Tag: USA
When people visit bustling downtown Greenville, South Carolina now, most of them have no idea that Main Street was a four-lane ghost town artery for a while. In the …
‘You can’t believe how hard it is to get orange shagpile carpet,’ Judy Hood tells us. I’m in Muscle Shoals with a bunch of European music journalists, and we’re …
Gerald R Ford has the distinction of being the only person to have served as both President and Vice-President of the USA without being elected to either office. He …
Amidst the ugly check-cashing stalls, used car lots and bars-on-the windows convenience stores, the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa has become one of Florida’s hottest dining destinations. Stop me …
‘Now let me tell you a little more about Beale Street,’ Elaine Lee-Turner says. I’ve joined one of Elaine’s Heritage Tours of Memphis, and we’re standing by the city’s …
‘We want people to taste the booze,’ says chocolatier Sarah Amorese, who is the chef-owner of the Piece, Love & Chocolate shop in Boulder, Colorado. One of Amorese’s biggest successes …
Want to see what it looks like from where a ski jumper takes off in the Winter Olympics? Want to see where the freestyle snowboarders and skiers practice their …
Have you ever sat on your oceanfront balcony, looked out at the shining sea, and thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a high-speed boat race out there?” Well, …
The Klondike Gold Rush created the town of Dyea, Alaska. Hundreds upon hundreds of prospectors landed here to access the Chilkoot Trail which led to the gold fields, creating …
I visited The National Civil Rights Museum a few years ago, and one artifact that I saw on display has been lodged in my mind ever since: a guidebook …
In the U.S., there’s a saying usually ascribed to Native Americans about getting another person’s perspective by “walking a mile in their moccasins.” As a traveler, it’s always interesting …