by Kevin Burton My recipe for relaxation on the road has changed, just a bit, in the last couple of years. Time was, on the road with my wife, I would put a ball game on the hotel TV before the suitcase got unpacked. Or even opened. Football, baseball, basketball. I …
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Getaway Day, Glorious Beyond (These) Words
by Kevin Burton It takes a little work to make a vacation happen doesn’t it? You don’t just up and go. You have to make sure everything is taken care of. Animals, if you have them. The homestead. Plus you have to arrange for accommodations on the road. But there comes a …
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Des Moines Isn’t Boring, Really, I Mean It
by Kevin Burton Did you know there is a Memphis, Missouri? Fewer than 2,000 people live there. We came perilously close to joining them on vacation two weeks ago. We had planned to see the big Memphis – the BB King-Jerry Lee Lewis-Johnny Cash Memphis – but a flood warning for the …
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Mark Twain And Hannibal To The Rescue
by Kevin Burton Thirty-six little hours before we were to set sail for Memphis, my wife Jeannette checked the weather. And we never set sail for Memphis. The National Weather Service had issued a flood warning covering Memphis at exactly the same time we had planned to hit town. That sort of …
Cruise Ship Tourism Threatens Alaska’s Capital
by Christian Karim Chrobog The Guardian “The noise never stops,” says Karla Hart, her voice competing with the hum of approaching helicopters. “I can feel them before I see them.” She looks at her phone to check a website that monitors air traffic and identifies operators. Hart wants to know whether the pilots are adhering …
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Countries That Will Pay You To Move There
by Meghan Shouse housebeautiful.com Moving out of the United States may sound appealing for cultural, political or personal reasons, but the process can be challenging. Securing the right visa for you and your family is often a difficult task, especially without easy entry options like schooling or family ties. Still, if your desire …
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No Problem Youngstown, We Have Enough Gas
by Kevin Burton Like most people, my wife Jeannette took driver’s education in high school. But it’s the driving advice of her father that never leaves her mind. He counselled her never to let the gas tank go below half filled. So when she says we need gas, I know we’re not in …
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Of Long, Long Trains And Trains Under Water
by Kevin Burton “There’s something magical about train travel for just about everybody,” writes the Interesting Facts website, “whether you’re an engineering nerd, a hopeless romantic, a world traveler, or an easily excitable 8-year-old.” The longest train ride I have taken so far was (round-trip) from Wasilla, Alaska up to Denali National Park. …
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All Aboard For Interesting Facts About Trains
by Kevin Burton My dream vacation is to accompany my bride on a long, interrupted train ride along the Mississippi River. The plan is to ride the City of New Orleans train on Amtrak – the one that Arlo Guthrie sang about – from Chicago to Memphis, get off and explore that town …
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Words Describing That Road-Trip Feeling
by Dictionary Scoop Aside from the mechanical aspects of moving oneself from one place to the other, the poetry of wanderlust and journeys creates words to describe sensations, feelings, and experiences. All over the world, different expressions from different languages describe similar human experiences relating to the joy of traveling and discovering new …
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