Waveland, Kentucky: Learning About Slave’s Lives
Waveland in Kentucky. A slave quarters at an estate in Kentucky provides a glimpse of the life of a slave, how they ate, worked, and slept.
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Ford’s Theater in Washington
Ford’s Theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. Touring the theater, seeing his box, and touring the Petersen boarding house.
Alsace: The Walled Town of Riquewihr
Riquewihr, a small walled city in Alsace, is famous for its foods like Flammekueche and for its half-timbered houses in downtown, fairytale village of Alsace.
Cruising the River Rhine
European river cruise on the River Rhine from Switzerland to Amsterdam by river cruise ship.
Washington’s Deep, Dark, Hoh Rain Forest
By Wynne Crombie My husband Kent and I are ‘chocolate on your pillow’ kind of travelers. When my outdoorsman brother, John, coaxed us into coming along for a hike through the Hoh Rain Forest, we demurred. But then, how hard could it be? (The town of Forks and civilization was only an hour away). We […]
Kentucky: Exploring the Sparse, Pure Lives in Shakerville
A visit to Kentucky’s Shakerville to learn about the sparse and austere lives of the Shakers, who had a community there between 1805-1910.
Kentucky: Mary Todd Lincoln’s House in Lexington
Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhood home in Lexington, Kentucky has been open to the public since 1977. A tour of the house and grounds and learning her history.
In Seattle, Pike Place Market is The Place to Be
Seattle’s Pike Place Market: “Someone buy a fish so we can throw it!” By Wynne Crombie Buckets of ice chips were thrown over rows of Dungeness crab and King Salmon fillets. The Pike Place Fish Market, an important part of Seattle’s identity, was ready. The airborne salmon sparkled with tiny slivers of ice as Brian, […]
Island of Vis, Croatia: Back from Obscurity
By Wynne Crombie This time nothing but a Land Rover would do to explore the interior of Vis, an island off the Dalmatian Coast. Kept off-limits to the world by the military under former Yugoslavian dictator Josip Tito, its lack of commercial development has kept it in a fairly pristine condition. But that is about […]
Washington: La Push and the Quileutes
Exploring La Push and the Quileutes, Washington By Wynne Crombie Walking the beach at La Push. As we maneuvered the final curve on Highway 101 North, the Pacific Ocean with its surf, boulders and firs seemed to explode before our eyes. This is the only highway in andout of La Push. My husband Kent and […]
Germany: Traversing Canals of the Spreewald
Even mailmen and deliverymen come by boat in this part of Germany By Wynne Crombie This gondolier didn’t croon arias, he mumbled in Sorbish, the local language. His Germanic gondola…the punt…held twenty-four passengers. Plaid cushions covered wooden benches, and small bouquets decorated the narrow tables between the seats. The sound effects were an unintelligible murmur […]