Why visit Liverpool & Manchester? Flights to Manchester are often less expensive than flights to London. Additionally, these vibrant cities offer great activities and sporting events, PLUS easy access to the natural wonders...
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Boofie’s Cornbread Dressing
My grandmother's Southern cornbread dressing, perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner....
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Journal: Over Arizona in a 1941 Stearman Biplane
Let's go! Come with me on a flight in a 1941 Stearman biplane....
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Chicken with Vinegar Sauce: Delicious French Country Food
I've just eaten one of the best chicken dishes I've ever put in my mouth. Chicken in Vinegar Sauce -- it's old French peasant fare, simple and extraordinarily tasty....
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Casual Fall Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Grey and Dark Blue
An 8 day October trip takes me to Dutchess County in the stunning Hudson Valley of New York State — home to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt home and Presidential Library, hiking, wineries, the Vanderbilt...
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November 2018 Calendar Wallpaper
November's Calendar Wallpaper image is a male leopard I photographed in the Luangwa National Park in Zambia when we were on safari there last summer. Isn't he a beautiful boy! ...
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Journal: In Love with the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Ah, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome . . . be still my heart! What an extraordinary time I had here -- capped off with a flight in one of their biplanes....
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Journal: Finding Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
Ever heard of Dutchess County, New York? Today, I'm taking you to visit Eleanor Roosevelt's home, Val-Kill Cottage....
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Ann’s Oysters and Artichokes
Oysters Dunbar. If you know what I’m talking about, simply hearing the name of the dish is enough to make you salivate. Corinne Dunbar’s in New Orleans was a special place — a restaurant...
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A Trip from Ireland to Wales
Going to Ireland? Consider a side trip from Ireland to Wales! People often ask about a Dublin to Wales ferry. First, you'll take the train to the ferry port at Rosslare....
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