Specially Equipped Viewfinders Installed at 11 Locations Across Tennessee  First Introduced in October 2017, Tennesseeâs specially equipped viewfinders enabled thousands of color-blind visitors to âseeâ the natural beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains in peak fall foliage for the first time. Images of color-blind travelers experiencing the brilliant fall colors for the first time…
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The Ultimate Guide to West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is one of the lesser-known of the three cities in the South Florida metropolitan area. Miami, is, well, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale has beaches and boats. West Palm Beach is a nice middle ground, with all the attractions of city life while also being home to a more down-to-earth community. Those of…
3 Days in Door County, Wisconsin-Itinerary
Day 1 Check-in Open Hearth Lodge. Start with Breakfast at the White Gull InnâIt could be a story from modern-day Silicon Valley: a middle-aged professional gives up his lucrative practice and moves to a quaint village to become an innkeeper. Except that it happened in 1896. Now owned by Jan and Andy Coulson, The White Gull…
How to Plan a Road Trip Adventure on a Small Budget
Guest post by Sam Casteris. We all need a break every now and then. Taking a trip with your favorite people in the world is a perfect way to forget about the stresses of life. We understand that not everyone can afford an off the cuff trip to an exotic island but taking a road trip…
The Secret to Happiness: A look at the powerful effects of travel on mood
Why am I so happy lately? It’s a question I’ve asked myself frequently since I started traveling three years ago. I know, why would anyone question it? Just be happy that I’m happy…right? Except I have a need to know: To understand this lightness of mood, joy in my step, purpose in my passion. Where…
2018 Travel Schedule
Fredericksburg, TX | April 2-6 Experience the bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, and red poppies with a spring visit to the Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg! This authentic Texas-German community, just an hourâs drive northwest of San Antonio, is renowned for its upscale boutiques and art galleries, burgeoning wine industry, upscale lodging, lush wildflower landscape, world-class museums,…
USA by Rail Travel Guide: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Journey by Train to See West Virginia Up Close and Personal
West Virginia offers up a bounty of such intimacy. There’s the sweet beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet resilience to its people, and a chance to visit the past while watching its residents move surely to the future.
Northeast by Rail: Fall Foliage Trip (Itinerary)
If you’re curious what three weeks of traveling by train looks like–or if you just want to follow along on my journey–below is the itinerary for my fall foliage trip of the northeast by train. In West Virginia, I’ll see “gently rolling horse country, the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley, and the…
