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There are songs you might think of as valentines, romantic love songs of all sorts, songs of family, songs of celebration. What about love songs for place? Are there …
Music can take you traveling even in times when travel is not available. Music is also great for recalling places you’ve been, and exploring ideas about places you plan …
Exploring through music: whether your plans include a microtrip nearby, a walk in the neighborhood, or staying safe at home, that’s a good way to travel. take a trip. …
Music opens doors to other cultures, other landscapes. It can open connections, share stories, and help us go more deeply into places new, and places familiar. Music can bring …
What sort of music do you notice as you travel in the United States? The United States is one of the larger countries in the world, which means its …
Memphis, Tennessee Fountain City, Indiana Warsaw, Poland Derry, Northern Ireland Travel has a way of putting a human face on history, and on justice. History can be a good …
I’ve long been an advocate for taking the scenic route and finding designated scenic byways when I travel, but there are also heritage highways and historic roads that are …
Trust. The “stations” of the Underground Railroad were trustworthy people and safe houses that freedom-seeking slaves could rely on to help them escape captivity. In a world without today’s enormously …
Indigo. . It’s that deep shade which lies between blue and violet in a rainbow. It is a shade which shows up in the arts and textiles of cultures …
“Oh! You did NOT use that phrase ‘flyover country,’ did you? I haven’t had my donut yet!!” joked a Kansas City guy to me. “I gotta call it as …
“India is…it’s beautiful, and it’s fascinating, and it’s old. It’s a really old culture. In the United States we’re so young — I was fascinated by the differences and …
Harmony, Indiana, is a town of the imagination rather than a real place. Chances are, though, that once you’ve begun reading Philip Gulley’s novel Christmas in Harmony you’ll soon …