Below is a video I created for The Voyage Report about traveling the USA by rail. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvoyagereport%2Fvideos%2F1919902811614654%2F&width=500&show_text=false&height=280&appId
Author: jilldutton
Evolving Magazine publisher and travel writer, Jill Dutton, caught the train travel bug when she spent three months in Europe with a Eurail pass. Now, she enjoys traveling–and writing about–the U.S. and Canada by rail.
Freelance Writer
Jill has worked as a freelance writer for more than 20 years. She is the author of, The Joyous Journey: Living Life on Purpose, with Purpose. In January 2015, Jill departed on the first of several trips traveling the United States writing feature articles, blog posts, and an eventual series of books on train travel. Follow Jill on her travel blog at www.USAbyRail.blog.
Magazine Publisher
Jill Dutton has created three publications over the past 21 years. She published Evolving Woman magazine from 1994-2000, then started Evolving magazine in 2009 and Eating Well in Kansas City in 2010. Read Evolving Magazine at www.EvolvingMagazine.com.
Local Wine, Beer, and Spirits in Door County, Wisconsin
It’s a nostalgic ride driving through Door County, a Wisconsin peninsula situated between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. This 70-mile finger of land houses cities with quaint names like Egg Harbor and Fish Creek. Time seems to slow as you pass through Ephraim where nearly all the houses are painted white, an ordinance originated by…
Learning to Trust Yourself: Ice Storms, Travel Days, and Decisions Made
Have you ever struggled with a tough decision? At times in the past, I have found myself frozen with indecision when an important choice arose. I worried if I would make the right choice–and found myself immobilized instead. I didn’t trust myself and my ability to make a decision. Last night I faced one of…
East meets West at the Isha Institute of Inner-Sciences in McMinnville, Tennessee
The Isha Yoga Center, established under the aegis of Isha Foundation, is set at the base of the Velliangiri Mountains in southern India. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, often referred to as Sadhguru, is an Indian yogi, mystic, and author. He founded the Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which offers Yoga programs around the world and is…
Winter Escape to Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula
3-Day Itinerary Choose from outdoor winter activities or an art.sip.savor tour in a winter escape to Door Peninsula. Day 1 Check in to Landmark Resort, an award-winning, all-suites vacation destination. Dinner at Sister Bay Bowl–an authentic, family-owned Wisconsin supper club just like the ones that were so popular in the 1950s and 60s. In 1950…
The Places I’ve Been
Four years of travel selfies. Click the links to learn more and plan your vacation to these delightful destinations. 2019 (coming soon) Winter Wonders – Door County, Wisconsin Mardis Gras – Lake Charles, Louisiana 2018 Blue Bonnets & Wildflowers – Fredericksburg, Texas Outdoor Adventures – Chattanooga, Tennessee Chicago by Train – Chicago, Illinois Sporting and Adventure…
The best places to go camping in the South this fall
SUMMER MAY BE OVER, but head to the American South and you’ll find great places to camp deep into the fall months. From Florida to South Carolina, campgrounds have fewer crowds and plenty of space to set up a camp chair, light a campfire, and enjoy the fall season at a different pace than in the summer months….
Flora, Fauna, and Cultural Heritage on an Eco-Tour of Mobile, Alabama
Imagine paddling a kayak through a reedy marsh. You spot an alligator, its head just poking above the water. As your kayak comes closer, the alligator drops below water and disappears. This immersion into a natural environment is one aspect of ecotourism. Ecotourism involves interactive and learning opportunities to discover cultures and environments. It’s a…
The Highland Lakes of Burnet County, Texas–3-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive and check into lodging. Reception and dinner at Log Country Cove with a beer tasting from Save the World Brewing Company. Star-gazing at Canyon of the Eagles. This site is one of the best locations in Central Texas for viewing the cosmos due to minimal light pollution in the region. Two telescopes, a…
5 Waterfalls in 5 Hours
With over 100 waterfalls, the Upper Cumberland Area is known to be among the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the United States. Located on the low side of the 20,000+ square-mile Cumberland Plateau, much of the rain that falls on the plateau drains west – – into the Upper Cumberland. As the water pours over…
