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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
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Kazoobie Kazoos, Beaufort SC
The right music can turn your road trip from a bore to so much more! On our way from Charleston to Savannah we decided to make a stop at a really quirky roadside attraction. As we were driving there I … Continue reading
Posted in South Carolina
Tagged american south, beaufort, charleston, factory tour, invention, kazoo, kazoo factory, kazoo museum, kazoobie kazoos, museum, music, road trip, roadside attraction, savannah, south carolina, southern, tour guide, travel
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An afternoon in Historic Charleston
Charleston is a city overflowing with bright colors, architectural charm, and palm trees. It’s very walkable, although there is also a free trolley that can get you to where you need to be. Parking can be a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Charleston, South Carolina
Tagged american south, architecture, battery park, bird watching, birding, boiled peanuts, bouillabaisse, cannon, charleston, charleston city market, dinner, fish, fort sumter, free, george washington, historic, historic charleston, history, local, lowcountry, magnolias, magnolias restaurant, mortar, museum, old slave mart, palm tree, rainbow row, ravenel bridge, seafood, south carolina, travel, trolley, waterfront park, white point garden
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The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls
When I heard that there was going to be a Norman Rockwell exhibit at The Hyde Collection [161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801] I was all in. I had recently fell in love with his work at another nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks
Tagged albany public library, art, color, coloring book, free, glens falls, historic home, hyde collection, museum, museum pass, norman rockwell, painting, picasso, rembrandt, renaissance, sculpture, thimble, van gogh
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Jack Shainman Gallery: The School
Once a space for children to learn their ABC’s on weekdays, now a place for art lovers to converge on Saturdays, 11am-5pm. Contemporary art has found a home in Columbia County at The School [25 Broad St, Kinderhook, NY 12106]. … Continue reading
Norman Rockwell Museum, Berkshires
My first encounter with Norman Rockwell was in history class. I remember seeing the painting “The Problem We All Live With” and it really struck me. Its inspiration was a little girl named Ruby Bridges. Rockwell depicted her historic walk, … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged 1954, america, art, art museum, berkshires, brown vs board of ed, canvas, controversy, day trip, daytrip, grand canyon, history, kp duty, museum, norman rockwell, oil painting, post, rockwell, ruby bridges, saturday evening post, sculpture, stockbridge, studio, thanksgiving, the problem we all live with, travel, uss slater, veteran, wwII
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, Best of Boston
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Boston, so I figured it was time to return and see what’s new. My last trip was pretty straight forward – since it was my first time visiting I did the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged anemone, archaeology, beantown, beantown pub, beetle, boston, boston common, cambridge, cockroach, dinosaur, dinosaur fossil, dodo, ethnology, exhibit, faneuil market, fossil, freedom trail, gem, giant sloth, glass flower, harvard, harvard museum of natural history, hidden gem, hissing cockroach, hobbit, hominid, homo flores, hummingbird, insect, jellyfish, manhattan, mineral, museum, Museum of Natural History, natural history, off the beaten path, peabody museum, peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology, pub, public garden, skeleton, sloth, uss constitution
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The Clark Art Institute
On a picture perfect day my girlfriends and I set out into the Berkshires to visit The Clark [225 South St, Williamstown, MA 01267]. Students and children under 18 are free, others pay a hefty $20 admission price – however … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged art, art museum, berkshires, day trip, Fun, impressionism, ma, massachusetts, monet, museum, road trip, the clark, The Clark Art Institute, travel, van gogh, williamstown
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Best of New Hampshire: American Classic Arcade Museum
Growing up with a big brother meant many hours playing video games in the house, and taking frequent trips to the arcade. Nowadays I don’t have any video games in the apartment, and most arcades don’t have any of my … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire
Tagged american classic arcade museum, arcade, bingo, bowling, classic arcade, Fun, fun spot, funspot, live free or die, mini golf, museum, new hampshire, nh, nintendo, pac man, pinball, rides, travel, video games
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Best of LA Museums: The Getty
The Getty [1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049] is one of the most fabulous art museums I have ever been to, both inside and out! Entrance is free, but parking will run you $15 – which was worth … Continue reading
Posted in California, Los Angeles
Tagged art, bougainvillea, cactus, culture, Fun, garden, impressionism, LA, los angeles, louie xiv, monet, museum, sculpture, the getty, travel, van gogh, view
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Desert Roadtrip: Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain, and more!
There are a lot of peculiar places in the desert and if you know which stones to uncover you will discover some bizarre hidden gems. From San Diego, LA, Joshua Tree, or anywhere in southern California, make your way to … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged bacon, bacon wrapped, bacon wrapped date, banana museum, banana shake, bird watching, birding, california, communie, date farm, date shake, dates, desert, fish taco, fishing birds, hippy, hummingbir, international banana museum, museum, oasis, palm springs, pulled pork, road trip, roadtrip, romance and sex life of the date, salton sea, salvation mountain, sandwich, shields date garden, slab city, the sandwich spot, travel
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