Treasure Island: Florida’s Sand Sculpture Capital – Sanding Ovations
SANDING OVATIONS is a must-see event with family fun, live music, food court, artisan marketplace and a showcase of amazing sand sculptures.
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Out of Planet Experience: Journeying in Joshua Tree National Park
Rose and I got up around 4:30 am, grabbing our ready to go hiking packs, spare water, and shoes before getting into the rental car and setting out for the one and half hour drive from Palm Springs, California to Joshua Tree National Park. With high winds ripping across the sandy landscape, I drove slowly…
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The Brownwood Hotel & Spa – Central Florida
Planning for an end of summer European escape, led me to a fabulous Central Florida hotel find in the most unlikely of places, The Villages. The Brownwood Hotel & Spa, a haven of hospitality and comfort, is nestled in the southern end of The Villages, a sprawling community well known as a playground for retirees….
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Portland’s Scenic Greenways: See the Southeast from a local’s view
Portland, Oregon has a well earned reputation for being a bike friendly city. Part of what makes this reputation possible is East Portland’s abundant Greenways. Greenways are streets running through Portland which have been designed to keep car traffic low, and to allow cyclists a safe and quick way to traverse the city. Many feature…
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San Francisco sister city Taipei, celebrates the “Year of the Bay” with a Heart of Gold
San Francisco’s Red Bra Regatta is as much fun as its cheeky name suggests. Now in its seventh year, more than 100 women on 14 boats met on San Francisco Bay to share camaraderie and spirited competition, against one of sailing’s most beautiful backdrops. For the first time, the Red Bra Regatta was sponsored by…
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Louisville, Kentucky-Bourbon & Beyond
With just shy of 1.3 million residents, Louisville may not be a big city like neighbors Chicago or Nashville, but it is larger than life in spirit and old fashioned hospitality. Perhaps, it is the ratio of aging bourbon barrels to people, roughly 5 to 1, that keeps everyone so happy. I was excited to…
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Moira Fowler: Creating The Life She Wanted in Ireland
Moira Fowler is a pretty special woman. Regardless of what might be happening in her life, she greets everyone with a big Irish smile and a cheeky comment about the day’s events. Originally from Ireland, she married a tall, strapping, good-looking airline pilot from the South. Besides wearing a bikini as her wedding dress, their…
