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9008608471?profile=originalGPS Travel: Treasure Hunting With Geocaching

Welcome to the addictive, fast-growing sport of Geocaching.

On May 3rd, 2000, a container of goodies was hidden by a someone  outside of Portland, Oregon.

By May 6th the treasure, or “cache” in the parlance of the game, was visited twice, and logged in the logbook.

And a whole new global pastime was born.

Today there are 172, 289 active caches in 215 countries.
And  thanks to the Inn at Weathersfield Inn, in Perkinsville, Vermont, my Geocaching partner an
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Group Messaging: SXSW’s Hot Topic, And Good News For Travel

It’s not easy  to wrap your mind (or your body) around this year’s South by South West (SXSW)  music festival and industry conference just completed in Austin, Texas.

There seemed to be, as Allison Fenterstock writes in NOLA, more official showcases, more films, more book signings, smart phone apps, fashion expos and lots and lots of stuff than ever before.

And big time traffic jams.

The Los Angeles Times made a big stink about keynote spe

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