During the 30 minute tour of President Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, IL (where he
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A night in Miss Nellie's House: Tallahatchie...
The first thing I noticed after walking in the front door was a smell. It
Every day is a holiday for someone
Happy Birthday, Elvis Presley, born on this date in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. I haven’t
Walk this way: unique U.S. historic and...
Did you know that we’re in the middle of the “Decade for Trails” (2008 –
Keeping travel memories in a digital age
You can hold them in your hand. You can lay them out side by side and
4 tips that guarantee better travel photography
A few decades ago, Mom or Pop took the occasional photo with their handy Kodak
Giving some respect to Flyover Country
“Oh! You did NOT use that phrase ‘flyover country,’ did you? I haven’t had my
This is the year to NOT act...
This doesn’t apply to everyone, of course, but in my nomadic years growing up in
Water for Haiti: Passports with Purpose 2012
Turn a water faucet handle in a hotel room, and then remember that in that
What brings thankful smiles to the traveler
So many big things to be thankful for. Drinkable water from hotel room sinks and
