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1. Buying a computer? Ask these 3 questions!
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By Adam Fletcher
1. Why do you need a computer?
Whether you are a new user or advanced one, whether this is your first computer or second (or even third), be clear as to why you want a computer before you even think of buying one.
How will you use your computer? Are you only interested in browsing the Internet and checking e-mail? Do you plan to use your PC as a programming machine? Do desktop publishing or... read more
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2. 6 Things You Must Do If You Want To HaveThe Secret To Catching More Trout
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By Robin Shortt
It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits
his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John
Steinbeck
1. How Fish Think
When you hunt for deer, and any other animal for that matter,
there are some set rules you have to follow if you are going to
catch some very wary Brook and Brown trout.
Will the rules for hunting somehow help with Trout Fishing.... read more
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3. A Day at the Summer Palace of Peter the Great
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By Rick Chapo
For elegance and old world feel, St. Petersburg is by far the best Russian city. If you go, a visit to Peterhof, the summer palace of Peter the Great is a must.
Peterhof
As Tanya and I left St. Petersburg for Peterhof, I was in a foul mood. A pickpocket had cut through the bottom of my backpack and swiped my camera. The ferry taking us was packed and the adorable child on my right had just ... read more
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4. Argentina Travel - Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Iguazú Falls, Tierra del Fuego, and Patagonia
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By Rick Chapo
Argentina is on the way back from the economic crisis of the last few years. If you are looking for a travel destination, Argentina is amazing and cheap.
Economic Woes
While Argentina has unlimited beauty, it also has unlimited corruption. The massive corruption finally lead to an economic crisis at the turn of the century. With the currency devalued and jobs hard to find, Argentina was ... read more
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5. Backpacking Journals – Preserve Your Backpacking Experiences
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By Rick Chapo
Backpacking is a great way to escape the rat race and be one with nature. Alas, your backpacking experiences can fade with time. The best way to prevent this is to keep a backpacking journal for your adventures.
Backpacking Journals
Take a minute to give some consideration to your most recent backpacking experience. What sticks out in your mind? Now think about the first time you ever went ... read more
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6. Camping Journals – Preserve Your Camping Experiences
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By Rick Chapo
Camping is a great way to escape the rat race and be one with nature. Alas, your camping experiences can fade with time. The best way to prevent this is to keep a camping journal for your adventures.
Camping Journals
Take a minute to give some consideration to your most recent camping experience. What sticks out in your mind? Now think about the first time you ever went camping. Undoubtedly... read more
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7. Cancun, Mexico – A Little Something For Everyone
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By Rick Chapo
A sleepy island area in the 1970s, Cancun has been transformed into a mega tourist destination. Located on the Caribbean side of Mexico, this resort area has something for everyone.
Cancun
Make no mistake, Cancun is a very tourist friendly destination. Located on the Yucatan peninsula, Cancun is populated with mega resorts and over 20,000 hotel rooms. The economy is based on tourism and t... read more
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8. Eastern Russia – Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Magadan
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By Rick Chapo
With an incredibly large land mass, Russia is really many countries in one. In this article, we take a look at travel destinations in the Far East.
Vladivostok
A naval port city on the Pacific Ocean, Vladivostok has a passing resemblance to a run down San Francisco. Home to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, the city has lost a little of its luster as spending on the military has dried u... read more
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9. Fly Fishing Journals – Keep Track of Your Trips
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By Rick Chapo
Fly fishing is addictive. Once you start, you'll never stop. Whether you are going to the
local water hole or to Alaska, you should use a fly fishing journal to keep track of your sessions.
Fly Fishing Journals
Fly fishing is more than just fishing, it’s a peaceful, surreal activity. For many, there is almost a meditative quality to casting. For avid fly fisherman, fly fishing trips to loc... read more
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10. How to Pick Warm Comfortable Sleeping Bags For Camping.
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By Marc Wiltse
Should sleeping bags be made of down or synthetic? What sleeping bag is best for camping, hiking or backpacking? A guide to make your decision easier.
First off it should at least be rated for the lowest possible temperature you'll encounter. You may want to even go a little lower just to be on the safe side.
Obviously the main purpose is to hold your body heat in to insulate you from the co... read more
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11. Khmer Rouge Prison 21 – The Chilling High School In Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
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By Richard A. Chapo
Most travel stories are of the happy-go-lucky variety. Every once in a while, however, one visits a place that evidences the vicious, dark side of mankind. Khmer Rouge Prison 21, known as Tuol Seng, is one such place. It is a stark reminder of the cruelties humanity can visit upon itself.
Tuol Sleng
In 1962, the high school of Ponhea Yat was opened in the center of Phnom Pehn. The school con... read more
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12. Loincloths and Tenderizing at a Budapest Spa
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By Rick Chapo
The Gellert Hotel Spa is renowned as the ultimate spa destination in Hungary. Here’s a first hand account of the Gellert experience.
Gellert Hotel Spa
While in Budapest, everyone kept saying I hadn’t experience Hungary until I had a spa. According to my newfound friends, “a spa” meant the Gellert Hotel Spa.
Being a macho American male, I dragged an American girl I met on the train with me... read more
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13. Sweden Travel – Stockholm and Karlskrona
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By Rick Chapo
Known as the land of Vikings, Sweden is actually an odd mix of cosmopolitan cities and vast stretches of wide-open spaces. For budget travelers, Sweden is a bit expensive.
