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A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Mardi Gras Around the World
This week’s travel destination guide shares Amazing Travel Adventures – Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is known by many names in many countries but the festivities of fun and food remain the same. Travel with me to several Mardi Gras celebrations around the world. Let the good times roll! Amazing Carnival of Venice – Italy The Carnival of Venice is an annual carnival event. The fun begins on Shrove Tuesday and ends with the Christian celebration of Ash Wednesday. The Venice festival is world renowned for its elaborate masks and costumes. This Italian festival is said to have started in 1162.
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – New Hampshire
This week’s Travel Destination Guide is A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – New Hampshire. Here I share the highs and lows, some history and some oddities to be found in New Hampshire. Railways AND Castles and Gorges 1. The Mount Washington Cog Railway brings you to the summit in a most unusual way. The Cog Railway was the first locomotive to climb a mountain. “Peppersass” , all modes of transportation have to have a nickname, made its first climb to the top of Mount Washington in 1869. There have been several replacements and upgrades through the years but if
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Nevada
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s Travel Destination Guide share Amazing Travel Adventures – Nevada. Nevada, a state known world wide for the city of Las Vegas and The Las Vegas Strip. I’m here to tell you there is so much more the state has to offer. This post is sharing Amazing Travel Adventures not Las Vegas or The Strip related. I think Las Vegas and The Strip will have to be a whole other Blog Post all by itself. Rocks, and Dams, and Mountains. 1. Red Rock National Conservation Area is located in Nevada’s Mojave desert
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s Travel Destination Guide shares Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska. Nebraska has something for everyone. The prairies of the Great Plains. The dunes of the Sandhills. The rock formations of the panhandle. I am sharing a few of my favorite things from my Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska. Parks, and Bridges, and State Lines 1. Smith Falls State Park is home to Nebraska’s highest waterfall, Smith Falls. It’s a nature lovers dream come true. The Park offers, hikes, campgrounds and the Niobrara to tank down. What is tanking you ask? Plastic water
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Montana
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s Travel Destination Guide is all about Montana. A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Montana. Montana is Mother Nature at her BEST! So much beauty to see and explore. Join me on my Montana Adventure. Parks, and Lakes, and Rocks! Yes, please 1. Glacier National Park is often refereed to as The Crown of the Continent. Glacier National Park covers over 1 million acres and hold over 700 miles of trails. Discover adventures in the park’s forests, meadows, mountain areas or many lakes. For more information and updates visit their website
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Missouri
This week’s Travel Destination Guide A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s shares Amazing Travel Adventures – Missouri. Arches, and Bridges, and Caverns, Oh My 1. The Gateway Arch is located in St. Louis, Missouri. I highly suggest taking the tram when visiting. The tram travels up 630 feet. The arch is the tallest man made monument in the United States. Visit their website at http://www.gateway arch.com or click here. 2. Chain of Rocks Bridge spans over the Mississippi River. The bridge travels 1 mile from Madison, Illinois to St Louis, Missouri. Connecting two cities is not the most unique
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Mississippi
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s is sharing all things Mississippi. Mississippi is a southern U.S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, the state of Alabama to its east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. The Mississippi Delta region is my favorite for Amazing Travel Adventures. Bluffs, and Bridges, and Lighthouses 1. Red Bluff is located in Foxworth, Mississippi and is commonly called Mississippi’s Little Grand Canyon. Discover breathtaking views while walking or hiking the Bluff. The trail loop is under one mile and is rated as moderate. For more information and updates
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Minnesota
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s shares a few of my favorite A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures Minnesota. Here you will find where to go and what to see during your next vacation or getaway. A STANDS FOR AMAZING TRAVEL ADVENTURES – Minnesota Minnesota is located in the MidWestern Region of the United States bordering Canada to the North and Iowa to the South. Minnesota is also where I was born, so it will always have a special place in my heart. Let’s travel to a few special places in a very special state – Minnesota.
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – MIchigan
Hello and welcome to my next Travel Destination Guide. This week I am sharing a few of my favorite things to do and see in Michigan. Her you will find Amazing Travel Adventures Michigan for your next vacation or getaway. Let’s travel. A STANDS FOR AMAZING TRAVEL ADVENTURES Michigan is a state located in the Great Lakes and Midwestern area of the United States. Michigan is more than motors and music but I do have to share the music! Islands and Castles and Sleeping Bears 1. Mackinac Island – An island resort area located between the Upper North and Lower
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Maryland
Hello, and welcome to the next edition of My Travel Destination Guide. This week we are traveling to Maryland. Maryland is a small state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is known for its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. If you like beaches, history and unusual art Maryland is the place for you! HARBORS, and BOARDWALKS and PARKS, OH MY 1. National Harbor – located on the Potomac River and is full of shops, boutiques and places to eat. My top of the list to see and do is The
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Louisiana
This week for my Travel Destination Guide I am sharing A Stands for Amazing Tavel Adventures – Louisiana Louisiana is in the southeastern region of the United States on the Gulf of Mexico. Its history as a melting pot of French, African, American and French-Canadian cultures. These influences are reflected to this day in its Creole and Cajun cultures. The list of things to see and do in Louisiana is too much to cover in 1 blog post so I am sharing a few of my favorite things. SWAMP TOURS, RIVER RUNS & LIGHTHOUSES Cajun Pride Swamp Tour is located
Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky
Hello, and welcome to Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky. This next edition of my Travel Destination Guide travels to Kentucky, it is so much more than horse races and Bourbon! Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky The number of Conventions held in Kentucky ranks up there with the number of Bourbon bottles created in Kentucky, lots and lots. If you know me at all, you know that I am a Bourbon lover so I digress. I wrote about my two favorite Bourbon Cocktails in my Best Food and Drinks post so, no more Bourbon talk. Conventions. Let’s talk Conventions. FRANKFORT CON