Celebrate a Grapevine Christmas in the Christmas Capital of Texas
Experience the magic of a Grapevine Christmas! Featuring more than 1400 family-friendly events, the Christmas Capital of Texas is like nothing you have ever seen. I was a guest of Grapevine CVB, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. A Grapevine Christmas...
6+1 Louisiana Plantation Tours that Interpret the Slave Experience
Discover six Louisiana plantation tours that authentically interpret the slave experience, including Oak Alley, St. Joseph, Evergreen, Destrehan, Laura, and Whitney. I was a guest of New Orleans Plantation Country, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Louisiana...
The Acadian Exile, Louisiana Creoles, and the Rise of Cajun Branding
So what’s the difference between the terms “Creole” and “Cajun?” Louisiana historian and cultural authority Joseph Dunn sets the record straight on the Acadian exile, assimilation within the Creole population, and the late 20th...
Elvis in Tupelo: Discover The King’s Mississippi Roots
Visit the birthplace of Elvis in Tupelo, Mississippi, and tour 12 additional sites around town, including his boyhood church, schools, swimming hole, and the hardware store where he bought his first guitar. I was a guest of Tupelo CVB, but all thoughts and opinions...
Discover Switzerland’s Engadine Valley: The Hidden Side
Discover Engadine, Switzerland, with a hike through Swiss National Park, a drive along the Bernina Pass, a White Turf horse race in St. Moritz, an auto-train ride through the Vereina Tunnel, a glimpse of the 17th century painted houses at Guarda, and many more scenic...
The Great Lakes Tour: A Circle Road Trip Itinerary
The Great Lakes tour is a circle road trip route through the United States and Canada to scenic destinations along Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Erie. This guide will help you map the perfect itinerary with suggested food, lodging, hikes, waterfalls,...
Explore Civil Rights History in Memphis, Tennessee
Explore Civil Rights history in Memphis, Tennessee, with visits to the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Clayborn Temple, Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum, and Beale Street. I was a guest of Memphis Travel, but all thoughts and opinions are my...
Searching for Emmett Till: A Mississippi Delta Pilgrimage
We went searching for Emmett Till on a Mississippi Delta pilgrimage, and along the way we unearthed legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, walked a Tallahatchie bridge, slept in sharecropper shacks, and ultimately uncovered traces of the teen martyr whose death gave birth...Photo Gallery: A Mississippi Delta Pilgrimage
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