Discover one of the best things about the Dominican Republic: the huge availability of fresh fruits and snacks all around the island, on even the most tucked away roads! Whether you’re visiting the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, relaxing in one of the hundreds of beach resorts in Punta Cana, or on […]
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The full-throttled leap of a female Pacific gray whale was heard before it was seen from our small panga bobbing in the lagoon. Her giant splash reverberated through the shallow waters of Magdalena Bay like a meteor exploding into Earth. We are close enough to the hulking mammal to see the barnacles on her back
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Gladly Giraffe by Catherine Meade, Illustrated by George Masi We absolutely loved this clever story about the kind Gladly Giraffe. Ella, age 6, enjoyed the rhyming nature of the story most, while Hadley, age 3, was a fan of the colorful illustrations and the idea that all of the animals were nice to one another.
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I think we all hear it at some point in our life. “You will know when you need to get your knee replaced.” I knew in February of this year. I was walking across the street in Kauai, Hawaii and all of a sudden, click. I knew immediately that I could not put any weight
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Considering a hip or joint replacement? Welcome to my world. I’m an active adventure, baby boomer travel writer. I love to travel, but my hips appear to be on strike. In late November of 2012 I had a total anterior hip replacement of my left hip. I was 51 years old at the time of
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I first learned about SlipIns SurfSkins & GymSkins during a visit to Conejo Valley, California. A friend’s mom had invented a waterproof unitard that was designed to be worn under wetsuits, thus the ability to “slip in” and serve as a second skin between the body and the wetsuit. I thought this was a clever
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