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Andy Isaacson: "If careening downriver at 50 miles per hour in a boat that came within inches of jagged cliff walls hadn't woken me up and floating backwards through a swirling rapid named Toilet hadn't elicited a big enough dose of epinephrine, there was always the possibility that plunging to the depths of a canyon with my arms outstretched would empty my adrenaline reserves." Read "High-Flying Adventure" online on the Wall Street Journal.

Todd Pitock: "Bike tours that wind through picturesque villages and wine-growing lands, past grand villas and centuries-old castles are commonplace in Europe. But this trip wasn't through France, England or Italy--our journey took place in the southern Czech Republic..." Read "Bohemian Rhapsody on Two Wheels" online on the Wall Street Journal.

Also by Todd: "During a recent trek along a mountain trail in the central Colorado Rockies, I found signs of those who had come before me. These weren't fellow hikers, though, but soldiers." Read "Step by Step, Hut by Hut in Colorado" online on the The New York Times.

Laura Byrne Paquet: "My husband and I stood uncertainly on the front step of a tall, 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District. We'd never done anything like this before, and we weren't at all sure how it was going to turn out." Read "Guess we're coming to dinner in Amsterdam" which won Best Cultural/Historical Feature by the Travel Media Association of Canada.

Todd Pitock: "In South Africa, swimming the Hottentots Nature Reserve is one way to crank up your heart rate." Read "Taking the Leap" (pdf) from The Atlantic.

Sarah Wildman: "Unlike most Jews who survived the Holocaust, Hanni has plenty of good things to say about her years under Nazi occupation." Read "Hanni's Story" in Slate.

Deston Nokes: "...Bandon Dunes might be the best golf-centric resort in the country. Some say the world." Read "Bandon's New Gem" (pdf) from FORE Magazine.

Hilary Nangle: "I attained enlightenment in County Antrim. Not the lights-flashing, God-appearing, hallelujah kind, but a subtle, restorative, all's-right-with-the-world kind." Read County Antrim: "Northerly and raw, a land of big lore" in The Boston Globe.

Hilary Nangle: "The Burren isn't quite the antithesis of emerald green Ireland, but it's close." Read The Burren: "A barren landscape carved by time, tradition" in The Boston Globe.

Margie Goldsmith: "Holding history in my hands, I wonder how modern wines would taste in a clay container." Read The Hittite Wine Jug" (pdf) from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

Andy Isaacson: Andy shot and wrote the cover story in October 17th's New York Times Travel section about the Ecuadorian Amazon, where a remote tribe fights against oil development, a tale of indigenous culture, shamanism, hallucinogenic visions, dreams, grief, forest spirits, butterflies and Ben Stiller. Read "Amazon Awakening."

Andy won gold and silver 2010 SATW Lowell Thomas Awards for his writing and photography on Tajikistan, in his article, "Pamir Mountains, the Crossroads of History," also in the New York Times.

Hilary Nangle: Hilary describes a grand day out in cosmopolitan Belfast. Read "Day Off: A Toast to Belfast" in Global Traveler.

Jill Paris: Jill gets a taste of Irish hospitality when she attends the seaside wedding reception of two people she's barely met. Read "Me Big Fat Belfast Wedding" in Wanderlust and Lipstick.

Elaine Glusac: Elaine describes stargazing tourism, wherein city folk escape to see the stars in comfort and safety, in her New York Times article, "Stargazing at a Resort, in Comfort."

Rachel Dickinson: "Three kinds of people go for natural burial, says Mary Woodsen. Tree huggers, people who want to save money, and the 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust' crowd." Read more about green burial in Rachel's Salon.com article. On the blog, Your Life Is A Trip, Rachel meets a mysterious roadside artist.

Ann Yungmeyer: France's Loire Valley offers an amazing, long-distance cycling trail called Loire a velo, following the meandering path of the Loire River. Read " Inspired Travel: Tour de France stirs a passion to cycle" in The Bristol Herald Courier.

Sara Rose: Sarah captures Northern Ireland's food scene in July's Bon Appetit Magazine. Don't miss " Belfast Today," where you can download a pdf guide with a map of the top destinations.

Irene Levine: Irene can't resist another side trip to less-crowded Bologna for its fabulous food and wine, art and ancient architecture. Read A Day in Bologna" in The Huffington Post.

Margie Goldsmith: Canadian French Fries with a twist? Huffington Post Columnist, Margie Goldsmith, describes that "extra ingredient" that makes up Poutine. Check out her two recent posts from Quebec Maritime's Les Isles de la Madeleine.

Stephanie Citron: From the Blue Ridge Mountains, Stephanie Citron discovers Staunton, VA --- an organic foodie and performance arts paradise. Check out "Hidden Treasures" in the July/August issue of Arrive Magazine, the official magazine of Amtrak.

Jenna Schnuer: In Jenna's American Way article, " Confessions of a Genre Snob," find out how author Tana French turned literary-fiction-loving Jenna into a mystery devotee.

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