WINE DINE & TRAVEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 3 2016

AMY LAUGHINGHOUSE GETTING LOST
a sucker for a narrow, winding cobbled
lane. I’m always sure it will lead somewhere
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interesting. Usually, it does, and when I find
whatever that is, I have my camera at the
ready.
POSTCARDS FROM JOHN & JODY
can’t go to Texas without buying
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cowboy boots. Well at least one of us can’t.
We’d just scored the perfect pair — cherry
red boots with broncos bucking down the
shins — when we heard a twangy version
of Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue” coming from
South Congress Avenue.
FRENCH CONNECTION
For wine enthusiasts, almost nothing is as
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exciting as visiting a new wine region. And
there are no wine regions that stir the soul
and prime the palate like the legendary
vineyards of France.
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THE GOWER | PAGE 78
In front and a bit above of me, paragliders rode
the currents in their aerial ballet. Beyond, and
somewhat lower was an expanse of broad sandy
beach – virtually empty – arcing to the left
for three miles with the sea gently sweeping in.
HEY-ON-WYE | PAGE 84
This charming market town in the Upper Wye
Valley, on the border of England is a book
lover’s dream! Nearly everywhere I turned—on
most narrow streets, I spotted a secondhand
bookstore.
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MYSTICAL JOURNEY | PAGE 88
When I sat down to write my narrative of a
remarkable small ship adventure cruise though
Alaska’s Inner Passage, the adjectives “enchanting,”
“magical,” “unbelievable,” “overwhelming,”
and “awe-inspiring” coursed through my brain. I
think I finally settle on “mystical.”
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