Travel
June 14th, 2010
June 14th, 2010
GASPARILLA INN & CLUB
If you have not heard of the Gasparilla Inn & Club, you have missed one of Southwest Florida’s best kept secrets. It is located on Gasparilla Island, a seven mile long island with beautiful white beaches, a quaint old fashioned downtown and an 1890 lighthouse located in the Gasparilla Island State Park. Until recent years, the inn’s owners have preferred to keep this historic inn a relatively quiet secret.
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August 7th, 2009
Augustus Caesar
Story and photos by Anthony Rao
If anyone ever recounted to you about a trip to somewhere you’ve only seen in pictures, you know often to really experience what they are describing you have to be there.
As I reviewed the nearly 800 photographs I took during my trip to Italy in July I realized it is hard to focus on one element of my stay that vividly captures the entire experience.
After an overnight flight the trip began in Rome at 8:30 on a Friday morning-lost at the Fiumicino Airport. My traveling partner and I quickly began to navigate the city. We located the train and didn’t waste a lot of time getting to the main hub of the city to find the hostel where we were staying. Read Full Entry
June 19th, 2009
Story by Intern Katie Armstrong
Roosseeah!! The master of ceremonies at the Moscow Circus boomed his country’s name into the microphone with drama, pride and enthusiasm. He rolled the “r,” stretched out the “oo,” hissed the “s,” barely pronounced the “ee,” and with a flamboyant hand gesture, held out the “ah” for several seconds. The crowd applauded with their communal clap, whistling and cheering. That was what Russia was all about – the drama, the dynamics and the pride. Those words describe exactly what Russia embodies. Read Full Entry
March 5th, 2009
Going to the Central American country Can Be A Getaway or Honeymoon
Written by Rob English
When my wife, Cheri, and I stepped off the plane this past March at the open-air pavilion Liberian airport, the Costa Rican heat felt like Florida in August. This was our first trip to Costa Rica and we did not realize how many buildings were open without air conditioning. Looking for our luggage at baggage claim, we noticed a black lab sniffing the luggage and getting treats from their handlers when they spotted planted contraband.
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If you have not heard of the Gasparilla Inn & Club, you have missed one of Southwest Florida’s best kept secrets. It is located on Gasparilla Island, a seven mile long island with beautiful white beaches, a quaint old fashioned downtown and an 1890 lighthouse located in the Gasparilla Island State Park. Until recent years, the inn’s owners have preferred to keep this historic inn a relatively quiet secret.
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