What better way to spend at least a day than at a veritable Western version of the “Smithsonian” museum located on the wind-swept prairie of South Dakota? If you take us up on this idea, you’ll be among 100,000 or …
Category: North America
Chincoteague and Assateague: Islands that Cling to a Colorful Past by Fyllis Hockman
“The ponies came when the Spanish galleon sank off the coast of the island in 1709,” one resident assured me. “Oh no, the Native Americans who used the island for hunting and grazing had ponies way before then,” countered another. …
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Avec Que La Marmotte’ at Sequoia National Park by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov The A-minor Beethoven’s melody “La Marmotte” from my childhood piano repertoire was playing in my head all through the long car ride home from SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK where my husband and I spent a thoroughly enchanting …
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Mardi Gras – Lake Charles, Louisiana Style by Terry Zinn
While thoughts of celebrating Mardi Gras runs to the Big Easy, Lake Charles, Louisiana, has everything and more with a little less crowds, with family friendly events, with Mardi Gras royalty, floats, beads, Cajun food, and the unique community social …
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The Hills Are Alive in San Antonio, Texas by Perry and Brandi Montoya
It seems as though we are unpredictably predictable. Our travels usually aren’t planned more than a few months (at best) in advance and yet, once charted then conquered, our hideaways quickly become our haunts. Curious but true, without having planned …
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THE “CORNIEST” PALACE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
In today’s world of innovation, we hear of buildings being made out of hay bales, foam, pumice and more, but we’ll bet you never heard of a building made out of corn cobs – and not just a building but …
Making it Through the Mud in Calistoga, Sarafornia by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling to Calistoga, California, I was not up to that muddy business everyone was raving about. When it comes to any kind of dirt touching moi or anything I’m wearing I’m out of there. It might …
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Tampadventure! by Robb and Melissa Hoch
My trip to Tampa, Florida, with my sixteen-year-old daughter, Ashley, was destined to be a good one: the evening before the flight, I saved 40 bucks at carrentals.com. The staff at Tampa Bay & Company (http://www.visittampabay.com) had more to do …
The Gifts from Bethlehem … .Pennsylvania, That Is by Terry Zinn
Best known for its history as a steel town, Bethlehem Pennsylvania has a number of gifts for the traveler searching for authentic Americana. A few of the buildings on the vast expanse of the grounds of the Bethlehem Steel plant …
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Half Moon Bay, So Many Choices and So Much Beauty by Carmel L. Mooney
For complete privacy and serenity, yet the perfect central hub from which to enjoy your visit of Half Moon Bay, stay at the Inn at Maverick’s. There guests savor unsurpassed views of the bay and harbor. This sensual experience of …
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