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Gettysburg: Coming away changed – Road Trip 2020

If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of the plaques, you will come away changed. Author Jeff Shaara Deciding where to go on a road trip in the middle of a pandemic didn’t happen without a lot of […]

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Farms, barns, city life, too: Hwy. 11 Knoxville to Staunton — Road Trip 2020

Road Tripping through the Shenandoah Valley up Highway 11 — old farms, barns, and houses and pastoral scenes everywhere.

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New series coming — Road Trip 2020: Gettysburg and the Eastern Shore

Because it had been a while since we’d left our cozy, safe environment to see the Great Outdoors, we planned a road trip — just the two of us — that would combine relative safety during the pandemic with the opportunity to see a part of the U. S. we love. The result? A two-week […]

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Re-opening Charleston, SC: A weekend update

A quick weekend getaway to Pawleys Island, SC was just what the doctor ordered: rest, relaxation, and the prettiest natural scenery on any beach. But to make the week stretch a bit further, we spent a night on the way back home in Charleston, SC. Since we’re all recovering from an almost two-month quarantine, here’s […]

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Virtual Vacation to Jordan: Is this the new normal?

As I look at the calendar this morning, I’m reminded of why I had this whole week blocked off: I was to be a part of a group from Canada and the U. S. building a house in Amman, Jordan, through Habitat for Humanity. The trip was cancelled before we had even heard of COVID-19 […]

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Staving off those Social Distancing Blues

Interesting times, right? Everything around us seems to be closing and a lot of what was on TV, like sporting events and tournaments, is just not there . . . at least for the short term. In Knoxville, we find schools closed, church services suspended, and events canceled or postponed like the St. Patrick’s Day […]

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Travel advisor in your future? Seven reasons it should be!

If you’re wondering if a travel advisor is for you, check out these sieven reasons to engage one for your next trip.

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Inside Viking Sky

We’re beginning a new series of travel based upon another first for us: an ocean cruise on Viking Sky! We were delighted when Viking’s “Cities of Antiquity & The Holy Land” worked into our schedule, and, as ancient history lovers (well, we took a course or two in college, if that counts), we were off […]

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Stay the Night: London’s Grovesnor House, a JW Marriott Hotel

Settled squarely in the Mayfair section of London with a posh Park Lane address, Grosvenor House puts you in the center of uptown luxury. But with a focus on gentility, service and personal attention, it’s much more than just a place to stay. The Welcome Nothing spoke more to us after a long inter-continental […]

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Cruise the Thames with London’s Oyster Card

You never know just how valuable a concierge can be ’til he gives you information that 1) saves you money and 2) gets you where you want to be! Thanks to Grosvenor House: JW Marriott for hiring a man who understands Southern tourists (We have a drawl, ya’ll) and knows how to make their day. […]