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Tahiti
Ms.
Roskamp explores the relationships between the Mexican people and
the great plazas, cathedrals, architecture and sculptures of Guadalajara.


Dying
in Virginian Skies
When
you live on the West Coast, flying all the way out to Virginia to
skydive may seem like a ridiculous idea. Why not though? If you're
going to die, it may as well be while you're on vacation, while
you're feeling happy and content.


Oxford
Town Revisited
The McCain Obama Debate
There
was substance, there was attitude, there were stark differences
of opinion, but both candidates emerged unscathed.

A
Tale of Two Cities:
St. Louis & Kansas City
The
Gateway Arch towers over the mighty Mississippi. Built in 1963,
it is today the symbol of St. Louis. Blues music fills the night,
and St. Louisans sit at sidewalk cafes in the historic Soulard neighborhood
in front of tables of toasted ravioli, paper-thin square-cut pizza
and frosted mugs of Bud, the beer here that is still king


Technological
Disconnect
Leads to a Holistic Connection at Warner Springs Ranch
So
many of us don't know what we're looking for in life and are wandering
around aimlessly in a world where survival is the only agenda. Yet,
our hearts are crying out for so much more. The bombardment with
all this technology and automation hasn't helped out one bit.


Is
a Trip in the Famous German Airship the Hindenburg in YOUR Future?
When
I boarded the German airship the Hindenburg, I was riveted by its
enormous size, and I felt like an ant looking up at an elephant.
I was in open mouthed wonder and amazement at how huge this miracle
of the air was, and it epitomized what the word gigantic really
means.


Russia:
Moscow, St. Petersburg
A Tale of Two Cities
Russia
is not the easiest country to explore, even today. A tourist infrastructure
doesn't exist, signs are written in Russia's impossible Cyrillic
alphabet, and it's hard to find any street Russian who speaks English.


Honeyboy
Edwards: A Witness to the Blues

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards has been in fast company for most of his
life. His running buddies have included the seminal roots of Delta
Blues. Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Willie Brown,
Tommy McClennan, Tommy Johnson and Robert Petway were just a few
of the musicians that Edwards called friends.


Search
of the Ghost
at the Del Coronado
The
Hotel Del was once owned by San Diego billionaire, John Dietrich
Spreckels, the oldest son of sugar magnet Claus Spreckels. The Spreckels
once owned the Del Coronado and at one time controlled all but five
parcels of Coronado Island.

A
Bavarian Odyssey
It wasn't my
German heritage that stimulated my desire to travel to Munich, nor
my Alpine expertise to see Innsbruck or love of everything Mozart
to see Salzburg. My admiration of the art produced in those regions
and the renowned art museums were the initial inspiration for our
journey. . Along the way we would be sure to experience delicious
food, beer and wine and learn something of the culture, history
and scenery of some of the most beautiful regions in Europe.


A
McDreamy McMeel
Celebrity
Irish chef Noel McMeel is a charmer --- self assured, boyishly good-looking,
and positively exuberant about food. It's no wonder he's caught
the fancy of television audiences throughout the UK, cooking at
the forefront of an edible revolution blazing across Ireland. I
had the great pleasure to sit and chat with him recently during
his lightning quick promotional tour of the U.S. at the Los Angeles
Biltmore Hotel.


A
Trek to La Quinta -
Gem of the Desert
With
over 129 18-hole golf course, 600 tennis courts and more than 40,000
swimming pools, the Palm Springs Desert Resorts has long marketed
itself as a recreational oasis in the middle of the Coachella Valley
desert.


Marital
Negotiations

Negotiations are especially difficult when two people are losing
their sense of hearing.

Impressions
of Seattle 2
Allan
Troy Smith continues with his photographic theme of life in Seattle.
The photos are from the 20th annual Fremont District Fair Solstice
Parade.


Conquering
Nebraska's
Panorama Point
I remember from my 4th grade school geography
book how we were presented with a long and often dull list of facts
for each state which, for our general benefit and good citizenship,
we were somehow supposed to memorize and assimilate.


