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76 THE GRAND TETONS

Every travel destination has its surprises, and
Grand Teton National Park was no different.
We expected sawtooth peaks, sugar-crystal
snow and bracing cold. After all, this was the
middle of winter. What we didn’t expect were
elk in their hundreds, maybe thousands.

84 BASQUE COUNTRY
The region covers an area of around 2,800
square miles. a region rich with history,
colorful culture, imaginative cuisine, and
natural wonders and attractions.
100 BATHING BY THE BOSPORUS

We’ve all had our hair shampooed, but our bod-
ies? In the vibrant and historic Karaköy district
of Istanbul, just up the hill from the sparkling
Bosporus, I climbed a steep street, stopping to
gawk at the serpentine Camondo stairs on my
right, that wound up to the street above.

106 THE POCONOS

I’d never seen deer that close. In many cul-
tures, the deer symbolizes spiritual authority,
so I took this as a sign that my weekend stay at
The Lodge at Woodloch would be very special.

Alison DaRosa

Alison DaRosa is a six-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for travel
writing, the most prestigious prize in travel journalism. She served 15 years as
Travel Editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune and was the award-winning editor
of the San Diego News Network Travel Page. Alisonwrites a monthly Travel Deals
column for the San Diego Union-Tribune and is a regular freelance contributor
to the travel sections of the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and AOL Travel.
Learn more about Alison on her website, www.AlisonDaRosa.com

Carl H. Larsen

Carl H. Larsen is a veteran journalist based in San Diego. He now focuses on
travel writing, and issummoned to pull out his notebook whenever there’s the plain-
tive cry of a steam locomotive nearby. In San Diego, he is a college-extension instruc-
tor who has led courses on the Titanic and the popular TV series “Downton Abbey.”

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