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My Mom always said old friends were the best.   Those we’ve known practically since our beginnings!   Beginning school, being the new kid on the block, starting college or career, newly married, having kids. All those fresh starts we have in life where we gravitate to folks like us….eventually  bonding and sharing and growing along …

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Tam Warner Minton is a peripatetic traveler who brings back wonderful stories from wherever she goes.  Enjoying midlife and the freedom to do as she pleases, Tam joyously shares her experience traveling in Africa on Midlife Boulevard.  You can find her travels and life journeys at Travels with Tam.   I went  traveling to Africa …

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A Visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum in London If you have travel plans to England in your future, make a point to visit the Florence Nightingale museum in London and learn more about this remarkable nurse. Writer Maura Sweeney also learned about the actress who portrays Florence Nightingale at the museum. Read more from Maura …

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Most people, when they think of visiting Italy for the first time, prioritize Rome, Venice, or Florence. Not me. I wanted to travel to the Amalfi Coast of Italy more than any other place, and I was not disappointed! After a 5 hour drive from the hills of Tuscany, through some strange routes (thank you, …

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Tuscany…the land of wineries, ancient towns perched high in the hills, a peaceful and quiet place. This was where we spent days 4-6 on our trip to Italy. First things first for our vacation in Tuscany – the car rental. A manual transmission Italian car, which my husband quickly mastered (he only stalled out 3 …

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