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Travel

  • Footloose for free? Here’s how to travel 25,000 miles without a penny

    By Beth J. Harpaz
    AP Travel Editor
    NEW YORK — Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and traveled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America.

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  • Dreams are made of these

    First place: Visiting Venice

    Phyllis Savage of Lecanto pauses near a bridge over one of the canals of Venice, Italy. Savage found the city and country to be quite beautiful, the cuisine delicious and residents and fellow travelers from around the globe to be friendly.
    Printed Nov. 27, 2011

    Second place: Galapagos giant

    Judy Fowler poses next to a giant tortoise while visiting the Galapagos Islands. She also toured the Avenue of the Volcanoes while in Ecuador.
    Printed Sept. 4, 2011

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  • Neil Sawyer, Spontaneous Tourist, 05/13/12

    The Havasupai Indian tribe (people of the blue-green water) has, for a period of about 800 years, preserved a slice of paradise for a few lucky people to enjoy today.

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  • Barry Schwartz, Road less taken, 05/06/12

    By Barry Schwartz, Special to the Chronicle

    Steve Cournoyer and I drive 300 miles down the west coast of Florida from Crystal River to Everglades City to kayak the Everglades.

    Everglades City is the northern gateway of the Everglades National Park. We stay at the Ivey House Inn and arrange a shuttle so that the car will be waiting for us in Flamingo, the south entrance of the Everglades in a week.


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  • Solo? So? just go!

    By Carrie Osgood
    Associated Press
    NEW YORK — Are you filled with wanderlust, but sticking close to home because you lack a like-minded companion? Solo travel is an extraordinary, accessible opportunity that can involve big or small adventures, easy or difficult as you choose.

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  • Barry Schwartz, Road Less Taken, 04/22/12

    You may be familiar with the Appalachian Trail, but did you know Colorado also has a world-class system of trails with amazing scenery, aptly called the Colorado Trail?

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  • Neil Sawyer, Spontaneous Traveler, 04/15/12

    While the term “gladiator” may often appear to be a complimentary or even a prestigious label for those brave men, they were in fact prisoners, derelict, poor or slaves.

    Raw bravery had little to do their performance — survival was their game — as their sole purpose was a commercial one: to entertain Caesar, the ruling class and a stadium full of thrill seekers. The gladiators’ survival instincts pushed them to do whatever they had to do to survive.

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  • EPCOT in bloom -- Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

    Compiled by Sandra Frederick, with photos by Ric Bush

    Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

    Cost: Florida residents, ages 10 and older, $81.48; ages 3 to 9, $75.73 with proof of residency. Out of state, ages 10 and older $90.53; ages 3 to 9, $84.14.

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  • Wilderness women

    By Melissa Nelson
    Associated Press
    OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — Erika Faulk and her cousin, Gale Robinson, could have met up for a weekend spa retreat or planned a shopping excursion, but the two middle-aged, suburban moms opted for weekend learning to shoot guns, build campfires and track deer deep in the Ocala National Forest.

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  • Neil Sawyer, Spontaneous Traveler, 03/25/12

    As we approached the Vatican wall there were streams of people running, yes, actually running, toward the entrance gate to St. Peter’s Square, adjacent to the Vatican Museum. However, we stayed true to course on our way to the museum, to arrive early before the crowds gathered. We were cautioned the museum is always crowded, so we had made reservations.

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