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Solo Days in Larnaca, Cyprus

September 19th, 2008 by jackiep | 1 Comment | Filed in Cyprus, Pleasure, Travel
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In 2005, Cyprus offered me a truly warm welcome — the coastal city of Larnaca being a few degrees warmer than California in September. In two days I would attend the Traders’ Camp presented by Dr. Alexander Elder. I’d arrived early to adjust to the time zone, the 2-4pm afternoon shutdown and the eating of tomato and cucumber for breakfast. :-)  Having come so far, I wanted to have a look around too.   This first post in my series on Cyprus is about Larnaca - the town and the beaches.
 

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Fantastic Farewell to Utah

September 9th, 2008 by jackiep | 2 Comments | Filed in Music, Outdoor Recreation, Pleasure, Salt Lake City, Travel

I’m just now getting to write about last Sunday’s whirlwind through Utah which included a choir concert, hike up Mt Aires, and flight home.   What a great finale for a fantastic business (and pleasure) trip!

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Practice

September 5th, 2008 by jackiep | 2 Comments | Filed in Music, Pleasure, Salt Lake City, Travel

In a very uplifting end to a long day yesterday, we sat in on a rehearsal of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.   And we were not alone — the public is invited to come and go at will.   At times nearly every available seat in the large Tabernacle was taken.  The sound is magnificent!   If you’re in Salt Lake City, make a point to hear this choir live!
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Millcreek Canyon Hike

September 5th, 2008 by jackiep | 1 Comment | Filed in Outdoor Recreation, Pleasure, Salt Lake City, Travel, Wildlife

This is the first of three posts for yesterday’s diverse activities in Salt Lake City.  We started things off with a short hike in nearby Millcreek Canyon in Wasatch National Forest.

One of the nicest things about Salt Lake City is the proximity of the mountains.  A quick surf of the web showed a fine-looking hike up Alexander Basin in Millcreek Canyon.   Happily Garmin made it easy to find the way – plotting a new course after finding freeway ramps closed and bringing us back by way of Jamba Juice…but I get ahead of the story.  

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Salt Lake City Travel

September 4th, 2008 by jackiep | 2 Comments | Filed in Pleasure, Salt Lake City, Travel

I’m in Salt Lake City this week for the Agel World convention. As usual on a business trip, I tack on a few extra days to enjoy the locale.  Highlights of the pre-convention fun include downtown, Temple Square, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and hiking the Wasatch National Forest. 

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eBags Sale!

September 2nd, 2008 by jackiep | No Comments | Filed in Internet, Outdoor Recreation, Travel

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Grand Canyon Journal

August 18th, 2008 by jackiep | No Comments | Filed in Grand Canyon, Pleasure, Wildlife

 

Rafting the Grand Canyon
Rafting the Grand Canyon
Click here for my Grand Canyon Journal

Back in Sept 2004 I was lucky enough to raft the Colorado River in a private group of 16 people, including several world class river runners.  Shortly after, I began recording my experiences in an online journal.  Life got in the way and the journal remains a work in progress.  Today I moved it to the same web host as this blog.   As I make further updates to the journal I will post notices on this blog so that readers can get the benefit of the RSS feed.

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