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Biscuits, Booze, and Bodies – 36 Hours in the Florida Keys

January 12, 2014 by Tom BentleyLeave a Comment

Normally, I'm not big on cocktails before 10am. But when we blearily wandered in at 8am to the Blue Heaven, one of Key West’s signature restaurants, that’s what our server suggested. Sitting in the crazy-quilt courtyard, with its rustic artwork and scurrying chickens, looking up at the former bordello on the second-floor, and knocking back some booze seemed in keeping with all things Keys. I opted for the pancakes, which I found just as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Aquarium, Art, California, Canals, Caribbean, Christmas, Coffee, Cruising, Drinking, Film, Florida, Food and Wine, Hollywood, Kansas, Key Largo, Key West, Music, New Orleans, Paradise

Pilots, Amelia Rose Earhart & Patrick Carter

November 7, 2013 by Dave3 Comments

When we were initially made aware that Amelia Earhart was going to recreate "her" flight around the world in 2014, we thought we had scored the interview of the century. However, we quickly realized the modern day Amelia Earhart is named after the famous aviatrix. But the similarities do not end with a name - Amelia is also an accomplished pilot and is going to recreate and symbolically complete her namesake’s 1937 flight around the world. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Africa, Airport, America, Art, Australia, Brazil, California, Caves, Colorado, Culinary travel, Culture, Europe, Florida, Golf, Hawaii, History, India, Interview, Journey, Kansas

Eureka Springs Revisited

April 22, 2013 by Sharon Zajdman6 Comments

In early November, I spent two serendipitous days in the tiny resort town of Eureka Springs, located in the Ozarks, at the edge of Arkansas. I had accepted an invitation from a friend in the American Midwest to join her on her ranch in Kansas, and she was taking me on a road trip. Since we would be riding through Missouri, I asked if I might see something connected with Mark Twain. “Hannibal is on the other side of the state.” I was mildly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Alabama, Animal Rescue, Arkansas, Beer, Boston, Canada, Christmas, Civil War, Culinary travel, Dancing, Drinking, Fashion, Food and Wine, History, Iraq, Kansas, Missouri, Music, New Orleans, New York City

A Road Trippers Case for Traveling by Car

February 28, 2013 by Eric White3 Comments

Highway 191, AZ

Taking a road trip is my favorite way to put "things" back into perspective. It's easy to let yourself get caught up in the trivialities of daily life and forget that this is bigger than the individual. A road trip can be just the thing to spark some creativity, break out of the mundane with some spontaneity or even deal with pain. There's comfort in seeing new things and the best way to challenge yourself and your views is by meeting new people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airline, Airport, America, Arizona, Art, Colorado, Food and Wine, Illinois, Journey, Kansas, Mexico, Naked, New Mexico, North America, Restaurants, Road Trip, Texas

Richard Petty Driving Experience Now Allows Drivers to Go Faster

October 31, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Richard Petty Driving Experience Now Allows Drivers to Go Faster...Faster Concord, NC (October 30, 2012) – Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE), the worldwide leader in stock car drive and ride entertainment, is introducing a new way for drivers to get the most out of their NASCAR driving experience by placing a professional driving instructor directly in the passenger seat. The all-new format known as Right Seat Instruction (RSI) will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Film, Kansas, Orlando, Technology

A Hungarian Hotel in Germany

January 19, 2012 by Nancy Julien KoppLeave a Comment

Our heads were fuzzy and our legs like jelly when we left the long, overnight flight from Kansas City to Munich, Germany. After clearing passport control and getting our luggage, my husband and I headed to the rental car area of the airport. Despite our fatigue, we managed the paperwork and check-out with only a minimum of frustration. An hour later, we settled into a Mercedes C Class sedan and made our way out of the city, Ken at the wheel and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Africa, Airport, Beer, Coffee, Drinking, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, Germany, Hot Air Balloon, Internet, Kansas, Music, Passport, Shopping Mall, South Africa, Village, Volcano, Walking tour

A Storm on the River Missouri

December 20, 2011 by Ryan O'ReillyLeave a Comment

I was a hundred or so miles into a 2,341-mile canoe trip on the Missouri River when I stumbled on my first big storm. The first indication came when my hat lifted from my head and flew forward into the water. High winds came up well ahead of an advancing cold front a mile or so upriver from Fort Benton, Montana. What had been blowing before had been a breeze, but soon rose to twenty or thirty miles per hour. The filled with dust and sand, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Bridges, Chocolate, Desert, Drinking, History, Journey, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Restaurants, Romantic, Sand, Shopping Mall, Texas, Wildlife, Wine Tasting

Rattler

December 20, 2011 by Ryan O'ReillyLeave a Comment

rattlesnake

You plan on some things, and others just happen. Usually you don't plan on getting bitten by a rattlesnake for example. It's just one of those things when you're out in desolate country; alone, weather beaten and emotionally off guard. Of course you could argue that inserting yourself into desolate and dangerous country is, in a way, inviting an encounter with an ill-tempered reptile. True I didn't know when setting out on my two-month canoe trip … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Beach, Cell Phone, Dancing, Desert, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rattlesnake, Sand, Seafood, Ski Trip, Texas, Walking tour, Wildlife

53 Days

December 13, 2011 by Ryan O'ReillyLeave a Comment

What could 53 days buy you? Think of it. What if you had 53 days? What could you do in that time? That length of time could buy you half a summer vacation. Or maybe you would look at it as two months salary minus the interfering weekends. Not long ago I exchanged 53 days for 2,341 miles. I then took those miles and exchanged them for an experience that I think changed my life forever. I was between jobs, you see, and so I took a Canoe and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Beach, Beer, Film, Florida, Journey, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Mountain Climbing, Romantic, Summer Travel, Texas, Weekend Travel, Wildlife

A Story of Travel and of a Girl

June 14, 2009 by Gari Ghigo1 Comment

guy girl

This is a story of a travel and of a girl; of long ago memories. So long ago that I cannot even remember the girl's real name, nor many of the places; only that it inspired love. What better trip is there than that? It started as a mini-trip to San Francisco with a college roommate. He and I were to travel on a budget of zero dollars, excluding a full tank of gas. We wanted to see Haight-Ashbury, the hippy scene of '67. After collecting glass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Beach, Coffee, Cruising, Food and Wine, Gun, Kansas, Los Angeles, Museum, Music, Nebraska, Nevada, Rocky Mountains, San Francisco, Shopping Mall, Texas, Train Travel, Utah

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