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[Weekly WOW #026] Deanna Bogart:
Extraordinary Talent + Sensitivity + Down-to-Earth Demeanor = One Class Act. “Dry your hands,” Simon called from the doorway of the Hotel Valle Escondido staff break room. “You have a visitor.” I was halfway through the latest load of dirty dishes that had come down...![[Weekly WOW #025] An Agricultural Goldmine in Israel’s Negev Desert:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Flowers-on-the-Edge-of-the-Negev-Desert-1.jpg)
[Weekly WOW #025] An Agricultural Goldmine in Israel’s Negev Desert:
From Unwelcoming Wasteland to Garden of Eden It used to be that the word “desert” would conjure up visions of endless mountains of sand and rock: barren, unrelentingly arid and hot, but beautiful in its own right. That was until my Israeli cousin took Simon, Otto and...
In Search of a Panamanian Paradise ~ Chapter 8:
No Longer Down in the Mouth ~ by Simon Well time has flown by, and it has been almost a year since I wrote about one of our prime motivations for our first visit to Panama to attend to some dental work. It is time to write the long overdue followup that I promised...![[Weekly WOW #024] The Plzeňský Prazdroj Brewery in Pilsen, Czech Republic:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pilzen-Brewery-Entrance-5.jpg)
[Weekly WOW #024] The Plzeňský Prazdroj Brewery in Pilsen, Czech Republic:
The Origin of Liquid Gold Standing in a medieval cellar, surrounded by oak barrels, each containing some of the finest and best-known beer in the world, I accepted the plastic cup I was offered. First I sniffed the “hoppy” smelling contents, then tasted. WOW! That’s...![[Weekly WOW #023] York Minster:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/York-Minster-from-the-city-wall-1.jpg)
[Weekly WOW #023] York Minster:
When it comes to survival, this Stunning Cathedral Shows Us How It’s Done Outside the York Minster, it was cold, damp and rainy, but for those of us attending Evensong inside, it was nothing short of WOW! There is something about this magnificent and enduring symbol...![[Weekly WOW #022] Carménère Wine from Chile:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Carmenere-wine.jpg)
[Weekly WOW #022] Carménère Wine from Chile:
The Grape that Wouldn’t Die When you visit a winery, you expect – or at least hope – to taste some very good wine. But when one of the best wines you’ve ever tasted falls out of a powder blue Panamanian sky, all you can say is WOW! Yesterday began as one...![[Weekly WOW #021] Kadma Winery in Israel:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Amphoras-at-Kadma-Winery-1.jpg)
[Weekly WOW #021] Kadma Winery in Israel:
An Ancient Fermentation Process Yields an Exceptional Experience for the Modern Palate Our 2013 visit with my family in Israel held many wondrous experiences. One of several on our first day was a visit to the Kadma Winery in the heart of the Judean Hills, where the...![[Weekly WOW #020] The Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal:](https://sixlegswilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Uxmal-pyramid-2.jpeg)
[Weekly WOW #020] The Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal:
Taking It One Step at a Time It was only 90 steps to the top of the Pyramid of the Magician, but they were very steep, I’ve always been uncomfortable with heights and there was my unborn child – in the process of becoming Gary – to consider. Still, I...
As One Car Door Closes, Another Airplane Door Opens:
Highlights of 2014 For the most part, the past year has been nothing short of terrific. I say “for the most part,” because C.J., my 16-year-old early 2000’s four-legged traveling companion, crossed the Rainbow Bridge in August. And because as the year closes out we...
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