Why did Hollywood’s greatest movie stars choose to make Palm Springs their mecca decade after decade? Are they still coming to this magnificent desert playground? And how about the tourists in days gone by — and today? The two of …
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AN INTERLUDE — VINEYARDS AND VILLAGES by Nell Raun-Linde
Take four days, mix grassy hills dotted with vineyards and oak forests, historic cities, beach cities, state parks along the Pacific Coast Highway and you have an unforgettable interlude. Paso Robles rests midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, just …
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Getting that Wild West Feeling by Roy Stevenson
Arizona’s high desert has rapidly become one of the destination spa and resort meccas of the world. The high desert is perfect for spas and resorts with its high altitude, clean air, year-round sunny weather, a plethora of tourist attractions, …
St. Augustine: A Trip to Remember by Terry Zinn
The longer we live the more we come back to previously visited locales. At least this is true with me, as I recently revisited St. Augustine, Florida, where as a young child I accompanied my parents to this oldest of …
THE JEWEL OF DICKSON by Judy Byrne
Are you planning a trip to the Grand Ole Opry, a Titans football game, or some other Nashville attraction? Then let me highly recommend where to take a break in your journey. Tucked away off Interstate 40 West, traveling from …
Looking for personal touches in Napa Valley by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Amid all the touristy hype of California Wine Country, there are still places where you can be treated like a family guest, and called by name. On a long weekend trip, my husband Yuri and I …
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Tampa’s Romp with the Food of the Gods
Around the country, the new adventure is a Festival of Chocolate! My husband David and I attended the one in January at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, and it was hands-down a winner for a sweet …
Lander, Wyoming, A Beautiful Serendipity by Bonnie and Bill Neely
NOLS is an experienced Outdoor Survival School, headquartered in Lander and known world-wide for the classes offered in many other wilderness places. The Wind River range here offers a great place to learn how to survive in many challenging situations …
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Cleveland and the Ohio Wine Trails by Ron Kapon
Things have changed since 2006 when I was last in Cleveland, both for the city and for the 500,000 residents and more than 10 million visitors annually. The city has opened its arms to the art world in major fashion. …
Let it Snow: Quebec Winter Carnival by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov A California poppy for so many years, I usually shy away from cold, but my recent trip to the Carnaval de Quebec, the largest winter festival in the world, makes me look back with nostalgia now. …
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