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My Favorite 5 – Railroad Dining Cars

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Ten Reasons I STILL Love Transatlantic Sea Travel

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Cutting Tea on the Black Sea

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Turkey’s East Express Train (Doğu Ekspresi)

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My Favorite 5 – Places in Turkey

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Three Days in Trabzon

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My Favorite 5 – Celebrity Travel Encounters

May 17, 2019February 2, 2023 Douglas Fears

Fun and unexpected meetings with celebrities during my travels! Continue reading My Favorite 5 – Celebrity Travel Encounters

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Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa

May 9, 2019October 6, 2020 Douglas Fears

A humorous story from May 2019 Continue reading Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa

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Watched by Whales in Warrnambool

April 20, 2019November 16, 2019 Douglas Fears

A surprising animal encounter on the south Australian coast Continue reading Watched by Whales in Warrnambool

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My Favorite 5 – Spots

March 31, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

Top 5 spots around the world Continue reading My Favorite 5 – Spots

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Kazakh Tales 1: Surrounded in a Stampede

March 23, 2019May 14, 2021 Douglas Fears

A cloud of dust and a thundering herd was coming straight at me—what would you do? Continue reading Kazakh Tales 1: Surrounded in a Stampede

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The Golden Age of Frequent Flyers

March 15, 2019August 13, 2021 Douglas Fears

An interesting look back at the original frequent traveler loyalty programs Continue reading The Golden Age of Frequent Flyers

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As Time Goes by in Casablanca

March 10, 2019February 9, 2020 Douglas Fears

Reflections on the refugee crisis today compared to 1942 Continue reading As Time Goes by in Casablanca

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Lost in an Underwater Cave

February 19, 2019March 14, 2020 Douglas Fears

A scuba diver’s ultimate nightmare, but with a happy ending! Continue reading Lost in an Underwater Cave

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Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes

January 13, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

A train and ship journey from South Carolina to Hungary Continue reading Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes

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Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

January 7, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

Second in a series of strange-but-true border crossing adventures Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

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