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August 2012

Getting sucked into the Sedona energy vortex

There's something about Sedona that pulls you in: the stunning red rocks, the brilliant entrance via a twisting canyon road, the vortexes that local New Age fanatics swear by. It's not just the local hippies who are infected with the Sedona...
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Postcard from Sedona in the rain

When we were in the midst of planning a road trip across the USA in July, a few people told us we were crazy. It'd be too hot, humid, muggy, sticky, awful. Not one person warned us about monsoon season. So we couldn't help but laugh as we...
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Expectations and the Grand Canyon

I'm starting to learn that life is all about expectations. Expect a lot, and invariably be disappointed. Have no expectations, and anything remotely good will seem infinitely better. It's particularly true in travel, and it's one of the...
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Giving Las Vegas a second chance

The first time I went to Las Vegas was for my 21st birthday. I flew out for a fancy dinner and Cirque du Soleil show with my parents before meeting up with two girlfriends for three days of drinking and dancing. It sounds like the perfect...
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Postcard from the Arizona highway

When I think of Arizona, I think of expanses of red desert with endless blue skies: tall, looming cacti, tumblewoods lazing across a deserted highway, violet and white blooms hugging the ground. However, Arizona was a constant surprise:...
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