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Travel

Georgia’s Civil War Heritage Trails

June 29, 2013

Georgia, founded in 1733, was the last of the 13 original colonies, the first Southern state to ratify the Constitution and the fifth state to secede from the Union on January 19, 1861. The years between the first and last events were pivotal years for the country and Georgia played a significant role. 

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Much Ado in Philadelphia

June 14, 2013

One of the things I find most compelling about living in Philadelphia is that when you have nothing to do there is always something to do. We have always been known as “the City of Neighborhoods” and the designation is justified. 

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Louisiana’s Great River Road (part two)

June 7, 2013

Ostentatious plantation houses lined the River Road from New Orleans to Baton Rouge accessed by magnificent oak lined alleys designed to funnel the cooling breeze from the river up to and through the great house.

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Louisiana’s Great River Road (part two)

June 2, 2013

Louisiana’s celebrated River Road parallels the east and west banks of the Mississippi River for the 70-miles between New Orleans and Baton Rouge through “Plantation Country.” The road traverses three parishes,—- St. Charles, St. John and St. James— and winds past bayous, levees,

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Orlando, Florida, the real “Fountain of Youth”

May 13, 2013

The quest for eternal youth has only grown more intense and moved 100-miles south since the time of the conquistadors. Thousands of people flock to Orlando, Florida annually to share the limitless joy and unbridled excitement of childhood both with their families…

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PA Dutch Country Delights

May 5, 2013

The location of Philadelphia, Penn’s “City of Brotherly Love,” was selected because rivers were the roads of the era and it is situated where the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers meet. Also, the Delaware Bay that leads to the Atlantic Ocean is just south of it.

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The Soul of Arkansas (part two)

April 26, 2013

One of the most unique ways to continue our passage through Arkansas is to ride the rails on the 1880 Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Tourist Train from Van Buren to Springdale. The 67-mile trip is taken aboard vintage and historic rail cars.

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