A must visit for any country music lover – this is the country’s longest running radio broadcast, dating from 1925 with the first show broadcasted on Nashville station WSM – now a 50,000 watt radio station that still broadcasts the Friday and Saturday Opry shows and plays country music full time (including being able to listen live via the Internet). Sirius XM Radio Channel 59 (Willie’s Place) also broadcasts these shows on the weekends. Remarkably these shows have continued uninterrupted – through wars, even a major flood om 2010 in […]

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This is one of the more picturesque towns along Western Sweden – located about a 90 minutes drive north of Gothenburg. Colorful buildings line the harbor – and on a clear and warm day this is the perfect spot to enjoy an ice cream or duck into any of a number of specialty shops here. Fjällbacka is also well known among Swedes because the country’s top selling crime novel author, Camilla Lackberg sets her novels here. She is most known for her crime stories but she also writes cookbooks based […]

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Located only about 10 minutes from downtown Sacramento at 3930 West Land Park Drive (which incidentally is the capital city of the state of California). Coveted parking spots are located curbside right across the street from the entrance on 16th Ave. Although most likely one will need to park much further away Originally only about 4 acres the zoo opened as William Land Park Zoo in 1927 with only 40 animals. In 1960 the zoo was expanded to its current size of about 14 acres and in 1970 the name […]

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This is arguably the coolest, best and most intriguing oasis in the entire state of California. If one were to plant a hot spring in the most remote of locations, it would be here – in Saline Valley. Certainly one of California’s most remote desert valleys and one of the state’s longest dirt roads – these hot springs are at least 3 hours from any sort of paved road. One can enter Saline Valley via either the North (Inyo mountains) or South passes (Nelson Range). Arriving from the north, the […]

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Nuuskio National Park is easily accessible from Helsinki, Finland – about a 30 minute non stop bus ride or slightly longer with bus combined with train (stop in Espoo). The modern and state of the art Haltia “green” Visitor’s center is the self proclaimed “gateway to Finland’s National treasures) and is located about 2km outside of the park. A stop here is worthwhile for the interactive exhibits that explore Finland’s natural heritage, a cafe serving surprisingly good buffet style cuisine as well as rotating exhibits. Through tour company partnerships, guided […]

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Driving on the great 80 transcontinental highway – about 120 clicks due west of Salt Lake City and a short drive from the casino town of Wendover in Nevada (with some large billboards advertising clubs with plenty of scantily clad girls), motorists will stumble upon a section of the state that is remarkably flat and white in all directions. These are the densely packed salt flats of Bonneville. Bonneville Speedway is located about 10 minutes from the 80 freeway. Motorists who do not want to deviate from this long boring […]

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Located in the far south east corner of Kansas (just across the Oklahoma state line), this tiny community of 10,000 is not on the itinerary of most travelers – in other words, visitors generally do not randomly pass through its city limits. Perhaps known as the site of the last two bank robberies attempted by the Dalton Gang (Coffeyville was their hometown). Visitors will want to stop in the quaint old historic part of town – (almost feels like being on a movie set). Visitors can walk in the Dalton […]

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Cedar Rapids is often associated with corn, the great flood of 2008, The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library and perhaps the film, Cedar Rapids staring Ed Helms and a few other funny actors. But it is also is home to the much lesser-known Flying Wienie. Originally a Shell Oil Station, this restaurant was founded in 1999 by chef John Martin. When one drives by, its hard not to miss spotting this homey restaurant. First of all its name is catchy – but how many restaurants have a real […]

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This under the radar National Park is highly worth visiting. Visitors can access the park and its rim drives and hiking trails from either the north rim or the south rim. The canyon features some of the steepest walls we have ever seen – it is not the deepest canyon we have visited (that would be Colca Canyon in Peru) but for sheer wow factor, this one is hard to beat. Located in the western part of the state, to access the north rim, one drives through the small communities […]

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Kehrwieder Chocolaterie & Cafe is located in the heart of Tallinn, Estonia at Saiakang 1 (Raekoja Plats). This “medieval” style cafe is situated on a level below the narrow cobblestone streets. They have a diversity of seating, ranging from dimly lit cave style rooms to a garden terrace across the street to outside seating in one of Tallinn’s primary plazas. The most romantic seating is inside – a candle on the table, stone floors, narrow arched stone doors, high backed wooden chairs and even an old piano for those who […]

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One of the most impressive of the western National Parks, Arches National Park should be on the bucket list anyone traveling through Utah. It is large enough that one should plan on at least two days to visit (be prepared to do plenty of hiking), taking advantage of lesser crowds in the early morning hour and late evening (as well as excellent lighting for photography enthusiasts). The park offers excellent photos almost everywhere one turns. Appropriately named, there are over 2,000 known natural arches contained within the parks borders. But, […]

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“In the middle of nowhere” as it were when Herbert Hoover was born here, it still seems that way for visitors not from this area. Located along the great interstate 80 (which spans New York to San Francisco), the Herbert Hoover Library & Birthplace is about a 15 minute drive from the nearest town, Iowa City (population about 80,000). It is humbling to see where Hoover was born – a since restored very small wooden two-room cottage. He did not grow up wealthy but through his own education and business […]

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The Heidelberg Project is located in Detroit’s McDougall Hunt neighborhood, only about a 10 minute drive from downtown Detroit. It encompasses a long block of street art. Its name comes from one of its bordering streets, Heidelberg Street. While often referred to as eclectic art, and it is, however art is truly defined by the eye of the viewer. And in this case, this community art is created by building pieces and forms from common items used by the local communities. These items are arranged to provoke thought, inspire creativity, […]

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This massive resort encompasses some 167 hectares and is located in Mui Ne, a fishing community located along the shores of the South China Sea – abut a 4-5 hour ride from Ho Chi Minh City. Created by Vietnam based entrepreneur Mr. Nguyen Van Dong (Chairman of the multi-faceted Rang Dong Group), Sea Links City is a lifestyle community featuring several resorts and restaurants. Centered around a challenging 18-hole golf course the resort attracts both locals and international visitors. The property features more then 300 private villas, the 5-star Sea […]

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