Self
Care on the Journey
Traveling
locally or globally, many of us need reminders of how to care for
ourselves. I have observed in my work that many people do not take
the time to nurture themselves, that is to care for themselves in
a meaningful way.


Eating
off the Beaten Track in Los Angeles
Los
Angeles is not a city short on great food; reputation and internet
research can surely lead you the way. But if you want to experience
something different...


THE
MAGNIFICENT CITIES OF CHAMPAGNE AND LORRAINE
There's
nothing like Paris in the springtime. And from Paris, roads lead
to France's well known provinces and cities. Normandy, Brittany,
Provence, the Loire valley and the Cote d'Azur are well known to
American visitors. But there is an area of France less traveled,
less crowded and well worth a visit.

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The winner will receive a newly-pressed copy
Abbey Road.
You can also send your answers to Editor@TravelingBoy.com
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Beatle Trivia Winner
And the winners of last month's "Name the Beatle
song (after Revolution Number 9) which has the longest running time"
is Lars of Copenhagen.
Lars will receive a newly-pressed copy of 'THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY
3."
And the answer:
I Want You (She's So Heavy) with a running time of 7:49.


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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
1492 - After a 33 day voyage,
Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in
the Bahamas. He named the first land sighted as El Salvador, claiming
it in the name of the Spanish Crown. Columbus was seeking a western
sea route from Europe to Asia and believed he had found an island
of the Indies. He thus called the first island natives he met, 'Indians.'
1517 - Martin
Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg's Palace church,
denouncing the selling of papal indulgences and questioning various
ecclesiastical practices. This marked the beginning of the Protestant
Reformation in Germany.
1813 - Shawnee Indian Chief
Tecumseh was defeated and killed during the War of 1812. Regarded
as one of the greatest American Indians, he was a powerful orator
who defended his people against white settlement. When the War of
1812 broke out, he joined the British as a brigadier general and
was killed at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario.
1859 - Fanatical abolitionist
John Brown seized the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry with about
20 followers. Three days later, Brown was captured and the insurrection
was put down by U.S. Marines under the command of Col. Robert E.
Lee. Brown was convicted by the Commonwealth of Virginia of treason,
murder, and inciting slaves to rebellion, and was hanged on December
2, 1859.
1863 - President Abraham
Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November
as Thanksgiving Day
1871 - The Great Fire of
Chicago broke out. According to legend, it started when Mrs. O'Leary's
cow kicked over a lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. Over 300
persons were killed and 90,000 were left homeless as the fire leveled
3.5 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings. Financial losses
totaled over $200 million.
1904 - The New York City
subway began operating, running from City Hall to West 145th Street,
the first underground and underwater rail system in the world.
1908 - Henry Ford's Model
T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on
sale for the first time.
1919 - Prohibition began
in the U.S. with the passage of the National Prohibition (Volstead)
Act by Congress. Sales of drinks containing more than one half of
one percent of alcohol became illegal. Called a "noble experiment"
by Herbert Hoover, prohibition last nearly 14 years and became highly
profitable for organized crime which manufactured and sold liquor
in saloons called speakeasies.
1927 - The first "talkie"
opened in New York. The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson was the first
full-length feature film using spoken dialogue.
1931 - Chicago gangster "Scarface"
Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for federal income tax
evasion. In 1934, he was transferred to Alcatraz prison near San
Francisco. He was paroled in 1939, suffering from syphilis. He retired
to his mansion in Miami Beach where he died in 1947.
1945 - The United Nations
was founded.
1970 - Rock singer Janis
Joplin was found dead in Hollywood hotel from a drug overdose.
THIS MONTH'S BIRTHDAYS
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was
born in Assisi, Umbria, Italy (as Giovanni Francesco Bernardone).
He renounced his family's wealth and founded the Friars Minor (Franciscan
Order).
Giuseppi Verdi (1813-1901) was born
in Le Roncole, Italy. The Italian opera composer's 26 operas include;
Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata and Aida, and are among the
most popular of all classical music performed today.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was
born in the Province of Saxony. The German philosopher Best known
for stating, "God is dead," and for his prediction in
the late 1800s, "There will be wars such as there have never
been on Earth before." He eventually succumbed to mental illness.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in
Dublin, Ireland. The Irish poet and playwright is best known for
his comedies including; The Importance of Being Earnest. And his
novel The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he wrote, "There
is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about and
that is not being talked about."
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi (1869-1948)
was born in Porbandar, India. The Indian political and spiritual
leader achieved worldwide fame for his devout lifestyle and nonviolent
resistance which ended British rule over India. He was assassinated
by a religious fanatic in the garden of his home in New Delhi, January
30, 1948.
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) was born
in New York City. He wrote more than 35 plays and was the first
American dramatist awarded a Nobel Prize for literature. He also
received four Pulitzers. His dramas dealt realistically with psychological
and social problems, including; Beyond the Horizon, The Iceman Cometh,
The Emperor Jones and Long Day's Journey into Night.
Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989) was born
in Berdichev, Russia. The virtuoso pianist made his American debut
in 1928 with the New York Philharmonic and became a U.S. citizen
in 1944. In 1986, after a self-imposed absence of 60 years, he performed
a concert in his native Russia.
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was born in
Swansea, Wales. Welsh poet and playwright's work included; The World
I Breathe, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, The Doctor and
the Devil and the drama Under Milk Wood.
Thor Heyerdahl was born October 6,
1914 in Larvik, Norway. The Norwegian explorer used Kon-Tiki and
other primitive ocean-going vessels to prove the possibility of
transoceanic contact between ancient, widely separated civilizations.
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) was born
in Cheraw, South Carolina (as John Birks Gillespie). He was a trumpet
player, composer, band leader and one of the founding fathers of
modern jazz, known for his trademark puffed cheeks and bent trumpet.
John Lennon (1940-1980) was born in
Liverpool, England. He was a member of The Beatles, an influential
rock group which captivated audiences first in England and Germany,
and later in America and throughout the world. He was murdered in
New York City on December 8, 1980.
Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington,
October 28, 1955. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen,
designing software for IBM computers. By 1980, Microsoft became
the leading software company for IBM compatible computers. Gates
became a billionaire by age 31 and is currently considered the world's
wealthiest individual.
Library of Congress
TRAVEL QUOTE
"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella
when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins
to rain."
--- Mark Twain

