Sign in Using FacebookCarey Gates: Our Sweepstakes Winner's Favorite Trips
Enamored of travel from an early age, Carey Gates has experienced places both exotic and familiar, icy and tropical, rural and urban.
All in all, she's found each one of them engaging and truth-telling. Even the process of recollecting her favorite trips has given Carey a measure of insight, as all worthwhile travel does.
In her words: "By collecting all this information and reflecting on my life, I really truly have been blessed by a wonderful family and many lifelong friends!! I've never won anything in my life but have tried to give many other people hope and courage in submitting an entry form to win a sweepstakes. Thanks again, 10Best, for providing me with another fantastic travel experience!"
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St. Thomas, USVICarey's Trip St. Thomas, USVI, with husband (1984) The Destination Many people's first view of St. Thomas is from the water. And this is how Christopher Columbus saw the area in 1493 during his second voyage when he "discovered" ... More info |
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Key West, FLCarey's Trip Key West, FL, with my high school friends (2004) The Destination Even before visiting, most people have an image of Key West. Some picture Jimmy Buffet crooning about lazy days on the water, others envision Hemingway crouched ... More info |
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ParisCarey's Trip Paris, France, with my two children on an educational tour (2007) |
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Monte-CarloCarey's Trip Mediterranean cruise (Spain, France, Monaco, and Italy) with family (2005) The Destination Bigwigs, big yachts, and big bucks are standard in glamorous Monte Carlo, which is part of the tiny, prosperous principality of Monaco. Famous for its posh, high-dollar casino and ... More info |
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Santa Fe, NMCarey's Trip Santa Fe, NM, visiting my friend; with daughter on second trip (2006 and 2008) The Destination Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at 7,000 feet, Santa Fe was recently voted the fourth most popular travel destination in the US and the twelfth most popular in the world. Mile after mile of scenic ... More info |
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Grand CanyonCarey's Trip RVing across the USA and back with family (1970) The Destination What can be said of the Grand
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Chichén-Itzá, MexicoCarey's Trip Chichén-Itzá, Mexico, via a cruise with family (2003) The Destination The once-bustling center of political, military, and religious power in Yucatán, Mexico, Chichén-Itzá is now known for its grand architecture and beautiful sculptures. These ancient ruins once inhabited by the Mayans have quickly become a popular tourist attraction. |
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Virginia Beach, VACarey's Trip Virginia Beach, VA, with family and friends (multiple trips) The Destination With a huge fleet parked nearby at Hampton Roads Harbor, the city of Virginia |
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LondonCarey's Trip Europe (London, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam) trip with my sister (1988) The Destination So far-reaching is its influence that London seems almost eternal in Western memory. In fact, it was founded little more than two millennia ago as Londinium, an imperial Roman ... More info |
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