Debbie Martinez is a Miami Dade resident and Travel Editor for The Florida Villager. She can be reached at [email protected]..

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The Soul of Charlotte, The Ballantyne Hotel

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After a long week I needed a break. I wasn’t sure if I wanted a spa weekend or an active outdoors kind of weekend so I picked a place...

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Breathe in Nature in Morganton, NC

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In my last column, I wrote about a sleeper town called Morganton located in the Catawba River Valley. I focused on the breweries,...

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How to Get Unstuck After Divorce

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A couple of years after my divorce I came to the realization I was stuck. Figuring out why I was stuck was the next step and the hardest....

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A Quick Stop Could End Up Being Your Destination in Morganton, NC (Part 1)

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I love the saying “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” So many times we are in such a rush to...

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Can I Find My Soulmate After Divorce?

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I see many types of clients in my practice, at all different stages of their divorce journey, with an enormous variety of questions and...

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The Mindfulness of Traveling

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Put down your phone and get engaged! In this day and age where mindfulness is a hot topic, how many of you have related it to travel?...

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Summer Bucket List

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The other day someone asked me what places would be on my bucket list for the summer and I thought “What a great article!” I...

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Traveling With Special Needs

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School is coming to a quick close. My kids are off in college but even for an empty nester, this school year has flown by. Graduations and...

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Stop Playing the Blame Game 2018

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It is a new year so let’s start by throwing out what did not work for you in 2017. Hands down, playing the Blame Game is something...

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My Viking Adventure Part III

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Part 1  |  Part 2 dropcap type=”background”A/dropcapnd so my journey continues. The last two months I have written...

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