Branson, Missouri, is celebrating its 100th anniversary as one of the most popular and beloved vacation spots in the USA. Situated across the mountain top of the Ozarks, this amazing little town has squeezed into a small area some of …
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Jeita Grotto, Lebanon by Sheila Oconnor
While in Lebanon, world travelers should be sure to visit Jeita. These are considered the world’s most beautiful caverns, and being located just 20 km north of Beirut, they are within an easy day’s excursion. The caverns, whose haunting stalagmites …
Coastal California Road Trip: Historic Accommodations in Napa and San Francisco by Anna S. Neely
“Laid-back luxury” describes the Beazley House in Napa, California, perfectly. If you’re looking for a quaint and cozy bed and breakfast in the heart of wine country but also want to enjoy the indulgence of five-star accommodations, look no further. …
Arizona’s Century Birthday
Photography by Emma Krasov Arizona turns 100 years in 2012, and I celebrated the centenary of its statehood by visiting the city of Phoenix and its environs this spring. Out of Arizona’s five “C”s – Copper, Cattle, Cotton, Citrus, and …
Cumbres & Toltec Trains: You Gotta Love Them and Northern New Mexico
Trains: Who doesn’t love them? From your first childhood to your second and third childhoods, trains in trance. Don’t know if it’s the nostalgia of a different time, or the mechanical fascination of, “How do they do that?” If you …
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Your Handwriting Reveals A Lot! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We had the pleasure of meeting Lena Rivkin when we were at the Oaks at Ojai Spa. She is a frequent guest speaker who is the favorite evening entertainment for regulars at this health resort in Ojai, California. We learned …
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Potsdam 2012: A Birthday Bash for Frederick the Great by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Enlightened despots of the 18th century are not the historical figures I typically turn to in search of enlightenment. However, during my recent trip to Potsdam, Frederick II (the Great) – who ruled Prussia from 1740 …
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Appolonia Bakery: Where History Never Tasted So Good by Fyllis Hockman
When most people think of Ancient Greece, they conjure up a civilization whose zenith dates back to the 4th Century B.C. when Greek culture and political advancement were pre-eminent in the Mediterranean. So when during a recent trip to the …
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It’s Savage Craic: Western Ireland by Richard Bangs
It begins, as all good Irish stories, in a pub. Sitting, Guinness in grip, with old friend Karen Coleman, a radio and television host in Dublin, she effluxes: “You’ve got to go to the west of Ireland. It’s good craic??” …
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Rejuvenation Holiday at The Oaks by Bonnie and Bill Neely
The Oaks at Ojai, (pronounced O-Hi) is one of the oldest and most experienced spas in the United States and listed in the 26 top spas in the world. The Oaks was the brain-child of Sheila, who was a fitness …
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