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Land of the Rising Sun – Hiroshima

Raw, Real, Horror As children, my Dad took us to historical sites, museums, battlefields, and towns throughout the eastern United States. It instilled in me a great appreciation for history, and so, I was excited to be visiting one of the most historical sites of World War II.  In the next blog, I will get back…

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2019 Thanksgiving Birding on the NC Coast

After partially relocating almost half of our living quarters to Upper Michigan, we have spent the past few months back in North Carolina, our home for many decades. Over the past ten years, we have made a tradition of visiting the awesome birding locations in the northeast coastal plain of North Carolina, including Alligator River,…

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Land of the Rising Sun – Beppu

Our Adventures in Beppu “Beppu is situated between the sea and the mountains. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs). It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the “eight hells of Beppu“.[2] Six of these are located in the Kannawa district, and…

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England 2016 – Hiking Dartmoor

Hiking the Mortenhamstead Countryside           As I travel around to different country all the various little differences in culture and society are so intriguing.  At the Slocomb B&B I found some maps that would lead me on a wonderful hike through the countryside, not in Dartmoor National Park, but just on the…

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