Ideal Destinations Lake Norman

Serenity Found on Lake Norman

Ideal Destinations Lake Norman Serenity Found on Lake Norman If you ever took a design or painting class, you learned that horizontal compositions have a quieting effect on our cerebral activity. No wonder, then, that the families who live there, and visitors who gently pass through, fill their days at Lake Norman just north of…

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Ideal Destinations Tucson

Ideal Destinations Tucson 2016

We All Want to Get Back A Google search of the phrase “The Beatles Get Back song meaning” yields a laundry list of results, ranging from social commentary on racism toward immigrants, to deep debates on Jo-jo’s true identity. There’s little mention of Tucson—mentioned in the first stanza—which is home to the McCartney family ranch…

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A Summer Tour of Middle Tennessee

A Summer Tour of Middle Tennessee

Heart of the Volunteer State To those of us in the other 49 states, Tennessee is probably best known for its prolific contributions to American music—from the bluegrass rhythms of the eastern highlands to Nashville’s fame as “The Country Music Capital of the World” to the legendary blues clubs on Beale Street in Memphis. But…

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Dive Into an Exotic Tropical Paradise Cost Rica

Tropical Paradise Cost Rica

Dive Into an Exotic Tropical Paradise Cost Rica Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Boasting 80 miles of sparkling shoreline, the Nicoya Peninsula’s most notable feature is its magnificent beaches with their dramatic coastal scenery and charming small villages. The outer, western beaches of the peninsula rim the Pacific Coast and offer some of the best surfing…

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Eco-Friendly Design with a Contemporary Edge

Eco-Friendly Design with a Contemporary Edge Unspoiled Costa Rica… Featuring Renowned Architect, Amnon Dahan “I started seeing unbelievable, contemporary designs that are integrated into the beautiful terrain and into the nature of Costa Rica. That’s when I started seeing people living in harmony with nature, literally allowing the nature outside in, with homes melded into…

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A Dive into the Bright Cuisine of the Caribbean

Dive into the Bright Cuisine of the Caribbean Set your watches to island time. We’re about to light up our palates with a leisurely dip into paradise. Some like it hot. Some like it really hot with a side of sweet. Welcome to Caribbean Cuisine 101. This distinctive fare—which spawns from the islands and is…

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Healthy Living Hate Colonoscopies?

Best 2016 Debut Communities - Regency at Damante Ranch - Reno, NV

There are Alternatives (and I did one) Colonoscopies are potentially life-saving, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths (after lung cancer) that affect both men and women. More than 50,000 people die each year from colorectal cancer in the United States, even though it tends to be slow-growing and treatable.…

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Ideal Destinations New Hampshire 2016

35 reasons to visit New Hampshire

Home of the Free: 35 reasons to visit New Hampshire By Jamie Penn True to their state motto, “Live Free or Die,” New Hampshirites aren’t known to put on airs. And the beauty of it is that they don’t have to. The charm of New Hampshire is that it’s everything most people could want in…

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Single Life Looking for Love

Looking for Love?…Find your First Love Do you remember how you felt on the day of your first “real” job interview? I know I experienced a gut-churning mixture of optimism, anxiety, racing heart, exhilaration, and sweaty palms. How about the first time you had to speak in front of a large crowd, ask for a…

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Lake House – Fantasy Lake Lives

Fantasy Lake Lives For my two sisters and me, fun on the lake in the ’60s meant strapping on one of those too big, double-breasted, faded tangerine-colored life vests and getting into a canoe that our father would paddle around in a circle for 15 minutes. Well, these days fun on the lake is a…

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