Adventure
How to escape that dreaded cabin fever.
It’s that time of the year with the winter wind’s gust brings snow and frosty temperatures. And all you desire is to wrap yourself in a warm woolen blanket and wait for the first flowers of spring to blossom under the warm sun. You can’t hibernate all winter. It’s terrible for your health. …
Read MoreLooking for a happy family Christmas experience? Start with a Polar Express train trip.
Why not start a new family Christmas tradition this year by embarking on the magical train trip with Santa and his crew of helpers? Where do you find this family tradition? Start with the officially licensed The Polar Express train rides. These rides grew from the popular Warner Brothers Pictures release of The Polar Express film in November…
Read MoreFive reasons why you need a vacation to walk in the woods
After you peruse the following wonders of forests and their numerous benefits and you’ll be ready to plan your next vacation walking in the woods. Improved health and wellbeing Discover why the Japanese love “Forest Bathing” or Shinrin-Yoku. It’s the amazing practice of wandering in the woods to improve health and wellbeing. And…
Read MoreFind out why the chosen few loved highflying in the 1960s with its glamor and safety.
In the 1960s only the elite few could savor the glamor of the mile-high life. Even the stewardess selected to proffer this glamor were among the privileged few to travel in style. In 1967, TWA boasted that it accepted less than three percent of its applicants. In comparison, Harvard’s acceptance rate today is five percent.…
Read MoreWhat are flight attendant’s five meaningful life lessons from 30,000 feet?
Flight attendants, formerly known as stewardess have a passion for travel to different countries and places around the globe. And they do love meeting people from different areas and ways of life. The next time you board a plane, please take a second to look at these people who serve, smile, and help you from…
Read MoreDoes literary travel encourage children to read?
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Saint Augustine After you’ve explored this post, I think you’ll agree that taking children to the location of best-loved children’s author and sharing the books them does inspire children to love reading. With so many new interactive e-books, apps based…
Read MoreTake an awesome Colorado road trip on the San Juan Skyway and see movie locations on your journey.
For a real road trip adventure take the San Juan Skyway. It’s an unforgettable journey that includes peaks that reach to the sky, Butch Cassidy’s hometown, and the haunting echoes of Mesa Verde ancient civilization. The San Juan Skyway, part of the Million Dollar Highway, was named by Travel + Leisure Magazine as one of “America’s…
Read MoreBest 3 road trips on the historic Route 40 to take this summer
ARE WE THERE YET? The Golden Age of American Family Vacations By Susan Sessions Rugh Sue Kovach’s washingtonpost review of Susan Sessions Rugh book, “ARE WE THERE YET! The Golden Age of American Family Vacations” begins with a prompt to recall the by gone era of road trips. ‘Mention “family vacation” to a baby boomer…
Read MoreEnjoy some summer freedom on the Outer Banks Route 12
Answer the call of the open road this summer where you get away for the hectic, depleting summer travel woes of air travel. Why not head to North Carolina and travel Route 12 in the Outer Banks. With its 80-mile beach drive full of variety that will eliminate the boredom that comes most road trips.…
Read MoreWonder and awe await you on New Zealand’s Milford Sound Cruise.
Why visit New Zealand’s most famous destination? For starters, Rudyard Kipling called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. Milford Sound is the shining star of New Zealand’s South Island for many reasons. It is the inspiration for travelers to journey to this out-of-the-way, natural corner of Fiordland, a region in the island’s southwest corner.…
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