Dr. Sarah Brown: Quitting Her Job to Follow Her Passion
After spending three decades in corporate America, she quit her job to focus full time on her start-up company Know Thyself Guides.
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Experiencing Yacht Living in the Outer Banks, North Carolina
When we were planning our trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and saw the opportunity to stay on a yacht, we jumped at the chance. What a cool, fun, different experience! The Starry Banner has so many things going for it: 1) Comfort – The boat had all the amenities of home: you…
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A Coastal Classic: The Spruce Point Inn Resort & Spa; Boothbay Harbor, Maine
The tranquil beauty and charm of Boothbay Harbor, a boating mecca, extends beyond the harborfront village and marina to a pristine and private paradise amidst stately spruces perched on a hillside of verdant green. No… not heaven… but heavenly. At first sight, one recognizes that The Spruce Point Inn Resort & Spa has the WOW factor. The historic…
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Lobsters, Lighthouses and the Island Life: Portland, Maine
My plan for an end of summer escape was focused on finding a nice mix of culture, coastal countryside and cooler temps. I was excited…no ecstatic…to exchange Florida’s steamy hot and humid weather for New England’s seaside charm and ocean breezes. Maine made the cut this go round meeting my trip criteria and travel timeline over other Northeast…
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Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort: Everything in one resort, on one of Florida’s most beautiful beaches
White sun-washed sand stretches for miles, against a backdrop of brilliant aquamarine ocean. You might think this is the Caribbean, but the Gulf Coast shore of Florida has some incredibly beautiful beaches that can give Caribbean ones a run for their money. One of the most fun and relaxing Gulf Coast Florida getaways is Marco…
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The Heartland of My History
A Reunion with my Own Sense of Promise High school reunions are always iffy propositions. The memory we have of our classmates and ourselves is clouded by adolescent angst. Who we are now, who we thought we’d become as teenagers, and our feelings about our adult self make a head-spinning emotional cocktail. On the surface…
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Skeet-ing Through Life
by Cynthia English Some things in life come around again and again. And at times, at different stages of life, those ‘things’ look completely different. You change, life circumstances change, things change. Things change. Sometimes those ‘things’ become ‘chic’; sometimes, ‘classic’; sometimes they remain both ‘chic’ and ‘classic’… basics that prevail. And so it is…
