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Museums with Marjo

The Frost Museum of Science and the Perez Art Museum share a parking garage and wonderful views of Miami harbor. On Marjo’s …

Austin Public Library

Austin has a new library that goes far beyond a mere collection of books. A collection of gathering places and opportunities–indoors and …

Perspectives on Africa

What follows is no attempt at scholarship, but an effort to record my impressions of this vast continent. There is so much …

Tanzania Safari

Last spring my friend Kate Richards, of Charlotte, invited me to join her and her friend Martha Campbell on a tour of …

Showcase of Choices

On September 7 the Palm Beach County Chapter of the League of Women Voters viewed a Showcase of Choice programs in Palm Beach …

London Must-Sees

By our third day in London, Lilli, Violet and I felt briskly confident using the Tube; we took it to St. Paul’s Cathedral. …

Kensington & Barbican

Once the private gardens of a Palace, Kensington Gardens is now open to all. One of London’s eight Royal Parks, it covers 265 acres. …

Tower of London

The message on the tee shirt of the guy from Barcelona, who sat across from me on the train from London Gatwick …

Highland Adventures with Family

Dunrobin Castle was the first stop on Lilli and Violet”s welcome-to-Scotland tour on August 19. Dunrobin has all the elements of a …

Getting Our Steps

Is it important to walk 10,000 steps each day to stay fit? The BBC reports that three brisk 10-minute walks per day …