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Hot Springs, Arkansas (x3)
On the way across the country from Tennessee to Kansas, we were looking for an interesting place to spend a day as a family. Hot Springs, Arkansas piqued my husband’s curiosity because he…
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The Essential Portable Tea Corner
“Connoisseur” is a nicer name for it, but truth be told, I’m probably just a tea snob. There’s nothing quite like a cup of freshly brewed tea to help me greet the day.…
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See Rock City, Georgia
Rock City, Georgia is a delightful excursion through canyon passageways, by cascading waterfalls, across stone bridges, through whimsical doorways, and into Fairyland caverns. Well worth a visit on a southern United States itinerary!
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Le Mars, Iowa – Ice Cream Capital of the World
Who would have guessed that a small town in Iowa could make such a great boast? Dubbed “The Ice Cream Capital of the World” in 1994, Le Mars, Iowa unknowingly began its march…
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Travel Highlights from Manitoba, Canada
Crossing the border from North Dakota into Manitoba, Canada was surprisingly easy and, frankly, anticlimactic. Unlike setting foot in most other countries, a trip to Canada feels essentially the same as traveling in…
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Welcome to Hammock in the Woods!
From the catenary folds of fabric suspended between two towering pines I listened. The wind ebbed and flowed, rustling the leaves far above me. In between the murmurings I relished another sound. Silence.…