Stockholm
An incredibly beautiful city in the summer, Stockholm is the Venice of Northern Europe. Like Venice, Stockholm is built on the water with canals and waterways criss crossing the city. Instead of marshland, Stock... read more
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14. The Secret To Keeping Kids Interested on Family Vacations
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By Rick Chapo
Vacations and trips are great family events, but how do you keep kids interested and busy during the down times? Have them keep journals of the trips and their impressions.
Writing Journals
Take a minute to give some consideration to your most recent family vacation. Where there periods of time when you wished you kids would pay more attention to what was going on? Its natural for kids atte... read more
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15. Travel Journals – Preserve Your Travel Experiences
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By Rick Chapo
Traveling is a great way to escape the rat race and experience new cultures and places. Alas, your experiences can fade with time. The best way to prevent this is to keep a travel journal for your trips.
Travel Journals
Take a minute to give some consideration to your most recent trip. What sticks out in your mind? Now think about the first trip you ever took. Undoubtedly, you remember few ... read more
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16. Siberia, Russia – The Trans-Siberian Railway - Part 7
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By Rick Chapo
After deciding to move to Siberia for a year to teach at the Chita State Technical University, I embarked on a travel odyssey unlike any other. In this entry, we pick up the trip leaving the train station in Khabarovsk.
A Train To Nowhere?
In deciding to travel to Chita, Siberia, I had originally estimated a travel time of three days. Okay, maybe three at the outside figuring time changes a... read more
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17. Student Travel – Backpacking In Europe
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By Richard A. Chapo
For the fortunate few, life isn’t complete without a backpacking trip through Europe. This right of passage is believed to further the maturation process of college students, according to sociologists. Of course, others have opined that copious amounts of alcohol, sun and Amsterdam have something to do with it. Regardless of your purpose, you still have to figure out what to take.
Backpack – Ge... read more
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18. Cambodian Taxi Chaos – a Leaf, a Radiator and a MacGyver Moment
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By Richard A. Chapo
The roads in Cambodia are vicious, angry slabs of asphalt filled with potholes that would qualify as valleys in some countries. Fortunately, I had it made traveling from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh. Or so I thought.
Cambodian Taxis
Having spent two weeks in the relaxing beach town of Sihanoukville, I was getting bored and so were the three chaps traveling with me. It was time to head to the ... read more
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19. Big Bend National Park – Texas
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By Rick Chapo
Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a place where countries and cultures meet. It is also a place that merges natural environments, from desert to mountains. It is a place where south meets north and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plants and animals. The park covers more than 801,000 acres of west Texas where... read more
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20. Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico
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By Rick Chapo
Located in north central New Mexico, Bandelier National Monument’s 32,737 acres encompasses a spectacular array of archeological, historic, and natural features. Today, 10,000 years after its first visitors appeared, Bandelier attracts more than 300,000 people each year.
"It is the grandest thing I ever saw," proclaimed Adolph F. Bandelier as he stood at the rim of Frijoles (free-HOH-lace) Cany... read more
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21. Budapest, Hungary – The Paris of Eastern Europe
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By Rick Chapo
Located in Eastern Europe, Hungary is diverse and beautiful country. The undisputed treasure of the country is Budapest.
Budapest – A Tale of Three Cities
Over 2,000 years old, Budapest is a large city containing traces of the various forces that have ruled it over time. Romans, Turks, Goths and many others have conquered the city. Somehow, the various influences work in such a way as to mak... read more
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22. Cambodia – The Blind Masseuses
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By Rick Chapo
Cambodia has seen far more than its fair share of tragedy and misery. The blind masseuses offer a glimpse of the true Cambodian heart and will to carry on.
Seeing Hands Massage
With the onset of the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia took a serious turn for the worse from the late 1970s through the early eighties. When the Khmer Rouge were finished killing or starving as much as tw... read more
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23. Bird Watching Mecca – 338 Species At Acadia National Park
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By Rick Chapo
When it comes to birding, Acadia National Park is a mecca for sightings. The Park has 338 bird species, which is a record for any national park in the United States. The list of species includes such rare birds as the bald eagle, 23 warbler variations and falcons by the bushel load. If you’re looking to fill out your life list, Acadia is the place to be.
The park has such a wide variety of bird... read more
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24. Camping Food: Easy & Warm Camping Meals.
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By Marc Wiltse
Dehydrated/freeze-dried camping food is great for hiking, backpacking, or camping meals because you don't have to keep it cold to avoid spoiling.
While coolers/refrigerators can work well in some situations, ice or electricity isn't always available making dehydrated/freeze dried food very attractive. While removing the water helps preserve camping food it also has another benefit...
Camping... read more
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25. Budapest – Health Resort Spas
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By Rick Chapo
Budapest is an amazing city with so many attractions that it is hard to know where to start. The health resort spas seem as good a place as any.
Budapest Spas
Budapest sits on a tectonic plate fault line in Eastern Europe. While earthquakes seem inevitable, one advantage to the location is the proliferation of mineral water spas in the city. Here are a few highlights.
The Gellert Spa Hote... read more
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