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The Traveling Life
BASILE: In Houston, a megachurch offered a practical message
October 27, 2012
Frank BasileAs a professional speaker myself, I could appreciate his pacing and understated gestures.
MoreBASILE: Glad to say goodbye to Kaliningrad
July 28, 2012
Frank BasileTwo Russian policemen approached me and asked to see my “papers.” After a cursory look, they escorted me into
a small cinder block “interrogation” room, which could barely contain the three of us and my backpack.
MoreTRAVEL: Learning about roots makes Sicilian sojourn worthwhile
April 28, 2012
Frank BasileThe only information we had about my ancestral family on my father’s side was a baptismal certificate for my paternal
grandmother. It said she was baptized in a town called Alia.
MoreTRAVEL: Surprise! Carmel has turned into a place I'd like to visit
January 28, 2012
Frank BasileOver the past few months, we’ve fallen in love with a charming city just a few miles north of our Indianapolis home.
MoreTRAVEL: Gambling on wedded bliss in Las Vegas
October 29, 2011
Frank BasileWe did not want a traditional wedding. So we went to the traditional home of non-traditional nuptials.
MoreTRAVEL: Heading south of the border again and again
August 27, 2011
Frank BasileKatrina and I have made more trips (10) to Mexico and traveled to more cities and towns there (35) than we have to any other
foreign country in the last 12 years.
MoreBASILE: Navigating South America proves challenging
May 28, 2011
Frank BasileGuyana, Suriname and French Guiana are connected to South America by land and little else.
MoreFrank's rules of travel
March 12, 2011
Frank BasileFollowing these guidelines can make for a better vacation
MoreBASILE: Your personal history can be highlight of a trip
November 27, 2010
Frank BasileThese days, it’s easier than ever to reconnect with important people online. But face-to-face is still far better than
Facebook when it comes to telling someone how important he or she was in shaping the person you’ve become.
MoreBASILE: For an in-state outing, you can bank on Wabash
August 28, 2010
Frank BasileInstead of writing about some international location this time around,
I thought I’d rediscover something near home: Wabash, southwest of Fort Wayne.
MoreBASILE: Greenland has little dramatic history ... or greenery
May 29, 2010
Frank BasileThe highlight of the trip: the inspiring ice fields of Ilulissat.
MoreBASILE: Three lessons from a harrowing trip to Paraguay
March 27, 2010
Frank BasileOur trip to Uruguay and Paraguay did not get off to a good start. And it went downhill from there.
MoreBASILE: Building memories by booking it to presidential libraries
November 28, 2009
Frank BasileUntil the first George Bush opens his presidential library, I've seen them all.
MoreBASILE: PBS film could return national parks to national discourse
September 26, 2009
Frank BasileOne of the best things our government ever did was to set aside land for national parks and to keep each in pristine condition
while making them accessible for people to visit. Each is different and has its own unique setting and breathtaking beauty.
MoreBASILE: When cruising Antarctica, comfort isn't first priority
August 29, 2009
Frank BasileThere are cruises to the Antarctic in large luxury ships that go near the islands—close enough to afford
magnificent views. But those ships are too big to get close enough to go ashore.
MoreBASILE: Following in the footsteps of Darwin in the Galapagos
June 29, 2009
Frank BasileThere's nothing like following the wildly influential thinker Charles Darwin's own footsteps, which I
had the pleasure of doing by visiting the beautiful, mysterious, isolated and enchanted Galapagos Islands.
MoreIran: A peaceful sojourn into the 'Axis of Evil'
May 18, 2009
Frank BasileIran is a magnificent and historically important country. It contains nine World Historical Sites as designated by UNESCO.
Only 20 countriesâ??including Greece, China and Italyâ??have more.
MoreA Persian Gulf excursion gives hint of locals' opinions of America
April 20, 2009
Frank BasileThroughout our visit to five countries in the Mideast, we found the people friendly and helpful.It is not our purpose on these
trips to argue with the locals or try to convert them to our way of thinking, but simply to learn about them, their culture
and ideas.
MoreRail bonding: Train trips aren't just a thing of the past
March 30, 2009
Frank BasileTrain travel is not only a thing of the past—it's also a thing of the present.
MoreTaking a sightseeing vacation ... right here in Indy
December 29, 2008
Frank BasileFor eight years, we'd gone out of town for the holidays. But in this particular year not too long ago it looked like we had
no choice but to stay put. So we decided to do the same thing here that we would have done in Utah—sightsee.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!