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Rose Hill School is decorated for holidays
There is no better time than the Christmas season to see how the early settlers of what is now Oklahoma, including ancestors of many of us, set aside their extensive workloads to enjoy their families and each other.
Roads, skies to be less crowded?
Despite plummeting gas prices and unusual last-minute holiday deals on airplane tickets, more Americans are expected to stick close to home this Thanksgiving.
Photos: Will Rogers World Airport
Gas prices Wednesday
Economy may ground international tourism
NEW YORK — Overseas shoppers who once arrived in the U.S. with empty suitcases to take back their holiday loot may decide to stay home this year amid high-priced airline tickets, unfavorable exchange rates and economic woes.
Safe winter driving in Oklahoma requires patience
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If you think you’re an expert at driving in winter, you may be making a big mistake. When you least expect it, even in Oklahoma, where the landscape affords you a clear view of miles of roadway, you can succumb to false security and lose control.
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Rose Hill School is decorated for holidays
There is no better time than the Christmas season to see how the early settlers of what is now Oklahoma, including ancestors of many of us, set...
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Mexico (Part 10) Dinner in Palenque Town, Chiapas
Our goal was to not experience all of our meals at the hotel, so we decided to go into the town of Palenque for dinner. Since I wasn’t sure exactly where the “colectivos” dropped off its passengers in town, we opted to be big spenders and have the hotel call a taxi. . Cost to town was [...]
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Mexico (Part 9) Chan-Kah Resort Poolside, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
The pool at Chan-Kah Resort Village in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico is an absolutely beautiful, free form, rock lined pool. There were a few other guests around the pool. We didn’t see or hear any other Americans. All seemed to be from Europe. We struck up a conversation with several of them. Most were just traveling around Mexico [...]
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Mexico (Part 8) Chan-Kah Resort, Chiapas, Mexico-The flowers
I have had a number of people ask me about the flora in the jungle on and around the property of the Chan-Kah Resort Village. Carol took the camera out one afternoon and took some pictures so I thought I would post a few of some of the beautiful plants they have on the grounds that she [...]
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Mexico (Part 7) Palenque, the Mayan Ruins-Wow!
Having visited the ruins of Tulum, Monte Alban, Tikal, and Copan on previous journeys into Latin America, I was still impressed with these ruins in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico! Take a look for yourself. Being a Saturday, the ruins were really busy with tourists, most seemed to be Mexican. After the two-hour tour we stayed around for an extra [...]
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Mexico (Part 6) Palenque, Chan-Kah Resort and ready for the ruins!
The next morning we were up early and had a sumptuous buffet breakfast. There were only about 10-12 other people in the beautiful open air dining room. Here is a photo of the outside of the dining room: Outside of the dining room Inside the dining room- All you can eat buffet breakfast-cost was about [...]
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Mexico (Part 5)-Palenque and a beautiful hotel-Chan-Kah!
18 hours after leaving Oklahoma City, we finally arrived at a very small bus station in Palenque, Chiapas around midnight. As late as it was, there was a crowd of people boarding a few other all-night buses to far away destinations that had names I couldn’t even pronounce. We found a taxi in front of the station [...]
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