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 Following Lewis & Clark
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted November 2019

Following Lewis & Clark

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICTour of the Snake and Columbia RiversVaughn Gordy and Patricia Mulcahy October 2019 We had heard good things about touring with National Geographic and we weren’t [...]

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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted May 2019

St. Patrick’s Day in Santa Fe

St. Patrick’s Day in Santa Fe March 15, 2019 It has become something of a tradition for my wife and me to join our friends, Jerry and Rosie Johnson for a long St. Patrick’s Day weekend travel [...]

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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted April 2016

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This blog is where I write about my trips. Enjoy!

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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted April 2016

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 South America: Nazca Lines, Machu Pichu, and the Galapagos Islands
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2016

South America: Nazca Lines, Machu Pichu, and the Galapagos Islands

We were very excited in anticipation of our trip to South America to see the Nazca Lines, Machu Picchu, and the Galapagos Islands. Unfortunately, two weeks before our departure, Pat fell and [...]

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 My father describing the ditching of his B-24 during World War II
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted April 2015

My father describing the ditching of his B-24 during World War II

In this interview, Vaughn talks about his World War II experience, specifically his 45th mission when his plane was shot down by enemy fire. You can listen to the interview on StoryCorps.me or [...]

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 A Week in California Wine Country
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted March 2015

A Week in California Wine Country

It had been five years since our last visit to California wine country.  Once again, we chose the week of St. Patrick’s Day for our visit. Pat and I first flew to San Francisco to meet [...]

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 Visions of Vietnam: Tour Extension to Angkor Wat
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2015

Visions of Vietnam: Tour Extension to Angkor Wat

Wednesday, January 28, 2015: This was basically a travel day. From Ha Long Bay to Hanoi Airport to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We landed at about 8:00 pm in Siem Reap. Several of us had to obtain [...]

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 Visions of Vietnam: Hanoi + HaLong Bay
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2015

Visions of Vietnam: Hanoi + HaLong Bay

Visions of Vietnam Sunday, January 25, 2015 8:00 am and back on the bus to the Phu Bai Airport which has serviced the City of Hue for at least 45 years. This morning we were flying to Hanoi. The [...]

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 Visions of Vietnam: Danang + Hue
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2015

Visions of Vietnam: Danang + Hue

Thursday, January 22, 2015 On Thursday we boarded our bus for the Tan Son Nhut Airport to fly to Danang Airport. The flight was on time and uneventful. In Danang we boarded a bus for the short [...]

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 Visions of Vietnam: CuChi + Mekong
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2015

Visions of Vietnam: CuChi + Mekong

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 At 8:30 in the morning we went to the hotel lobby to meet our tour guide and our 13 traveling companions. All were from the United States so there were no language [...]

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 Visions of Vietnam: On Our Own
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2015

Visions of Vietnam: On Our Own

There is an old saying that the victors get to write the history. This could not be more true than with respect to Vietnam. This was my first time visiting Vietnam since the war. From November [...]

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 Huatulco, MEXICO
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted November 2013

Huatulco, MEXICO

We had a great time and will go back, but Huatulco, Mexico was not our first choice. For about 5 of the last 7 Thanksgivings, we have chosen to get out of the country and our frequent destination [...]

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 A Fish Story
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted September 2012

A Fish Story

The occasion was a retreat to Lake Charles, Louisiana at the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club. I flew in on Thursday afternoon and we went night fishing on the “Night Stalker”. Six of us [...]

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 Two Weeks in Turkey
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted June 2012

Two Weeks in Turkey

In Memory of Thomas Fischer (1944 – 2011) May 19 – June 2, 2012 Turkey is a country that has, so far, managed to maintain relative neutrality in a region that is fraught with religious acrimony. [...]

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 Puerto Vallarta
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted November 2011

Puerto Vallarta

Our flight departed Chicago at 7:30 am on November 19, 2011. Somehow that didn’t seem like an unreasonable time when we booked it, but that meant getting up at 5:00 to be met by a taxi at [...]

