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David Lee Drotar

@kubodro

Stories on nature, environment, culture, history and travel appearing in Perceptive Travel, Earth Island Journal, USA Today and more.

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Joined February 2011
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Unfortunately, Mitch McConnell’s wife couldn’t join the 20-minute call. You know, time difference in China and all. But she sends her thoughts and prayers.
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I Became a Cicerone in Mexico. #mexico #nayarit #craftbeer #tequila kubodro.wordpress.com/2026/0…
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History and ecology come together in a story of environmental equity on the Kansas prairie. #kansas #nicodemus #prairie kubodro.wordpress.com/2026/0…
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After my book, The Fire Curse & Other True Medical Mysteries was published, I worked with BBC Television in the UK to produce a segment based on one of its chapters for the top rated show Mysteries with Carol Vorderman. Here’s the 1998 show. youtube.com/watch?v=iBhHbXYh…
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Just in time for the holidays, my piece about Christmas in Gettysburg is now live. Read "Secret in the Attic" here: kubodro.wordpress.com/2025/1…
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idk wtf he thinking bout heaven for
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BREAKING: Trump's health is "not well", and White House insiders say he frequently mentions "heaven."
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See this Instagram photo by @wildernessofwaves instagram.com/p/Clu9ebBO3qu/…

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Las Brisas: The Heartbeat of Acapulco kubodro.wordpress.com/2024/0…

Las Brisas: The Heartbeat of Acapulco

In October 2023, when Hurricane Otis hit the southern shore of Mexico near Acapulco, it was the strongest Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall. The Category 5 storm broke another record: It…

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Anyone else love this photo ✋
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On an epic road trip covering 1500 miles through northern Quebec, four friends' backstories combine with stories of fur trading and European colonization to prove that survival comes in many forms. #quebec perceptivetravel.com/issues/…
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Chasing Dreamtime: A Sea-Going Hitchhiker's Journey Through Memory and Myth a.co/d/coC5YDv #Amazon via @Amazon
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Chasing Dreamtime: A Sea-Going Hitchhiker's Journey Through Memory and Myth a.co/d/coC5YDv #Amazon via @Amazon
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The rain ends and we enter the twilight zone.
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Secrets in Plain View: The Athens Acropolis kubodro.wordpress.com/2018/1… via @kubodro

Secrets in Plain View: The Athens Acropolis

When the financial crisis of 2015 hit Greece, the proverbial clouds on the horizon moved over the nation’s citizens and their livelihoods. People in the tourism industry who were used to the …

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The Legend of Coyote Rock: A journey of shared consciousness through British Columbia’s Thompson Okanagan Region kubodro.wordpress.com/2023/0… via @kubodro

The Legend of Coyote Rock: A journey of shared consciousness through British Columbia’s Thompson...

The trail dropped into a valley, and the iconic Balancing Rock popped into view. Defying gravity, the massive boulder perched atop an eroded spire marked the boundary of the great Shuswap Nation. H…

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Aigio, Greece: Where Flavor Hangs on the Vine kubodro.wordpress.com/2017/0… via @kubodro

Aigio, Greece: Where Flavor Hangs on the Vine

  Puffy clouds hugged the distant mountain ridges as Dionysus, the god of the vine, expertly led our tour bus along the edges of a teal sea. Fishing skiffs and red ball buoys gave way to pink …

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Love. Life. Style. Smiles. + Family Travel too! ---> go.shr.lc/3DZKnST via @LifeStyleSarah
Love. Life. Style. Smiles. + Family Travel too!

Love. Life. Style. Smiles. + Family Travel too!

Hello! We are Sarah, Matt, Abby and Jake and this is our story. We love adventure, trying new things, family travel, shopping and living on the bright side. Come and join us. And make yourself at...

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Thailand Travel: Grandma Elephant Takes a Swim tripoutontravel.com/thailand…
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On assignment to write about delightfully different places to stay in Arizona. Be sure to pick up September's issue of the Globe Miami Times to read the final piece! Sneak peak at Tombstone Monument Ranch in all its western glory. I'm staying in the stagecoach room.
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