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Worldwide Travel Adventures, Inc.

Making Every Trip Memorable

Travel is back! And, it’s back better than ever when it’s planned for you by the experts at Worldwide Travel Adventures, Inc.

Among one of the rst businesses to open in the Tradition community, Worldwide Travel Adventures has been making the vacationplanning process simpler, more e cient, and more a ordable for thousands of clients over the past 17 years. Carolyn Fedor, the local owner of the independent travel agency, is an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced travel advisor (and traveler!) who is passionate about sharing

the wonders of the world with her clients. She and her team of globetrotting advisors — Terri, Karen, Joanne, Lori, and Bobbie — o er unparalleled service to ensure that you travel with ease and con dence.

Why not leave the planning to someone who’s already in the know? e welltraveled professionals at Worldwide Travel Adventures have the scoop on all of the cruise lines, tour operators, and travel activities. eir o ce is also frequently visited by the cruise lines and tour operators’ representatives. is photo on the right was taken with the agency’s sta and Joanne

By Gabby Gregory

It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for the most popular hot spots or searching for a unique spot o the beaten path... you’ll always nd the perfect place to go, and the best way to get there, with the help of Carolyn and her sta . eir rsthand knowledge of all the corners of the globe is truly invaluable when it comes to planning the most incredible vacation. e team at Worldwide Travel Adventures takes the time to get to know you, then customizes a travel itinerary to match your personality and preferences. e travel agency has earned an excellent reputation not only in Florida, but also across the country through referrals due to their extraordinary service, o ers, and group programs.

Did you know that you may actually travel for less if you plan a trip with a travel advisor, rather than booking

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it yourself online? at’s right — when arranging a vacation, you can not only save time and energy, but also money, with the help of Worldwide Travel Adventures!

As a member of the Signature Travel Network, an exclusive group of the world’s leading expert travel advisors, Worldwide Travel Adventures is able to o er special discounts, exclusive upgrades, and exciting amenities that you may not be eligible for otherwise. Additionally, as industry insiders, Worldwide Travel Advisors get advance notice about the newest cruise ships that will set sail… plus access to special promotions for you to get on board!

Carolyn is especially well-versed in cruise vacations, as she has worked on three cruise ships in various capacities over the course of her career. Her most exciting cruise ship position was as the Administrative Assistant to the Captain, Hotel Manager, and Cruise Director, and she was considered an O cer of the ship. So, you should most de nitely contact Carolyn if you’re interested in planning a cruise because she knows all of the ins and outs.

Carolyn explains, “We are very responsive and are there for our clients before, during, and a er their trip. A 24hour contact number is also provided in case of emergency.”

Carolyn Fedor Agency Owner & Travel Advisor

Worldwide Travel Adventures will ensure that every trip is a memorable one! Explore their website (wtvacation. com) to discover the many options available. Look out for new promotions, group opportunities, events, and webinars.

Contact one of Worldwide Travel Adventures’ expert travel advisors today to plan your special getaway! Appointments are suggested, but walk-ins are welcome. ey are also available for o -site group presentations for organizations, clubs, and communities.

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For What It’s Worth

I know I’m not the sharpest tack in the box, but I must have been living under a rock not to have appreciated the full magnitude of AI. For those of you who do not know what those initials stand for, they are Arti cial Intelligence. You know those little boxes with the pictures in them, that you have to click on to make sure you’re not a robot. ey ask you to identify the squares with the motorcycles or trees or school buses? Well, apparently AI’s cannot think for themselves so they get stumped at the pictures because they have not been programmed to respond to them. Not yet. ankfully they can’t think for themselves. (I use the word “they” as if they have taken on a human form, but to date, they are just computerized machines as far as I know). You know what else they can do? Rumor has it that they can apply for jobs, on sites such as INDEED, which makes life easier for the applicant. But what if they could think for themselves? What if they evolve into a thinking and acting machine one day. e reason I ask is because I understand that people such as Elon Musk are asking for a “pause” on further development of AI’s because these people are “concerned” about what they might be able to do in the future if the rapid rate they are evolving continues. Now I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “concerned,” it freaks me out. To me that is a code word for “what until you see what happens next”. Imagine if AI’s could actually think for themselves and begin to run amok. I have friends who say that is impossible. I’m sure Orville and Wilbur Wright were told

by Dr. Mel , Ph.D.

the same thing when they took their rst ight. Besides, AI’s don’t have to think for themselves to do damage. All they have to do is get programmed some whacko who wants to do harm to people or the country at large. And I don’t think I have to tell you we have bad people living among us.

Of course the other side of the argument is that AI’s can do so much good in the health care eld, possibly coming up with solutions to medical problems and make advances that can save lives some day. at would be for the greater good, but there is potential to do the greater bad, and I don’t like it. On a personal level I am discouraged if not downright disgusted by the fact that AI’s have crept their way into the novel writing arena. If they are given a plot, some characters, and a genre, such as mystery or love story, they can come up with a pretty darn good book, and soon writers like me (who are still waiting to get my book on Amazon, but soon I hope) don’t have a chance, and what’s worse, when you, the buyer, purchase a book, you won’t know whether it was written buy a real author or an AI. AI’s have also made their way into the world of academia, and are doing homework, writing term papers and book reports, and even thesis papers as we speak. To me, all that might look good on paper, but it’s just going to make students stupid if they don’t have to do the work themselves.

Look, I don’t have all the facts, but from what I’ve heard, I’m getting a little nervous about the future. I mean we

already have enough trouble communicating with each other with the addition of texting, and social media substituting for actual phone calls and good old fashion letter writing. Imagine this scenario. You want to have a ght with your husband, but he always bullies you into giving up. He can’t win an argument with you because once you start crying, he caves. But suppose each spouse programs their AI (in the future of course, when they live with you) to ght each other while you both go to bed. Each of you enter the necessary information, and your AI’s duke it out, without emotions. en, you wake up in the morning and nd out who wins the argument. Science ction? Maybe. But what if it isn’t? For what it’s worth, I like a good old fashioned argument where we say stupid things, and then make up. It keeps the relationship new and our brains in good working order. We win some, and we lose some. If I want to make a point, I certainly don’t want to have a machine take the credit, but that’s just me.

Meet the doctor Jacques Benchimol DDS. A er receiving his undergraduate degree from Boston University, he earned his dental degree from Tu s University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, where he graduated magna cum laude. University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

dentist of ce I’ve ever been

Dentist has an awesome personality and does very good work and is very reassuring and explain what he is doing. I’ve never felt more comfortable. He xed my broken front tooth and made me smile again. He’s amazing! And the staff and dental assistant are all awesome.”