The TWRTimes is pleased to bring you Mary Lee Cipriano. Mary Lee is going to take us traveling around the world. Let’s go meet her. By way of introduction, I owned a travel agency based outside of Philadelphia PA for twenty five years, and have been fortunate to travel quite a bit. Through this series of articles, I will tell about some of my favorite places in the world and at times will challenge you to know “Where in the World is Mary Lee?”
Tahiti! Adventures in Paradise starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy! Oh yes, I remember it well. Perhaps that TV show lit the fire under my wanderlust! In 1996, my family and I traveled to Australia to bring home my daughter who was doing her semester abroad in Sydney. On our way home from Australia, we…
Lava fields with hot, flowing rivers of lava! Double rainbows! The winding Road to Hana!! The Arizona Memorial! Books have been written about this island paradise with each island offering its own unique treasures to its visitors. This article is just a taste of the pleasures Hawaii has to offer. Picture yourself visiting Kilauea, one…
Far from the familiarity of home, exotic lands beckon with sights, sounds, and sensations that defy imagination. Down under in Australia, the horizons are broad, the experiences grand, and the natives are friendly! Physically, Australia is as large as the United States, so it takes a bit of planning to see the key areas. Cruises…
The idea for this article just popped into my head because I always wanted to know more about it. Maybe you do, too. Yes, both Iceland and Greenland are islands. Greenland is the largest island and at the top of the world. Both have hardly any people. Iceland has a population of around 350,000, while…
Far from the familiarity of home, exotic lands beckon with sights, sounds, and sensations that defy imagination. Down under in Australia, the horizons are broad, the experiences grand, and the natives are friendly! Physically, Australia is as large as the United States, so it takes a bit of planning to see the key areas. Cruises…
Want to take my selected memory tour of Greece? Not just the incredible “big” cities like Athens, but the small roads to a different time? I’ve been fortunate to visit this incredible country five or six times in my life and have experienced the changes that occurred since my first trip in 1971. Athens: The…
Have you ever stood on a hill in San Francisco contemplating the beauty and serenity of the Golden Gate Bridge? This is a city that calls to you to return because there are so many dimensions to explore. I’ll touch on a few of my favorites in no particular order. Golden Gate Bridge: The Frommer’s…
Its October and my chance to scare you with the story of The Haunting of Rolling Acres Road. Its our Florida. Rolling Acres Road crosses highway 441 in Lady Lake, and if you turn East on it, you will be disappointed. It runs through a populated area of ordinary residences and businesses-nothing weird at all. …