By Bonnie & Bill Neely Just after we moved to the Carolinas we discovered the fun family event which hundreds have enjoyed for over 70 years on Labor Day Weekend. This year it will be August 31-September 3rd. Many Apple …
Weekend in Boston
by Saul Schwartz We spent a cold, blustery November weekend in Boston with our friends from Hartford, Bob and Ellen. My wife Fern and I thoroughly enjoyed reacquainting ourselves with this historic, patriotic city. We dressed in warm clothes so …
Olde New Castle, Delaware: Where America’s History Still lives on Every Street Corner
by Fyllis Hockman Everyone has heard of Colonial Williamsburg with its dozens of buildings from the late-17th to mid-19th centuries. But it’s not real, folks! Although few people have heard of New Castle, Delaware, it has almost as many buildings …
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Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni: 100 Years of Excellence
By Emma Krasov, photography by Yuri Krasov Calm and serenity are the prevailing feelings at Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy, “the Pearl of Lake Como.” Calm, serenity, and Old World elegance and charm, and the immense beauty of …
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Greenville, SC, THE Place for Fun Free Time
By Bonnie & Bill Neely Do you want lots of festivals, hiking trails, biking on trails and around town, free concerts, fabulous theater and professional performances by world famous performers? How about cool nights, warm days, friendly people, delicious foods …
A Stopover in Palm Desert/Palm Springs, California
By Saul Schwartz At the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains, Palm Desert is in the center of California’s Coachella Valley. My wife Fern and I spent several days in this small city, using the J. W. Marriott Desert Springs …
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Memorable Meals: Edible Milestones from Around the World
By Fyllis Hockman Enjoying our first dinner during a group tour of Sicily, I turned to our guide and told him that the meal was excellent. This being Sicily, the reply was not all that surprising. “You can steal my …
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Saxony and Beyond: Sparkling Wines, White Gold
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Culinary tourism, especially wine-centered, is dangerous – it tends to become addictive. You barely start to understand the basics of local food and viticulture in one area when the pull of another is …
Tryon Equestrian Center Offers So Much Family Fun
By Bonnie & Bill Neely Tryon Equestrian Center at Mill Spring, a town of 1,700 residents in Southwestern North Carolina, offers so very much for family fun every day throughout the year. This amazing horse center was in early building …
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Up, Down and All Around in India: A Sample Itinerary
by Inga Aksamit For a visitor from the U.S., the first steps onto the tarmac in India can assault the senses. Humid air, a cacophony of sounds, vivid colors and the odors of a thousand sources can overwhelm the senses. …
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