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Continue reading →: Covington’s Mutter Gottes & the Historic Linden Grove CemeteryCovington had become the second largest city in Kentucky by the 1900s, functioning as Northern Kentucky’s financial center and home to both First National Bank and German National Bank. It was incorporated in 1834 but the city could not keep up with Cincinnati’s river commerce directly across the water, due…
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Continue reading →: Covington’s Devou Park & the Circus Town of LudlowDevou Park is a gorgeous 700+ acre tract of land that began as the William P. & Sarah Ogden Devou family farm more than a century ago. Their children donated the property to the City of Covington in the early 1900s, though they continued to live in the old farmhouse…
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Continue reading →: Newport, Kentucky’s Purple People Bridge & The Newport LeveeNewport was the largest city in Kentucky by the early 1900s, though it is often grouped together with Covington and Cincinnati as far as attractions and resources, since all three cities stretch along the Ohio and the Licking Rivers. Newport is in both the Upland South and Bluegrass geographic regions…
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Continue reading →: Elk Viewing in North Carolina’s Gorgeous Cataloochee ValleyWaynesville, North Carolina’s Cataloochee Valley has become a prime spot for elk viewing since 2011, after an experimental program reintroduced elk to this part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The program was led by the National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and a few other partners. Twenty-five radio…
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Continue reading →: Greetings From a Hot Air Balloon, 4500 Feet Above PhoenixYou have a Bucket List, right? Most people do, and most people who have told me about their Bucket List have a hot air balloon ride on there somewhere. Recently, one of my best friends planned our trip to Phoenix for my birthday and we gleefully marked this item off…
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Continue reading →: Stunning Sonora: Arizona’s Desert Botanical Gardens & The Tovrea CastleDesert Botanical Gardens, without question, is my favourite place near Phoenix, Arizona. The gardens span 140 acres in the Sonoran Desert with 55 acres currently under cultivation. More than 25,000 documented/monitored species are available to view in over 50,000 plant displays, representing 100 plant groups and over 4,200 individual taxa that…
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Continue reading →: Amitabha Stupa: Sedona’s Serene Buddhist Peace ParkSedona, Arizona is known for its natural beauty and the “soul” of the landscape, so it makes sense that a lovely Buddhist stupa would make a home there. Stupa, the Sanskrit word for heap, is a prominent and ancient type of sacred Buddhist architecture that predates Buddhism itself. These sepulchers…
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Continue reading →: Old Fort, NC: The Catawba, Seven Wonders, & The Gold TrailFrom Bat Cave, North Carolina, get yourself a jug of apple cider from a roadside stand and sip it all along NC-9 North and Bat Cave Road. Follow it right into Old Fort. Old Fort is a tiny town of less than 1,000 residents located halfway between Black Mountain and…
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Continue reading →: Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood & Belmont NeighbourhoodsCharlotte North Carolina’s Plaza Midwood neighbourhood is located less than a mile from Uptown, Charlotte’s city center. Plaza Midwood runs along Central Avenue from Hawthorn Lane to Eastway Drive, though locals may cut it a few blocks short of Eastway Drive. The neighbourhood also has a locally-designated historic district in…
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Continue reading →: Boston’s Downtown District: Lobster Rolls & Faneuil HallAs it may become obvious with these upcoming blogs, I really, really love Boston. I have been a couple times now and I can not wait to go back and explore even more of its neighbourhoods in-depth. Boston played a huge role in early American history from the moment pilgrims…
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Continue reading →: Little Italy: Boston’s Delicious North End NeighbourhoodBoston’s North End District refers to the northeastern tip of its downtown area, or everything east of Washington Street/US 93. The waterfront community is on a peninsula surrounded by the Massachusetts Bay on three sides, and is accented by the scenic 43-mile Boston Harbor Walk. North End is a hub…
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Continue reading →: Following our Noses Around Boston’s Historic ChinatownBoston’s Historic Chinatown Neighbourhood is located southeast of Boston Common, nestled into the curve of Surface Road/US 90, framed by Washington Street to the west and Essex Street to the north. The Chinatown station is located at the corner of Essex and Washington. Walk one block south down Washington, turn…
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