South Dakota has a lot to see, but not everyone has the time to see it all. If you are making several stops as you drive through, it is easy to detour through Badlands National Park in South Dakota along …
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The zombies were out to get me. I was convinced. How could I leave my warm little bed in a Jordan bedouin tent when the hoards were out there? Of all the places to visit in Jordan, why did I …
No one was here. Literally, I couldn’t see anyone for miles as we hiked across the plains of Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s Petrified Forest Trail. We’d come to Medora, ND to escape the crowds of other national parks and cities …
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Wander through Northern Virginia and one thing you will notice is an eclectic mix of towns, cities and rural land to explore. Cities like Fairfax, Falls Church, Lorton and Alexandria are hopping with shops and restaurants, high-rise apartments and single-family …
Living in Washington State, you can’t help but fall in love with blackberries. Wander around the Puget Sound and you’ll find them growing over fences, along back roads, streams and the edges of forests. A Blackberry Bramble is easy to …
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Florida is filled with fun little towns, but not all are built around the nation’s history like St. Augustine. Known as the oldest city in America, there are so many things to do in St. Augustine, Florida. Bonus- you don’t …
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My son was in heaven. I’d never thought to bring him to the mountains to get a mouth full of sand, but here we were in the Sahara trying out sand boarding for the first time. Then again, this was …
As we cruised through the Brazilian Amazon, I felt so glad that we had booked this trip. I had been skeptical about international tour packages for a long time, but now I understood why people booked them. For once, I …
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The trees are trimmed, the lights are up, the mantels are dusted and corsets are being tightened. Cinnamon sticks are swirling around the cider while marshmallows take a float in a bath of hot cocoa. It’s time to get ready …
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Traditions come in all shapes and sizes. Some families make cookies; others trim the tree. For almost a decade, my family has visited Longwood Gardens at Christmastime. When we lived in Seattle, this tradition happened every other year when we …
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