More And More That Caution “Buyer Beware” Should Be Considered When Planning Travel If you don’t know Groupon they’re an online company that was originally intended to help local businesses promote their company using discount coupons. Working mostly with restaurants, Groupon promoted the discount with prepaid vouchers online and through emails to subscribers. There haveContinue reading “Another Cautionary Travel Tale • Groupon Version”
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Todays Images • Elk In Smokey Mountains National Park
The Elk mostly disappeared from the mountains of the eastern United States. Reintroduction of elk into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park began in 2001 when 25 elk were brought from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area along the Tennessee-Kentucky border. Despite early struggles, including predation by black bears on young calves, the elk population in the SmokiesContinue reading “Todays Images • Elk In Smokey Mountains National Park”
Todays Image • The Iron Gate
A Great Canyon On The Danube River The Iron Gate, also known as the Đerdap Gorge, is situated between Romania and Serbia and is one of the most scenic stretches along the Danube river. The Iron Gate is a natural gorge formed by the Carpathian Mountains on the Romanian side and the Balkan Mountains onContinue reading “Todays Image • The Iron Gate”
Todays Image • An Orchid And A Frog Sitting In A Pot
Some years ago we had a wall mounted pot holding orchids outside our front door with a small pond with goldfish and more orchids off to the side. For several months this little tree frog took up residence in the pot and more often than not he would be there, just sitting and watching theContinue reading “Todays Image • An Orchid And A Frog Sitting In A Pot”
Download Our Free Travel Pin Map
Our Christmas Gift To You Every serious traveler needs a pin map! And they make a great gift for the other travelers you know! Years ago, shortly after we put ours up on the wall, we started getting requests from family and friends to make one for them. It became a favorite gift item andContinue reading “Download Our Free Travel Pin Map”
Port of Call Messina, Sicily
Probably one of the most important stretches of water in the Mediterranean is the Straits of Messina that separates the boot of Italy from the island of Sicily. In ancient legend the straight is said to be only an arrows shot wide. With a majority of cruise itineraries going south and east out of Rome’sContinue reading “Port of Call Messina, Sicily”
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