Forget cruise port excursions! Explore Skagen, Denmark, on your own with Backroad Planet’s downloadable guide to key sites, public transportation, and much more. This post may contain affiliate links. Please refer to our our Disclosure/Disclaimer page for more...
Join an 8-day Viking Great Lakes expedition from Milwaukee to Thunder Bay. Explore Mackinac Island, hike the Canadian wilds, and sail the fabled “Gitche Gumee.” I was a guest of Viking Expeditions, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may...
A travelogue of port destinations and shore excursions in the Azores, France, and Denmark while on a Princess transatlantic cruise from North America to Europe. This post may contain affiliate links. Please refer to our our Disclosure/Disclaimer page for more...
On a road trip from San Antonio to Big Bend National Park, explore the Chihuahuan Desert, visit historic towns, and roam the borderlands of the Rio Grande. This post may contain affiliate links. Please refer to our our Disclosure/Disclaimer page for more information....
Experience the life of President Lyndon Baines Johnson at LBJ Ranch State Park, Johnson National Historical Park, and other locations in the Texas Hill Country and beyond. This post may contain affiliate links. Please refer to our our Disclosure/Disclaimer page for...
As a world-class bass-fishing destination and home to the 2nd-largest historical district in the state, you won’t run out of things to do in Eufaula Alabama. I was a guest of Eufaula-Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, but all thoughts and opinions are my own....
Explore a country estate, tour a Neoclassical mansion, and plan special events at two historic quail hunt plantations in Thomasville GA. I was a guest of Thomasville Visitors Center, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links....
Backroad Planet’s lodging guide features a select listing of boutique hotels, B&Bs, resorts, and other unique places to stay on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was a guest of Coastal Mississippi, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain...
A curated collection of popular Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurants. From Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula, enjoy 18 local favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I was a guest of Coastal Mississippi, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain...
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