Author Archives: Rusha Sams

About Rusha Sams

Rusha lives in Knoxville but hunts for great finds anywhere her travels take her!

Word a Week Challenge: Face

Posted on May 20, 2013

Sue Llewellyn who writes an outstanding photography blog “A Word in Your Ear” has a Word a Week Challenge that you can access here: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com Each week, in response to the post, bloggers find some of their best representations for … Continue reading →

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Cruise into Big D’s Downtown Dive if you’re hungry in Roswell!

Posted on May 15, 2013

Not only were we looking for aliens in all the right places, we were searching for food, too — in downtown Roswell, New Mexico.  (Click here for our blog on UFO Museum.) TripAdvisor ranked Big D’s Downtown Dive #1, so … Continue reading →

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Something happened — or did it? A quick peek into Roswell, New Mexico.

Posted on May 13, 2013

Oh, sure — we’d heard of Roswell.  That’s where aliens descended upon the US back in the 40s. Right?  Well, maybe.  Maybe not.  But when I signed on for a day of training teachers in Clovis, New Mexico, my husband … Continue reading →

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Get Your Cajun On: 2013 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

Posted on May 11, 2013

Turn up that zydeco and get your cajun on!  There’s nothing like a Louisiana festival for food, fun, and fantastic movement — and this is one of the best: Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival in early May when mudbugs are runnin’ … Continue reading →

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Culture’s country at Nashville’s BNA — and we lak it lak that!

Posted on May 3, 2013

Since we live in Knoxville but sometimes want to fly Southwest, we head to Nashville International Airport (BNA) and board a plane to wherever that economy airline will take us.  And if you’ve visited the Southwest terminal lately, you may … Continue reading →

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Dogwood Arts Festival 2013: The secret beauty of Open Gardens

Posted on April 23, 2013

Yes, it’s true.  I write this blog from Knoxville, Tennessee — home of the Dogwood Arts Festival.  So, of course, I’m biased.  But if you’re ever in Knoxville at festival time, you’ll agree with me:  Spring shows off its finery nowhere … Continue reading →

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Celebration time: 1st Anniversary for Oh, the Places We See!

Posted on April 7, 2013

It’s hard to believe, but one year ago we launched Oh, the Places We See!  We had just rented an apartment downtown in our own city of Knoxville, Tennessee, and pretended to be tourists for a couple of weeks — … Continue reading →

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Seven swanky lobbies to see: Vegas hotels (Part Two)!

Posted on April 6, 2013

Come to think of it, selecting just seven hotels from all that Vegas has to offer is a daunting task, to be sure.  But thinking of which ones we’d like to see again, these really are our top sites to … Continue reading →

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Seven swanky lobbies to see : Vegas hotels (Part One)!

Posted on April 3, 2013

No matter where you stay in Vegas, you can’t escape (nor would you want to) the lights, sounds, and excitement of The Strip.  It’s where people from all over the world gather, roam, raise a toast, and stand in awe … Continue reading →

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Something new (at least to me) at LAS!

Posted on April 2, 2013

On my fifth trip this year to Vegas’s McCarran, I saw something I hadn’t seen before.  Not at McCarran.  Or any other airport, for that matter.  But it’s probably been there all along.  I may have been too busy watching luggage spin around … Continue reading →

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