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Explore Belgium and Holland on a Gate 1 tulip time river cruise

Posted onApril 25, 2019June 29, 2019Leave a comment

What could be a better way to celebrate the arrival of spring in Northern Europe than a tulip time river cruise through Belgium and the Netherlands?

The Travel Dream List: Holland’s Gardens and Tulip Fields in Spring

Posted onNovember 17, 2012October 17, 20181 Comment

Even though tulips (and tulip mania) originated in Turkey, Holland has long taken since over as the place for growing tulips and other flower bulbs.Each spring the country is ablaze with blossoms. Many of these Read More …

Ellsworth Rock Gardens in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

With its location in the watery world of northern Minnesota’s border lakes, visitors to Voyageurs National Park likely expect to find a wilderness of sparkling lakes and wooded islands. They

Discover Minnesota's Black Beach

There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Minnesota's Black Beach. I provide links as a convenience to you. However, some may

Grand Portage Rendezvous on the shores of Lake Superior

Imagine for a moment that the year is 1797. The USA is a young adult, a country still developing both politically and geographically, still deciding who she is and how

Lodging in Essaouira, Morocco

Visitors to Essaouira have two basic lodging choices: in the medina or on the beach? We stayed in the medina, which gave us an ideal base for exploring the city.

Marrakech’s Magical Majorelle in Morocco

I’m a gardener, so the number one site on my to-do list for Marrakech was not the Djemâa el Fna or the souks or the Saadian Tombs or any of

Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior’s Church)

Copenhagen's Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior's Church) is famous for its spiraling external staircase. Climbing the tower at Vor Frelsers Kirke I have this thing for towers (well, any high