Category: United States

Hawaii - Driving Around Oahu

3/25/2021

To see and really know the Islands of Hawaii takes a minimum of six trips, one for each island. I for one would be willing to make that kind of commitment. But each island in Hawaii is a world of its own, and each deserves a leisurely pace, an opportunity to get to know it up close and personal. Far too many visitors to the islands make the mistake of trying to see and do every island in a week, bouncing around from island to island in an effort to soak it all in. Want some advice? Explore one island at a time and save the rest for the next visit.

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5 Must See Thanksgiving Day Parades

10/1/2020

As a major holiday, there are numerous activities and festivities to see and be part of, but none equals a spectacular Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nowadays, you can choose what location you want to the see the festive floats, giant character balloons and the marching bands, from New York City to Chicago to Philadelphia. It just one of those things that the TV cannot do justice to, the sights, the sound and the smell, so plan ahead to take you and yours on a memorable trip to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

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6 Spine-Tingling US Halloween Destinations

9/24/2020

Halloween is another one of those wonderful times of the year when ghost and ghouls and spooks and scoots come out in the darkness of night to play. Every year people go out of their way to be scared, horror-struck and spooked travelling across the country to take part in the many Halloween festivals and activities that rise up for the occasion. Crazed visitors attend authentic haunted house, graveyards, creepy fairs and fun filled horror parades! Each year the appeal for more activities and places to go has lead to some destination hot spots where visitors can’t wait to be scared out of their wits. Here are six such places that take you from the reality of Salem where the infamous witch trials took place to the ghoulish fun of New York’s Halloween Parade.

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60 Second Geography: Bar Harbor, Maine

8/7/2020

Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine. Located in Downeast, Bar Harbor was once considered a small fishing and ship-building community. Today, it is a favorite destination for people throughout the world. With Acadia National Park in our backyard, a visit to Bar Harbor affords the comforts and luxury of a classic vacation retreat, but also offers spectacular beauty and natural wonder for those who would prefer to spend their time outdoors.

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Do You Know Your Civil War History?

7/17/2020

In the early morning hours of a new day, when all is calm, a feeling of serenity permeates the air. As you walk through the dew-kissed fields in this small Pennsylvania town, it is difficult to imagine the bloodiest battle of the Civil War taking place here. Welcome to Gettysburg, where 51,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in three days of intensive fighting July 1-3, 1863. A once-booming cannon stands guard over a field at Gettysburg. The Gettysburg battle is considered the turning point of the war that split the United States apart. After losing this battle, it was pretty much downhill all the way for the South.

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60 Second Geography: Bar Harbor, Maine

Do You Know Your Civil War History?

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