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Thanks for fighting for me, Ricky Gervais
So there I was, setting out on another journey. U.S. 30, the highway that links Atlantic City to Oregon, had just turned 100. My travel assignment was to write about the part of it that was in my Pennsylvania back … Continue reading
Lets’s Paws/2: Behind scenes of aww-inspiring Super Bowl ad
I’m not one for beer (chocolate’s my vice), and you already know my feelings on the Super Bowl. But that Budweiser dog-and-pony show — the commercial everyone’s been talking about — sure got my attention, too. Well, not technically a … Continue reading
Let’s Paws: Away, and missing that special pet?
Meet Edie, the mascot at the Fairmont hotel in Pittsburgh. Or, to use her formal title, “Canine Ambassador.” Look closely at this boxer/lab mix and you’ll see her tail is bent. Apparently this rescue pooch was hit by … Continue reading
Let’s Paws: Doggone great encounters
What’s travel without meeting new faces — preferably of the canine kind? Some dogs I’ve had the recent pleasure of meeting: Starbucks drive-thru, Raleigh, NC. Downtown Seattle. Pike Place Market, Seattle. Ditto. Ballard neighborhood, Seattle. Alki Beach Park, Seattle. Gas … Continue reading
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Let’s Paws: Giving a little therapy to a therapy dog
As always, you never know who you’ll run into in your travels. Meet Stella and Sophie, enjoying the heck out of the Amish mud sale in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Stella is the gorgeous gal on the left. Sophie, I’m told, … Continue reading
Let’s Paws: Heartening update to Sochi dog tragedy
This just caught my eye and warmed my heart on a day that feels more like Antarctica than Pennsylvania. I’ll end this saga by simply saying: Bravo, doggie saviors in Russia — and everywhere. BTW — Here’s the view from … Continue reading
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Why this traveler will never set foot in Sochi, Part 2
The other day I wrote about why visiting Sochi, Russia — home of the Winter Olympics — would not be happening in my lifetime. I was P.O.’d that the city apparently has had an awful stray dog problem for years. … Continue reading
I take it back: Don’t go to Sochi. Ever.
The other day, I was trying to uncover the real place behind the upcoming Winter Olympics — Sochi, Russia. In case you were ever interested in visiting. I take it back. I don’t care if it’s the so-called Russian Riviera. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, abandoned dogs, killing dogs, Pets, Russia, Sochi, stray dog problem, travel
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