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I love offbeat and quirky kinds of places – for just the reasons that they are offbeat and quirky. I’ve even been known to drive out of my way to see the “biggest,” “smallest,” “world’s only,” “oldest” thing or whatever.
Lucy the Elephant, a couple miles south of Atlantic City in Margate, New Jersey, is […]
Looking for a way to combine family travel with a little educational and cultural experience as well?
There are a number of cities that can fill those specifications, blending lots of fun things to do with a quality cultural experience. If you can’t enjoy spending time in these US locations (in alphabetical order), you’re just […]
When you travel all the time, it becomes easy to take the whole process for granted. Instead of being excited about heading off to the airport for a flight, you complain about having to go on “one more trip.”
It’s easy to understand how you feel when you’re traveling for business, but when it’s finally […]
Traveling can frequently be difficult, but traveling with toddlers can always be difficult. From managing the little one’s time to managing their “stuff,” there are added tasks to juggle when you have children with you.
Bringing a stroller with you when you travel allows you to get kids through the airport with minimum fuss. It […]
Well, not just ice any more. . . . It’s more like Stonehenge, and sled dog teams, and other animals and scenic depictions.
That’s what happens when you turn professional ice-sculptors loose on a huge block of ice.
You can see the process, as well as the results, at the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks Alaska, […]
Polly want a cracker?
At the World Parrot Refuge on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, winged residents get lots more than a mere cracker.
This non-profit, educational facility operated by FLOPRS (”For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society”) provides a “Home for Life” for previously owned pet parrots. Parrots have a very long life span, so it is […]
Today is Admission Day for Florida, our 27th state, admitted to the Union on March 3rd, 1845.
Florida is located in the southeastern part of the country, with the Atlantic Ocean flanking one side, and the Gulf of Mexico the other. Ponce de Leon named it, and many believe that it was in Florida that he […]
San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Boar (Lunar Year 4705), will begin on Saturday, March 3rd at 5:30 pm. The parade will start at 2nd & Market, ending in the heart of Chinatown. This parade is one of the few remaining illuminated Parades in the country, and is consistently named […]
February 19th is Presidents Day, a federal holiday here in the United States.
Originally, the holiday was designated as Washington’s Birthday, and was celebrated on George Washington’s actual date of birth, February 22nd. In 1971, however, as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, the holiday was moved to the third Monday in February. The holiday […]
Today is Admission Day for Utah, admitted as our 45th state on January 4th, 1896.
Utah is one of the Four Corner states (the others are Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona), the only place in the Unites States where four states come together at one point. Utah is ranked 13th in geographical area, and 34th in […]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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