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Greetings from Ephesus, Turkey! From left are Charlotteans Dick and Nancy Thigpen and Phil and Sylvia Van Hoy. Dick is the retired General Counsel of the Carolina Panthers. Phil is an employment lawyer in Charlotte. They were on a N.C. Bar Association group tour in September and October in 2007. Photo was taken by fellow travelers David and Barbara Francisco from Washington, NC. Ephesus has some of the most extensive and well-preserved Roman ruins in the world. Apostle Paul's letters to the early Christian community there constitute the Ephesians chapters in the New Testament.
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Deborah (from left) and Ed Ferguson, Tom and Cathy Miller, Toni and Tom Fagart, who are all friends from Calvary Lutheran Church in Concord, are pictured in the village of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. "We were on a fall cruise up the east coast from New York to Quebec City, Canada," says Cathy Miller, who sent in this photo taken by Bruce, their driver and guide for the day.
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Anita and Gale Pendergraph are pictured at Easter Island in Chile in front of the ancient Moai statues on February 15, 2008. Photo was taken by their tour guide, Maria Heredanez.
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Greetings from Manarola! Manarola, one of five small fishing villages that comprise Cinque Terre, is perched among steep cliffs lined with vineyards, lemon trees and houses, leading down to the Ligurian Sea. Pictured from left to right during their March trip are Maryann Derck, Elizabeth Derck and Maeghan Wilson from Matthews. Photo was taken by Jerry Derck of Matthews. Travel tip: Car traffic is not permitted in Manarola. Visitors must park either in a fee-based parking lot or alongside the road and then walk with their luggage down to their accommodations.
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Greetings from Italy! "We took a trip of a lifetime to the country of our heritage in October 2007," says Nancy Mancuso of Sherrills Ford, NC. She is pictured with her husband, Ron, in front of the famous leaning tower. Both of their families are from Italy -- Ron's from Florence and Naples and Nancy's from Sicily. A friend on their trip took this picture of them.
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Eric and Nancy Fricke of Fort Mill, Dorothy Yakita of Charlotte, and Ken and Jeanne Engle of Fort Mill, stand before Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania. The castle was the model for Bram Stoker's book, "Dracula." The group received instructions on how to avoid and deal with vampires. Should you come here, garlic bulbs are not required. Photo by Cynthia LaBarre of Los Angeles.
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Greetings from China! Ed and Roberta Bograd of Matthews took the Travel Section with them while hiking the Great Wall in China after a snow storm had covered the area. "Steps were icy but the view into Mongolia was well worth the effort."
