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Volume #1, Issue #7 - June 2007

Ramoji Film City: Booya for Bollywood

by Bob Samborski

The situation was getting ugly.

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Fidel Castro’s Poor Timing Pays off for Portland, Oregon…

by Kerrie Hubbard

When John Connell-Maribona traveled to the United States with his grandfather (a Cuban Consul General), he had no idea that Castro was about to overthrow the Cuban government. Nor could he have known that this political move would make it impossible for his family to return home.

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Hidden Gems in Montana

by Kerrie Hubbard

Situated in the Sapphire Mountains of Western Montana, 78 miles from Missoula, Philipsburg, Montana allows visitors an up-close glimpse into an era left behind.

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An Ancient People and a Volcano Side by Side -- Archaeology and Geology

by Marlene V. Battelle

This one looks like a true volcano -- a barren cone of oxidized cinders that glow yellow and red, reminding people of a sunset.

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Pansukian Resort: Finding Your Own Private Paradise

by Teba Orueta

When you search for a real getaway to disconnect and relax, it pays to look for a place that feels like it could be your own; where the owners are waiting to greet you like family; where everywhere you turn there’s a spot for contemplation; where the food is so deliciously tasty that you want to take the cook home with you; where everything is so well thought-out you never want to leave.  A place you keep coming back to because you cannot find a match.

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Bait Al Naboodah -- Sharjah’s Oldest Home

by Fatma Athar Naqvi

The taxi driver left me in the Heritage Area, pointing vaguely toward the direction of the museum. Even with map and guidebook in hand, it was tricky trying to find it; there weren’t any signs in the narrow alleys to indicate its location. And the sweltering heat wasn’t helping.

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Lost Luggage at the Airport: How to Beat the System

by Lori Allen

According to the June 2007 Air Travel Consumer Report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines subsidiary American Eagle filed an average of 13 mishandled bag reports per 1,000 customers in April 2007.

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