Inside you will find first-hand information from someone who has already been there and tried a few things out in many USA destinations.
Street art is all the rage right now. Even around the globe you will find wings by Kelsey Montague and local artists expressing themselves with paint, neon light and sculpture. The NEON District in Norfolk, VA embraces all of this and welcomes all kinds of artists into the area to create and develop their visual …
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Time to get out. It was beyond time to get out of my house. The kids had been in school for a little over two months. After school activities were in full swing and the holidays were coming up fast. I needed a break, if only for a few days. I called a friend; she …
Rolling into Tampa, you might think you’ll only hit up Busch Gardens or the Florida Aquarium before heading to the St. Pete and Clearwater beaches. At least that’s what I thought when I headed south with my friend to explore. Little did I know that I would find myself in another unexpected Florida food town, …
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We’d entered a fairy realm, or so my son thought. Cascades of water fell from the rock as we hiked, pooling in the crater below. It was the dry season in Yosemite National Park, and yet, the Emerald Pools were still a site to see, especially for a baby and toddler. Not much has changed …
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As any mother of an introvert child knows, there are many types of introverts and extroverts out there. I happen to have a high-energy introvert son, as well as a mellow extrovert son. I’m a high-energy extrovert, although sometimes a social introvert. We would all be considered ambiverts. Honestly, most people are. As his mother, …
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Flying over Bismarck North Dakota I was bewildered by the rivers and trees below. Wasn’t this one of the plains states, filled with only corn and cows? While many do simply fly over the capital of North Dakota, there are plenty of reasons to get off the plane, or stop for a few days on …
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Elk, bison, prairie dogs and fish. One of these things I never thought I’d be actively looking for in the wild. Can you guess which one it is? If you said fish, you would be correct. But, Devils Lake, ND is known for its fishing, so much so that serious dudes drag their families up …
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Driving back and forth to Philadelphia, I’d never given much thought to Wilmington, Delaware. It was that city after the Starbucks at Delaware House on I-95 that we cruised through on the way to my parents. My in-laws lived just west of Wilmington in Pennsylvania, across the Delaware state line. I’d been to Winterthur and …
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Major highways, like I-95, that run from Maine down to Florida naturally cut through cities up and down the East Coast. Many we just cruise through, while some we think to stop in and explore. The big players like Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York get plenty of attention, but what about Wilmington DE, Richmond …
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Death Valley is hot, but that’s not why it is called Death Valley. Nope. This California national park, which is closer to Las Vegas than Los Angeles, is actually bursting with life, and water. Springs run under this valley in the lowest point in North America. Millions of gallons of water push past The Oasis …
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