by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 26, 2012
A million or so bees once swarmed into our yard in a giant ball–but they only made about 1/100 of the noise of the F1 cars taking off on the Hungaroring track outside Budapest. It was a ginormous hum of fine-tuned engines accelerating up to 200 mph or more! I...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 18, 2012
I grew up in the middle of the Cold War…I had a teacher who’d yell, “Duck,” and everyone in our one-room school leaped up and dived under our desks, pulled our legs up under ourselves and wrapped our arms around our necks to hold our heads in...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 3, 2012
A list of best vacation stops isn’t complete without shopping. The local market is an outsider’s view of what it’s like to live inside a place–at least from my experience. Whether it’s farmer’s market produce, baked goods, herbs and...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jun 26, 2012
Selecting a hotel you’re going to spend a week of your life in can be challenging–will it have the atmosphere you want? Be close to the things you’ll enjoy the most? Have the comforts of home, but still be a unique experience? And it makes matters a...
Hear Cajun and Zydeco Music at the Cajun Grand Old Opry — Eunice, LA[…]
Discover the Legends of Devil’s Gate — Landmark in Wyoming[…]
Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City[…]
Discover the Mysteries of Idaho’s Craters of the Moon[…]
Wakamow Valley: Outdoor Adventures in Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanThe Moose Jaw River flows through the Wakamow Valley urban park in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It provides 20 km of trails and year-round outdoor adventures.
Butch Cassidy Museum — Old West Wild Bunch Outlaws in Montpelier, IDThe Butch Cassidy Museum is situated in Montpelier, Idaho. It's housed in the original Bank of Montpelier Bank where Butch pulled his 2nd bank robbery.
St. Adalbert Church in Krakow Market Square — 1000 Years of History[…]
Crepes, Wood Fired Pizza & More: Whytewold EmporiumThe Whytewold Emporium near Gimli, in Manitoba's Interlake Region, serves wood-fired pizza and French crepes -- along with a garden centre and store.
Hill Aerospace Museum — Hundreds of Planes from WWI to the Cold WarThe Hill Aerospace Museum at Ogden, Utah, just a few miles from Salt Lake City, is a must-see free attraction with hundreds of airplanes and artifacts.
Wabasha Street Caves & their Prohibition Secrets — Saint Paul, MNSaint Paul, Minnesota, history includes Prohibition gangsters and speakeasies including the Wabasha Street Caves. See "Castle Royal" or take a driving tour.