Today’s meal of choice at the Chew Chew Festival was lunch. It was a muggy, overcast day. A bank of rainclouds blocked the view of the Adirondacks across Lake Champlain, so I knew rain was on the way. I decided not to waste a lot of time dilly-dallying. I got there, [...]

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If you’re hoping to soak up some rays in South Beach, FL sometime soon and can’t afford the very high-priced hotel rooms there, take heart. Here’s a great associated press article I saw today on MSNBC.com about the increase in hostels in South Beach:
South Beach a hotspot for backpackers
If you don’t mind sharing bed [...]

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I was in Miami in February for a business conference, staying in South Beach. (I love my business for allowing me to travel to Miami in February when it’s ungodly cold in Vermont–and it’s a tax deduction! Woo!) South Beach is not a place I would normally recommend as a travel destination [...]

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