With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding. ~ Sandra Lake The most ancient findings in and around the Venetian lagoon date back to the period between the 10th and the 7th cent. BC. According to the tradition, Venice was founded in 421 AD, which is the date of the first settlement on the islands […]
Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home. ~ Anna Quindlen Antietam, Maryland (September 17 1862): Antietam, or the Battle of Sharpsburg, is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War that happened on a single day. And while the numbers of killed and […]
We take too much of our heritage for granted. Harriman State Park is not Mt. Vernon. Nor is it Yosemite. But heritage cannot be measured on a scale. ~ Mary E. Reed Our Story In Pictures: Glacier Lake MN State Park, 2016 🚣♀️ 🏄♀️ 🐟 Glacial Lakes State Park is a state park of Minnesota, […]
Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going. – Paul Theroux The Galápagos Islands are a chain of islands, or archipelago, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are part of the country of Ecuador, in South America. The Galápagos lie about 966 kilometers (600 miles) off of the Ecuadorian coast. There […]
Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. ~ Drake Zion National Park, Utah: A bajillion years ago, ancient iterations of the Virgin River started wreaking havoc on southwestern Utah. Now there’s a faint “You’re welcome” echoing through the canyons of Zion National Park. Zion National Park is like the set […]
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu Africa, Asia, and Europe converge at Israel. Its unique geography has shaped its culture and its landscape, from the breathtaking Negev and Judean deserts, to the Red Sea resorts of Eilat, to the bucolic Golan mountains. A journey through the country […]
Seattle is for people who love culture, but refuse to sacrifice their wild nature to attain it. ~ Kimberly Kinrade Fort Worden Historical State Park Fort Worden Historical State Park is located in Port Townsend, Washington,[1] on 433 acres (175 hectares) originally known as Fort Worden, a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps base constructed […]
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