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 …
Category: North America
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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Arizona Cowboy College: Channeling City Slickers’ Billy Crystal for a Day by Fyllis Hockman
Heels down. Toes out. Squeeze with calves, not knees. Lighten up on the reins. Sink your butt into the saddle. So began my first riding lesson at the Arizona Cowboy College in Scottsdale which was followed by instructions in grooming, …
Taste Harlem- Food & Cultural Tour by Ron Kapon
Since the 1920s, Harlem has been known as a major African American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village and formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. African-American residents began …
William Faulkner Country by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Oxford, Mississippi, the home of Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) since 1848 is also the home of William Faulkner, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature, and of one of the most popular novelists today, John Grisham. This is …
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Charlottesville, Virginia: Mr. Jefferson’s Country by Jeff Griffin
To many people, Monticello and Charlottesville, Virginia are synonymous. Indeed, even more than his famous home, the presence of Thomas Jefferson the Man can be felt throughout the quiet college town, about a three-hour drive from Washington, D.C. For any …
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Nature’s Bounty in the Columbia River Gorge and the Mt. Hood River Valley-Oregon by Linda Ballou
Elowah Falls in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge cascades in endless curtains of white. I sat mesmerized in the cooling mist and relished the sight of it being whipped sideways by a wild wind. While I could have lingered in this …
New Orleans: A Festival All the Time by Terry Zinn
New Orleans is synonyous as a party town. And it’s true, as there is almost a festival or event to celebrate every week in New Orleans. I recently visited the “Big Easy” during its New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, …
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Access Monticello by Jeff and Emily Griffin
The narrow paved road leading to Monticello appeared to be exactly as it would have been 200 years ago, without the asphalt of course! The trees were still standing as sentinels guarding the quaint and quiet path that leads to …
Kentucky Beverage & Food Industry by Ron Kapon
Kentucky has a hearty appetite for the food and beverage industry. More than 270 food and beverage operations employ nearly 43,000 people in Kentucky, and the past five years have seen almost 150 food and beverage operations move into the …
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