Lakeland, Florida isn’t usually considered a Sunshine State tourist destination but it still has some real overlooked jewels worthy of a visit. One particular gem is a small Methodist college with an amazing history. In 1938 the college convinced America’s greatest architect to take on the project of redesigning its entire campus making the schoolContinue reading “Discovering Frank Lloyd Wright In Florida”
Category Archives: America
A Memory In B&W
Growing Up With History I was going through the internet searching for something and came across a black and white photo that was dated 1963 and memories overwhelmed me. It was November 22, 1963, a Friday, and in the middle of a high school assembly the school’s principle came out on the auditorium stage toContinue reading “A Memory In B&W”
Image Of The Day • Coffee With A View
Traveling from Anchorage and heading for Denali we stopped in a small town for a quick rest stop. Sitting the in the cafe with a coffee and looking across the street at the view it struck us what an amazing place Alaska is. As we get closer to Denali Park we spend hours running nextContinue reading “Image Of The Day • Coffee With A View”
Image Of The Day • Land Of Big Smoke
Thermal Basins Yellowstone National Park “Land of the burning ground” is the name given by North American tribes for the thermally active sites in the Yellowstone area. Many popular hiking trails in Yellowstone are thought to be on trails of Indigenous peoples dating back roughly 12,000 years, when at the end of the last iceContinue reading “Image Of The Day • Land Of Big Smoke”
Todays Image • Back To The Future?
There’s a destination town in central Florida named Mount Dora that’s known for its art galleries, The Modernism Museum and Mount Dora Center for the Arts. The town also hosts various art festivals throughout the year attracting visitors who stroll its streets, shop its boutiques for gifts and fashion. Mount Dora also is home toContinue reading “Todays Image • Back To The Future?”
Amazing Art Displayed In Gardens
Just the other day I found an article about a continuing garden exhibit of Chihuly glass sculptures in Seattle, Washington and that had me remembering our visit to Fairchild Gardens in Miami some twenty years ago. If you live near Seattle or are visiting put this garden on your list of must see attractions. ChihulyContinue reading “Amazing Art Displayed In Gardens”
The Intentional Travelers 