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"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."
- Gustav Flaubert
"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."
- Ibn Battuta
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Gatwick Airport
Preface While rummaging through boxes looking for a death certificate, I found “A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Gatwick Airport,”...
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Athena Lucero
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America's Biggest Little Italy Is In San Diego
San Diego’s vibrant 48-square-block Italian neighborhood is the biggest in the nation.
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Athena Lucero
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Eureka! Finding California's Cheese Trail
Whether made from the milk of cows, buffaloes, sheep or goats, this phenomenon has been studied by scientists around the world...
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Athena Lucero
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Historic Marketplaces Bring Food and People Together
If you’re a foodie, gourmet, gourmand, or just hungry, satisfying your tastebuds in Los Angeles is a main event.
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Athena Lucero
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Arroyo Fest 2023: Pasadena's 110 Becomes The Destination
“It’s a rite of passage to drive the 110,” I heard someone say. Adding “the” before a freeway’s name is a Southern California quirk.
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Athena Lucero
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Pinot Noir, Hops and Regeneration in the Willamette Valley
One hour’s drive south of Portland, Oregon, lies the Willamette Valley, land of world-class pinot noir, hops heaven and change-makers...
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Athena Lucero
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Laguna Beach's Pageant of the Masters is 90 Years Old
During its heyday, Hollywood stars escaped to this once-secluded arts colony.
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Athena Lucero
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A Reset In Cancun
When I arrived in Cancun, Mexico’s subtropical paradise on the Yucatan Peninsula, I thought my hotel looked familiar.
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Athena Lucero
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SAN FRANCISCO IS CALLING
When my husband, Louie, decided to hold off competing in this year’s Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim...I was relieved, but we didn't cancel the trip
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Athena Lucero
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2022 Photo Contest: International Food, Wine, And Travel Writers Association
I am delighted to share that I received two awards for my entries in this year’s IFWTWA Photo Contest in the categories of Food and Wine...
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Athena Lucero
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Discover A Mountain Resort Town Close To Downtown Los Angeles
“This looks like a resort,” a friend said, as we drove past the town square in Sierra Madre, California.
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