In 2008 I spent two days in Westchester County and referred to the county as New York City’s 6th borough. The tourism folks liked the name and used it on many of their advertising campaigns. This September I spent the …
Category: North America
Washington State History and Scenic Beauty by Bonnie and Bill Neely
A drive through Eastern Washington State is lovely. For miles and miles we passed the rolling yellow wheat fields as far as we could see on both sides of Highway 261. Definitely, this is one of the bread basket areas …
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Canada: Big cities, Wide Open Spaces and the Niagara Falls. by Mike Pickup
A walking holiday in the second largest country in the world seemed a bit ambitious for beginners, but my wife was keen to go. Fortunately we weren’t covering the whole country. Our itinerary encompassed Toronto, Quebec and Niagara, some of …
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Kool Kamping by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We try to escape Texas heat in the summer by heading north in our RV. Because we have a friend who works there, we were fortunate enough to have a tour of the KOA International Headquarters in Billings, Montana, where …
Redding-Shasta Cascade Region: Unspoiled California Nature by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov The name of Mount Shasta presumably comes from a Russian word “schastie” which means “happiness.” One early morning my husband and I stuffed our car trunk with everything from swimsuits to parkas, and headed up north …
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Kansas City: extremes for all tastes by Konstantin Bezzubov
I recently visited Kansas City, the “Paris of the Plains”; geographic center of the U.S. The city successfully combines American traditions with extreme modernity. A LEADER Chauffeur Services driver picked me up from the airport, and took me to Hotel …
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Glass Blowing In Grapevine, Texas by Bonnie and Bill Neely
If you are near the DFW Airport you MUST take a couple of hours to visit Vetro Art Glass Studio in Grapevine at 701 South Main St (817 251 1668). This is an intriguing experience. You can sit in the …
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Turn East At Barstow by Howard Hian
A Short History of Laughlin, Nevada The Southern California “drive market” is the number one tourist magnet for Las Vegas. Planning a road-trip there? For a surprising treat, Turn East at Barstow and head to Laughlin instead. It’s …
Rocky Mountaineer Train: Heaven on Wheels! by Terry Zinn
Looking back, I had a bucket list before there was the term bucket list. High upon it was a scenic and comfortable train travel through the highly touted Canadian Rocky Mountains from Banff to Vancouver. It’s no longer on my …
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