The Best Spots to Eat and Drink in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina, is known as a fantastic beach destination on the East Coast. However, there’s a lot more to do here beyond the beaches, including seeing the historic sites, visiting a range of museums and taking expert-led tours to learn more about the area. However, with all this fun, you’re bound to get hungry…
Read MoreThe California Way
California has long been known as a progressive state. They–or rather Levi Strauss & Co. up north–can be credited with making blue jeans a must back in 1873. Yes, California and forward thinking go hand in hand like electric cars and organic farming. Well, you get the idea. From promoting legislation for saving dolphins from…
Read MoreThe Perfect Maine Beach Vacation
Known as “Maine’s Premier Family Beach Resort” and selected as the Best Beach in Maine by Yankee Magazine, Old Orchard Beach is home to seven miles of fine sandy beaches that are the perfect destination for family fun in the sun. The beach at Old Orchard Beach is supervised by seasonal lifeguards and offers a…
Read MoreThe Comeback of Paper Maps
The Comeback of Paper Maps “If you want to get from point A to point P, use GPS. If you want to understand the world around you, use a map!”. A combination of maps as art and a search for a bigger picture from young travelers has sparked a significant jump in the sales of…
Read MoreExplore The Railyard
The Railyard is a gathering place for all of Santa Fe’s citizens and guests. With almost one million annual visitors, The Railyard hosts dozens of diverse festivals, concerts and outdoor movie series all summer and fall, as well as many other year-round offerings. Photo courtesy of https://santafefarmersmarket.com/farmers-markets/s… The Railyard’s 40 acres is home to three…
Read MoreThe LBI Vibe and the Mainland
One look at a map–whether it’s the Discovery Map, Google Maps, a trusted road atlas, or some other kind of map–shows that Long Beach Island is all about the sea, sand and surf. Aptly named and affectionately known as LBI, this eighteen-mile-long barrier island off the coast of New Jersey contours the Atlantic side of…
Read MoreThe Glorious Nature of Wellfleet and Eastham
With Eastham located on the “forearm” of Cape Cod and Wellfleet situated midway between the tip and the elbow, these two destinations are far enough out on the Cape that nature takes star billing over commercial development. In fact in Wellfleet, 70% of the the town has been preserved as open space. And one third…
Read MoreThe Renaissance of Asbury Park
There’s been a lot of gentrification in Asbury Park in recent years and fortunately it has all been tastefully done. Located just about an hour away from Manhattan and Philadelphia, Asbury Park enjoyed a good measure of popularity since it was first established as a resort town well over a hundred years ago. But like…
Read MoreThe Art, History and Culture of NSB
So what’s with the name New Smyrna Beach? If it’s Greek to you that’s because it is Greek, named after the Greek city of Smyrna, which is today the city of Izmir in Turkey. Settled by Europeans in 1768, a Scottish physician by the name of Dr. Andrew Turnbull, established the colony of New Smyrna…
Read MoreThe Beach Towns of LBI
Known as the “Gateway to Long Beach Island,” you arrive in Ship Bottom once you cross over the causeway. So it should come as no surprise that here you’ll find the largest concentration of goods and services on the island. Stop into the Information Center of Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce to collect some…
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