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 Pheasant Hunting at RZ Ranch
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted December 2010

Pheasant Hunting at RZ Ranch

December, 2010 On December 2, 2010 I flew to Minneapolis and was met by Ned who had agreed to not only drive me to Zell, SD but also to bring an extra shotgun since I was flying commercial. We [...]

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 Seven Days in France
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted October 2010

Seven Days in France

This trip had been planned for many months. Both Pat and I had been to France several times before, but never to Normandy to see the sites of the D-Day invasion. What we hadn’t planned on [...]

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 Visit to Pittsburgh for a 90th Birthday
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted June 2010

Visit to Pittsburgh for a 90th Birthday

The occasion was my father’s 90th birthday. His actual birthday was on May 31st, but the celebration was June 5th. Not many people get to mark this milestone but in my father’s [...]

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 Wine Country 2010
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted March 2010

Wine Country 2010

This was just a great (but short) 5 day vacation to Sonoma and the California wine country. On March 17 we left Chicago for San Francisco. We stayed in Healdsburg for 3 of the four nights and [...]

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 A Thanksgiving Adventure in Belize
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted November 2009

A Thanksgiving Adventure in Belize

Neither of us had been to Belize before and it had been a long, challenging year since our last vacation. It was time. And from what we had heard from others, this was the place. Belize is on the [...]

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 A Visit to Portland, Oregon
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted April 2008

A Visit to Portland, Oregon

April 6, 2008     This was an opportunity to mix business with pleasure. A necessary trip to Eugene, Oregon to visit a client was mixed with a weekend visit to Pat’s [...]

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 Costa Rica Vacation
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted January 2008

Costa Rica Vacation

Chapter One – San Jose Patricia planned the whole trip and it was not easy. Nine days in a country that neither of us had ever before visited. It took a lot of time on the internet and several [...]

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 Greystone Castle
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted March 2006

Greystone Castle

March 2, 2006 This trip to Greystone Castle in Mingus, Texas was to be a day of hunting for a variety of birds as well as a chance to do some joint marketing and male bonding. It was setup and [...]

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 The “Gates” of New York
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted February 2005

The “Gates” of New York

February 21, 2005 The Gates by Christo and Jean-Claude were on display in New York City’s Central Park starting February 12, 2005 for only 16 days. The middle weekend of the brief display [...]

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 Bye Bye Birdie: Quail Hunt in Mexico
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By Vaughn Gordy
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Posted November 2004

Bye Bye Birdie: Quail Hunt in Mexico

For the third weekend in November, a group of us were invited by Blake Kuhlman to a quail hunt in Nueva Cuidad Guerrero, Mexico. On Thursday November 18, 2004, I flew my Cessna from Chicago to [...]

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 Forest City Trading Group 401(k) Offering Road Trip
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted October 2004

Forest City Trading Group 401(k) Offering Road Trip

This trip started for me with a flight from Chicago to Portland Oregon to begin a weeklong road trip with senior officers from Forest City Trading, an attorney from Morgan Lewis & Bockius, a [...]

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 The 22nd Reunion Of The 459th Bomber Group In Washington DC
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted September 2004

The 22nd Reunion Of The 459th Bomber Group In Washington DC

The Greatest Generation. That is what Tom Brokaw labeled the generation including World War II veterans. By and large, these veterans have been reticent to talk about their experiences and my [...]

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 The Duck Hunt
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted November 2003

The Duck Hunt

Noun 1. duck – small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs The Duck Hunters were Dr. Paul R. Meyer Jr. and the author. [...]

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 The Flying Road Trip
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted October 2003

The Flying Road Trip

October 4, 2003     Doctor Paul R. Meyer Jr. is a noted surgeon and professor of spinal cord surgery at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The author is the [...]

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 Jeff’s and His Father’s Excellent Adventure
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By Vaughn Gordy
In Uncategorized
Posted June 2003

Jeff’s and His Father’s Excellent Adventure

Jeff’s move to Miami had been planned for about six months. He decided that he had had enough of winters in Chicago; his brother was moving out on him, he was without a job or a girlfriend. [...]

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