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Most recently published stories in Wander.
Campers Beware
Jemma Watts and Caroline McClean pulled into their campsite, overjoyed to have arrived. It was later than they'd expected so they hurriedly busied themselves setting up their tent and adding a tarp to cover the picnic table. As soon as they were finished, they lit a campfire to heat up some chilli and make coffee. A beautiful sunset glowed through the trees, an enchanting beginning to their long-awaited camping trip.
By Phyllis Holt3 years ago in Wander
Hunting Seashells and Other Treasure at Gulf Shores, Alabama
Almost everyone who visits the beach is a treasure hunter. Beachcombing is an activity that anyone can enjoy at some level. Treasure hunting on the beach includes everything from picking up pretty seashells to metal detecting for artifacts that have washed up from shipwrecks.
By Bill Coleman3 years ago in Wander
National Parks Of Serbia
Fruska Gora National Park This national park is located in a lovely spot where one can find the Fruska Gora Mountains between the Danube and Sava Rivers. Fruska Gora can be found atop a mountain that rises from the Vojvodina plains in northern Serbia. There is such beautiful flora and fauna here and cultural-historical monuments.
By Rasma Raisters3 years ago in Wander
The Case for Small Towns and Tiny Museums
When we’re thinking about all the things “we can’t” do, many of us are guilty of overlooking the small and slow things we can do. A lot of that small day trip stuff is open for business, never crowded anyway, and a cheap day out of the house. If you’d stop for a few minutes, or a couple hours, to inspect obscure and slightly out of the way locations, you have not only been someplace new, but you likely also have original content to talk about.
By MissAdventured3 years ago in Wander
Ancient Sites in USA.
Unknown to many the USA a has a lost history with petroglyphs, pyramids, mounds, dolmens and more being discovered and dated and being up to four times older than ancient Egypt amd the pyramids. Currently we are finding more amd more spread across the USA. These are just a few but there are hundreds not even excavated yet.
By Alfred Cosme3 years ago in Wander
Glowing water, my daughter
When I was four, Pa first took me to see the glow worms. You find them near standing water, he told me, and he held my shoulders as he led me through forest dense as butter at twilight. I could hear nothing but the sound of my feet sliding on pickleweed, and when we got to the lake he kept me awake by prodding me. I could tell that he didn’t do it in a nasty way.
By Helena Napier3 years ago in Wander
Sickness in Paradise
Whenever I recount this story, I still cannot believe my luck. On my way to the town of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile, I took some time to pause in La Serena; the city of the golden papayas. I had already encountered some disappointment the previous day when attempting to hitch-hike to the Humboldt Penguin Reserve on Isla Damas with two German girls. One of our 'chauffeurs' drove a small van and stopped unannounced at various shops to make his deliveries. As a result of the glacial pace at which life moves outside of the capital of Santiago, we missed the last boat to Isla Damas and had to pretty much turn back as soon as we arrived. However, I was determined that this minor setback would not stop me from enjoying the next part of my adventure which I had planned - a detour to the sleepy village of Pisco Elqui; a place renowned for its pristine skies and potent liquor.
By Cassandra Mathews3 years ago in Wander
The Path of the Shield
Irwin Molasky hung up the phone, perplexed. Why should a simple land purchase be so mysterious? It was 1963, and land deals were pretty simple in Las Vegas. Seldom were principals out of town, much less out of the Country. But this one was different. And it would be the biggest deal Irwin had done yet.
By Jonathan Warren3 years ago in Wander