Dennis Lennox

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  Jan 1, 2023

  A year in review: Disappointments and surprises from my travels

  Another year of travel produced another year of travel surprises and disappointments.

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  Dec 11, 2022

  Postcard from York, where Constantine the Great was proclaimed emperor

  There are few places more significant in the development of the church than York, England. That’s because it was here in 306 — as in 1,716 years ago — that Constantine was proclaimed emperor. Back then, York was called Eboracum by the Romans.

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  Dec 4, 2022

  Travel: 3 churches to visit in the US

  Contrary to popular belief, a passport isn’t required to visit beautiful churches. There are countless examples of notable church architecture right here in the United States. Some of them even rival Europe’s great cathedrals.

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  Nov 27, 2022

  Travel: 4 places to go, right now

  Forget about going to a resort factory this winter. Instead, go someplace different.

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  Nov 20, 2022

  Travel: Overlooked by tourists, this church hearkens back to pre-Reformation England

  By the 19th century, the established Church of England was losing its preeminence and post-Reformation laws restricting the ability of Catholics to freely worship, among other things, were lifted. St. Etheldreda’s Church in London, which dates to about 1250, was acquired or, rather, reacquired by Catholics in 1874.

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  Nov 6, 2022

  Postcard from Baton Rouge

  Fairly or not most state capitals seem to be backwaters. Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, is an exception. While overshadowed by much-larger New Orleans, Louisiana’s capital is very much a destination in its own right as I found out during a recent visit.

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  Oct 30, 2022

  Travel: Postcard from Pittsburgh

  In the shadow of Pittsburgh’s office towers, bridges and sports stadiums is a riverfront promenade not dissimilar from London’s Embankment or the walkway along the River Seine in Paris.

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  Oct 23, 2022

  Travel: 3 places to visit this fall

  The fall shoulder season is arguably the best time of the year to travel. Here's a list of three places that are perfect to visit as the pages of the calendar turn and the weather becomes crisper.

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  Oct 9, 2022

  Travel: Postcard from Silverton

  A recent early fall trip to Colorado brought me back to one of my favorite places anywhere in the Centennial State.

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  Sep 25, 2022

  Discovering a remnant of feudal Europe in Liechtenstein

  Liechtenstein holds the distinction of being the last remnant of medieval Europe. Back then, the continent’s map consisted of feudal states ruled by kings, princes, dukes and other assorted ranks of nobles.The principality has remained as-is despite all of the other realms disappearing and the ruling family, known as the House of Liechtenstein, losing their once-extensive land holdings that stretched across central Europe and into the present-day Czech Republic.