Gift ideas for travelers this holiday season
Dare I say it? Thanksgiving has almost come and gone already, and the number of shopping days remaining until Christmas gets smaller. If you celebrate...
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This is one of those ‘You had to be there’ visits
This is one case, I’m sorry to say, in which you had to be there. But let’s see if I can do it justice...
North Tarrytown changes name to Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
When I was a kid, two things scared me: the “Wizard of Oz” and the Headless Horseman from Washington Irving’s short story, “The...
Finding fall foliage in California
As I write, the forecast for the weekend shows temperatures in the 90s. What gives? Isn’t it autumn? I, for one, am so very...
Oktoberfest activities on tap in Big Bear
She held 16 beer steins weighing 5 pounds each and carried them 30 feet. That’s what Terry Vazquez had to do to earn the...
Historic St. Roch springs back to life 10 years after Katrina
This month marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Gulf Coast, and we all remember the horrific images of New Orleans’ residents...
Get wrapped up in new mummy exhibit
More than 20 mummies from Egypt and Peru, countries that practiced mummification longer than any others, are on display at the Natural History Museum of...
Baja trip includes sights above and under the sea
We are walking at a fast clip, ascending a trail that seems to keep going up. The ground finally levels and we stop to...
