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The Cloister Grand Hall

The Cloister

As you might know from our last blog post, “The Greyfield Inn“, we have been visiting the Georgia Atlantic coastal islands to experience stay-cations in the Southeastern US. The Cloister at Sea Island Resort is

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Beautiful Front of the Greyfield Inn

Greyfield Inn

The world is rapidly changing. That change is often accompanied by too much commotion. We search for places where noise is silenced, action slowed and connectivity disconnected. We were able to find such a place

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The summer of 2021 July Heat Dome

Escape

No matter where you live in the US, the summer is the hottest time of the year. This is especially true in Florida. This year, however, is very different. This summer has featured many large-scale,

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Jumby Bay Estate House Bar

Long Island

Special occasions sometimes are better in special locations. Those special locations often provide special services. That is how we came to select Long Island for our wedding getaway. It is probably not the Long Island

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1969 MGB Roadster

MGB

Friendships need nuturing. They cannot be sustained without an effort from each party. Our friendship with an MGB began in April of 1969. It was a pleasant spring day in Poughkeepsie, New York. I must

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Veranda view at Sandy Lane

Sandy Lane

We first started vacationing in Barbados in 1977 at Sam Lord’s Castle operated by Marriott. The property was located on the Atlantic coast, southeast of the island’s capital city of Bridgetown. We thought the resort

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