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Take it Easy in Winslow

Once the largest city of northern Arizona, Winslow became a hub for train passengers and road trippers visiting the Painted Desert, trading with the nearby Navajo and Hopi nations, viewing the breathtaking meteor crater only 20 miles away, or camping at the nearby Homolovi Ruins State Park.

Rustic Meatball Spezzatino

Rustic Meatball Spezzatino By Carolyn Burns Bass My Italian-American father cooked with spice. Only recently have I learned about one of the special ingredients he used to heat up his sauces. My dad was the black sheep of his large, Italian...

Inside the Arizona Biltmore

Phoenix doesn’t rise from the ashes of itself, but from a sun-drenched desert that draws visitors from around the globe for its warm winter days and sultry nights. It rose also from the imagination of people who visualized a city where people could live year-around in...

The Spirit of Charleston in Food and Drink

The driver who picked me up at the airport told me that Charleston is the second-most haunted town in America. “That’s good,” I told him, “I’m searching for the spirit of Rhett Butler.” That he’s a fictional character makes no difference, I explain. “He’s the essence...
Take it Easy in Winslow

Take it Easy in Winslow

Once the largest city of northern Arizona, Winslow became a hub for train passengers and road trippers visiting the Painted Desert, trading with the nearby Navajo and Hopi nations, viewing the breathtaking meteor crater only 20 miles away, or camping at the nearby Homolovi Ruins State Park.

Explore Georgia’s Golden Isles

It’s not hard to understand why this stretch of the Georgia coast is known as the Golden Isles. Miles of marsh grass wave in the breeze, carved by streams, rivers, and inlets to form a jigsaw puzzle of islands. The sun rises like a glittering coin over the Atlantic and blankets the marshlands in gold and amber as it sets over the isles. Poised on the mouth of the sound leading up to the bustling port city of Brunswick is St. Simons Island, the largest of Georgia’s Golden Isles.

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Lynchburg: Gateway to the Civil War Trail

Lynchburg: Gateway to the Civil War Trail

Central Virginia is spectacular any time of year. In the spring, the hills look like Monet paintings dotted with dogwood white, red bud fuchsia and forsythia yellow. Summer’s lush green hillsides sparkle with magnolias and a rainbow of crepe myrtles. Even the stark bare branches of winter and the glistening snow bring stunning serenity to the farmlands, towns and rolling hills.

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