. As a lifelong New Yorker, I'm always curious to see anything that's compared to New Yor...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 24, 2009, 12:20 am
On our day trip through Tuscany, we wanted to visit two of the regions of greatest hits: Siena and San Gimignano. After a great lunch at La Bottega in Volpaia, we took the windy backroads to Siena, wh...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 22, 2009, 9:19 pm
When I was planning my trip through Italy, I wanted to include Tuscany. But as there never seems to enough time to see everything I want, I figured that I would just do Tuscany as a day trip from Flor...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 21, 2009, 9:56 pm
Deciding whether or not to do a day trip out of the city when you're only in Rome for a limited amount of time can be tough. But a good friend who also happens to be a superb traveler recommended....
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 18, 2009, 11:51 pm
Turkey is hardly the camel capital of its region, but I was secretly hoping to see at least one during my trip. There's camel wrestling in Selcuk and Mulga, but I wasn't going to either place....
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 17, 2009, 12:09 pm
Welcome to the eighth edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place every other Monday and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As ...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 16, 2009, 9:53 pm
(Waianapanapa State Park in Maui; all photos by Maggie Overfelt Valentine) When I visited Maui on my honeymoon, we didn't make it through the entire Road to Hana, a drive that has become a popular...
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Liz W. posted an article on Travelogged - Aug 15, 2009, 4:38 pm
(photo by Amanda Lobell) As I wrote in an earlier post, Venice feels magical on a summer night. On certain Saturday nights, Providence, R.I., channels Venice but put its own spin on the theme with Wat...
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