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Excerpt from
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
by Lord Byron
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more,
From these our interviews, in which I steal
From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel
What I can ne'er express, yet cannot all conceal.
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Le Boucher
(1970) 93 Minutes; Aspect ratio: 1:85:1
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne, Roger Rudel, Mario Beccaria

French director Claude Chabrol is considered by
many to be the most Hitchcockian of all directors. A former film
critic for Cahiers du Cinéma, he wrote (along with Eric Rohmer)
the first book-length study of Alfred Hitchcock. Chabrol is also
a disciple of the cinema of fatalism and paranoia of director Fritz
Lang. This is never more evident than in this 1970 murder mystery
about a repressed urban school teacher, Helene (played by Chabrol's
then wife Stéphane Audran) who has relocated to a small French
village to be its headmistress. A gentle relationship begins between
Helene and the village's working-class butcher, Popaul (played by
Jean Yanne), who may or may not be the brutal murderer of several
local women. As the police dragnet tightens, we see the events ---
almost as voyeurs --- from Helene's perspective, as she is torn
between her feelings for Popaul and her suspicions that he might
be the serial killer. Chabrol's approach to the narrative is profound
---- dealing more with emotions of the heart, loneliness and compassion.
The film features Chabrol's regular collaborators from the great
period in his oeuvre, 1968-75 --- dubbed by some as Film Noirs in
Color or the Gentile Bourgeois Murder Cycle --- with cinematography
by Jean Rabier, film editing by Jacques Gaillard and original music
by Pierre Jansen.


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Wendy Koro shares her recipe for Cornish
Pasty
Cornish
Pasties

When I was little, Cornish pasties were a
much-loved staple in my Brititsh mum's meal repertoire.
While other kids ate Hamburger Helper or Sloppy
Joes frequently, we dined on yummy "meat pies"
with vitamin rich homemade gravy. We used to squabble over
who got the "best face" on top, but not about
eating our vegetables, because in this dish they tasted
oh so good.

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