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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

ASTEROIDS

SO WHAT ABOUT THAT ASTEROID THAT COULD HIT EARTH  Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news. By Robin George Andrews Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Angel_nt / Getty. February … Continue reading

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BEST TRAIN TRIPS

These are the best train trips in the world to take in 2025 and beyond From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail journeys. train leadThe world’s oldest railway is … Continue reading

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ARGENTINA – BUENOS AIRES

ARGENTICA – BUENOS AIRES FEDERAL DISTRICT World Heritage Sites: ESMA Site Museum – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture, and Extermination Tentative WHS City of Tigre and its rowing clubs Workers’ Assembly Halls (Argentina) BUENOS AIRES World Capitals World Cities … Continue reading

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ARGENTINA – SAN LUIS, MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, LA PAMPA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE SOUTH & NORTH

ARGENTINA – SAN LUIS (Villa Mercedes) Tentative WHS: Sierra de las Quijadas National Park (24/02/2005) SAN LUIS Airports: San Luis (LUQ) History, Culture, National and City Museums: San Luis: Museo Histórico de San Luis Monuments: San Luis: Pueblo Memorial Puntano … Continue reading

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ARGENTINA – CORRIENTES, ENTRE DIOS, SANTA FE, CORDOBA, LA ROJA, SAN JUAN

ARGENTINA – CORRIENTES CORRIENTES World Cities and Popular Towns Bridge – Corrientes: General Belgrano Bridge Monuments: Corrientes: Monumento por la Paz y la Amistad de los Pueblos Art Museums: Corrientes: Provincial Museum of Fine Arts Religious Temples: Corrientes: Santa Rita … Continue reading

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ARGENTINA – CATAMARCA, TUCUMAN, SANTIAGO del ESTERO, CHACO, FORMOSA, CORRIENTES, ENTRE RIOS

ARGENTINA – CATAMARCA Tentative WHS: Valle Calchaquí (15/11/2001) SAN FERNANDO del VALLE de CATAMARCA History, Culture, National and City Museums: San Fernando del Valle: Museo CavarattiArchaeology and Anthropology Museums: San Fernando del Valle: Archaeological Museum Adán Quiroga Religious Temples: Catamarca: … Continue reading

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ARGENTINA – JUJUY & SALTA

ARGENTINA JUJUY QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA WHS An Andean valley 155 kilometers long that runs north-south from the Altiplano, flanked by Eastern Cordillera and carved by the Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraguay River . Quechua people. The gorge was the scene of … Continue reading

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RELIGION & HAPPINESS

Can religion make you happy? Scientists may soon find out. Religious attendance is consistently correlated with higher levels of contentment and satisfaction. Here’s what the research into that connection has revealed. Religion brings many things to a person’s life, including … Continue reading

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BOLIVIA – LA PAZ & SANTA CRUZ

BOLIVIA – LA PAZ   LA PAZ Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Mi Teleferico History, Culture, National and City Museums La Paz: Ethnography Museum La Paz: Museo costumbrista Juan de Vargas Art Museums: La Paz: Museum of Contemporary Art Plaza … Continue reading

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BOLIVIA – LA PAZ & SANTA CRUZ

BOLIVIA – LA PAZ LA PAZ Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars{ Mi Teleferico History, Culture, National and City Museums Ethnography Museum Museo costumbrista Juan de Vargas Art Museums: Museum of Contemporary Art Plaza House and Biographical Museums La Paz: Casa … Continue reading

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