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penguin with text "Little Blue Penguins Dunedin, New Zealand

An evening with New Zealand’s little blue penguins

Posted onApril 24, 2018March 20, 202611 Comments

For a unique night out in New Zealand, spend an evening watching little blue penguins come ashore on the Otago Peninsula. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Some may be affiliate Read More …

CategoriesNew Zealand, OceaniaTagsislands

Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico

Posted onApril 18, 2018March 20, 2026

With a classic highway commercial strip that’s changed little since the heyday of historic Route 66, travelers on the Mother Road will feel right at home in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

CategoriesNew Mexico, USATagsNational Register of Historic Places

Lakeside gardens with text "Chicago Botanic Garden"

Beauty abounds at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Posted onApril 14, 2018June 15, 202620 Comments

With 27 gardens and four natural areas, the Chicago Botanic Garden provides a lush oasis of calm and beauty just north of the Windy City.

CategoriesChicago, Illinois, USATagsgardens

painting of a woman with text "the murals of Ajo Arizona"

Discover street art in Ajo, Arizona

Posted onApril 1, 2018September 4, 202314 Comments

The exuberant street art in Ajo, Arizona, is a bold and colorful sign of this old mining town’s artistic rebirth.

CategoriesArizona, USATagsart

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Must-see destinations beyond Normandy’s beaches

Posted onMarch 20, 2018January 12, 202310 Comments

Normandy’s beach resorts and WWII sites are great, but there is a lot more to see in this beautiful region of France. Here are five must-see destinations beyond Normandy’s beaches. 

CategoriesEurope, France

photo of mountain scenery with text "Christoffel National Park Curacao"

Drive the Mountain Route through Christoffel National Park, Curaçao

Posted onMarch 11, 2018March 20, 202618 Comments

To see Curacao’s wilder side, drive the Mountain Route through Christoffel National Park.

CategoriesABC islands, Caribbean, CuracaoTagsislands

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Hopi pottery masterworks at Western Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted onMarch 5, 2018March 20, 202610 Comments

Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsart, museums, Native America

link to Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve Phoenix Arizona

View Ancient symbols at Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix

Posted onFebruary 14, 2018March 20, 20265 Comments

Just north of Phoenix, the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve protects over 1,500 symbols cut into boulders by several ancient cultures.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsNative America

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Cruise Waikiki Beach for city views and sunsets

Posted onFebruary 6, 2018March 20, 20262 Comments

A Waikiki sunset cruise offers a chance to take a longer, more relaxing look at Honolulu’s iconic beach. Add sunset and a cocktail and you might not care that the fantasy of Waikiki bears little Read More …

CategoriesHawaii, Oahu, USATagsislands, urban planning

Tractor on beach with text "Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Gannet Beach Tractor Tour"

New Zealand’s Cape Kidnappers tractor tour offered gannets, geology, and good fun (Closed)

Posted onJanuary 29, 2018March 20, 202614 Comments

The wonderful Cape Kidnapper tractor tours along Hawkes Bay, New Zealand was forced to close in 2023. Here’s a look at the dramatic coastal scenery, the world’s largest mainland colony of Australasian gannets, a bit Read More …

CategoriesNew Zealand, OceaniaTagsislands

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