Belle Meade, Nashville,TN
February 21, 2013 by Helen
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On your next visit to Nashville, Tennessee would you be interested in taking a side journey back to life in the 1800’s and the world of Thoroughbred horses? Yes? Well then join us on this visit to Belle Meade Plantation, one of many Nashville attractions. Heading south south-west from downtown Nashville we soon arrive […]
Best Thing about Cheekwood,Nashville
February 19, 2013 by Helen
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear…Nashville, Tennessee? Country music, right. I am a country music fan so I am not knocking country music, but…believe it or not, there really is more to Nashville than country music. One such attraction is Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art, located just […]
Tequila anyone?
February 18, 2013 by Helen
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A stop at a tequila farm seems to be part of many tours in Mexico. It’s logical…after all tequila and Mexico seem to go hand in hand. So join us today on a stop at a tequila farm on the way to San Sebastian del Oeste, Mexico. The personable owner […]
A Visit to San Sebastian, Mexico
February 18, 2013 by Helen
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Not that many years ago it was very difficult for most tourists to get to San Sebastian del Oeste (del Oeste means “of the west”). About the only practical way was to fly there in a little plane and land just outside of the town. But now that a bridge has been built across the […]
Baking Tortillas in San Sebastian del Oeste
February 15, 2013 by Helen
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Every country seems to have some type of flatbread that they call their own. In Mexico it is tortillas. While in San Sebastian del Oeste our tour group was taken to a pretty restaurant where homemade tortillas were baked while we lined up for our delicious buffet lunch. Please join our group to share the […]
Rogen Nature Reserve, Sweden
February 14, 2013 by Helen
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Those delightful drawings of reindeer (yes, I mean Rudolf and company) one finds in children’s storybooks have it all wrong. Hate to dispel the myth but reindeer are not like that at all. How do I know? Well, during our visit to the Rogen Nature Reserve in central Sweden we met real reindeer. To start […]
Baking Lefse, Norwegian Folk Museum
February 13, 2013 by Helen
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Lefse. My mouth waters even as I think about lefse… that delicious Scandinavian flatbread that our grandmother used to make. So when on a visit to the Norwegian Folk […]
Norwegian Folk Museum, Oslo
February 13, 2013 by Helen
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Officially it is known as Norsk Folkemuseum (the world’s oldest open air museum)… but to me it’s the Norwegian Folk Museum, a wonderful open air museum which brings traditional life in Norway “to life” for the visitor. The Old Town section is a living museum complete with residents, dressed in traditional Norwegian costumes. You become […]
A Visit to Haw Par Villa, Singapore
February 12, 2013 by Helen
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Chinese New Year is being celebrated as I write this. That got me thinking about Chinese folklore and that led to thoughts of our visit to Haw Par Villa in Singapore. (Isn’t it amazing how the brain makes connections?) So what is the connection? Answer: Characters from Chinese folklore and legends inhabit Haw Par Villa. […]
Travel Tip: Listen to the Music
February 11, 2013 by Helen
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Sometimes we get so caught up in “getting there” that we forget about “being there”. With that thought in mind may I remind you to stop and listen to the music around you. While on a walk to the local grocery store to pick up supplies for the kitchen at our timeshare in Mougins, France […]
