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Archive for January, 2008

Travel Challenge Answer January 2008

Filed under: Travel Challenge by Erin on 1/29/2008

Our first Travel Challenge came from the geography department. Admittedly this was a tough one—kudos to Roland for his creative attempt at it!

There actually is a place in the United States where you can visit the Dead Sea, Broadway Avenue, Methodist Church, the Rocky Mountains, Grand Central Station, Mount McKinley, and the Grand Canyon all [...]

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New Feature: Visited Places

Filed under: Site Updates & Travel by Lance on 1/25/2008

Update: We have now changed the name of the new feature to “Visited Places.” We are still adding more every day, so keep checking back to see if your state and city are listed…-Lance, May 22nd, 2008

We are happy to introduce another new feature here on fautrever.com. Visited Places, as we titled it, deals with [...]

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Goodbye Facebook

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on 1/22/2008

Not that long ago I cut off my short relationship with MySpace and switched to Facebook. I’m glad I did; my experience was much better.

I jumped on the Facebook bandwagon without really knowing how I would use it. Everyone was buzzing about it—so I joined for no better reason than to see what the fuss [...]

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Travel Challenge January 2008

Filed under: Travel Challenge by Erin on

We are excited to introduce a new type of challenge for you. Replacing our Mystery Photo contest is a new feature we are calling “Travel Challenge.”

Each month we will post a new challenge for you to figure out. It could consist of almost anything from history trivia to a geography poser to a mystery photo.

Sound [...]

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The Mother Truckers Come to Tucson

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on 1/19/2008

A great band Erin and I discovered in Austin, Texas, “The Mother Truckers”, are coming to Tucson next week for a free show. (Yes, it’s free). The show is a 9pm at the Club Congress. More details on Upcoming and on the Hotel Congress website.

The Mother Truckers are a high-energy roots-rock band with a country [...]

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Birding in Tucson

Filed under: Birds & Outdoor Adventures by Erin on 1/17/2008

As we were driving to visit an area of the Santa Cruz River, Lance and I had to laugh. Just two short years ago we would have never entertained the idea of driving somewhere just to see a bunch of birds. In my family birders were affectionately called “Bird Brains.” Funny how life changes.

Of course, [...]

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High Tech Thermostat

Filed under: From the Road & Humor by Lance on 1/1/2008

Happy 2008 to one and all!

From the road: We came across these humorous—yet practical—thermostat instructions in Ashland, Ohio.

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2007: My Year in Photos

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

Happy 2008!

I traveled a lot in 2007, so as a tribute to the people and places visited this year, here is a sampling of photographs from the past 12 months (most recent first).

December: At the Tucson Presidio with my parents (Tom and Libby).

September: Pilgrimage to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

August: Sea [...]

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