A lazy summer afternoon on the river, scenic views and the means of refreshment nearby...what more could you ask? Not much...except where it is. Gumbo's out there, in another boat, relaxing after a pleasant meal...but Where in the World...
While TravelGumbo is a global travel community, with members and followers in dozens of countries, our largest audience is in the USA. Today the United States is celebrating the 238th birthday of one of the most significant...
What’s more fun than going whitewater rafting on a beautiful summer day? Not much — at least for me. I’m was lucky enough to live in Spokane for 8 years, the heart of beautiful Inland Northwest , an under...
Lynn Millar and MAD Travel Diaries both identified where Gumbo was: Heroes’ Square, or Hosok tere, in Budapest. This giant square has served many kinds of memories and movements, beginning with its construction beginning in 1896 as a...
A memorable visit to beautiful Kaieteur Falls.
The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion, in this case both. First was a phrase I’d seen in passing, "White Rajas of Borneo".
Who doesn't love to lounge around on a beach chair while listening to the waves hit the sand while you have a good summer read in one hand, and an ice cold drink in the other? Now that summer is here and it has become perfect beach weather in Miami I...
I wouldn’t go as far as claiming to be an avid hiker, but I’m not a novice in terms of physical activity. I believe in travelling on the road less travelled, well the road up Sani Passis is well-travelled, just by 4x4’s. My boyfriend...
Gumbo is not sure about this one! It might be pretty puzzling and last a while...or someone may snatch it up right away. On the one hand, it has some unique features. On the other hand, what major city doesn't have a big plaza...
My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had...
This week Gumbo traveled to Bomarzo Italy to luxuriate among the fantastic monstrosities bought to reality by one man's grief. The early 1550's were a tough time for Prince Orsini of Lazio Italy. He had been held captive for...
One hundred years ago, July 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, a young Serb nationalist shot and killed Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, which then ruled Bosnia and quite a few other places now independent . Their goal was an...
Sometimes, while traveling or at home, you just fall in love with a building. It might be majestic like Notre Dame, massive like the Jeronimos Monastery, soaring like the Empire State Building, beautifully-detailed like the Chrysler Building...or it...
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze...
Standing at an altitude of 4,205 meters (13,796 ft) above sea level, Mauna Kea mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii is the highest point in the Pacific Basin and the highest island-mountain in the world! According to the Hawaii tourism guild,...