Tagged With "Jesse and Jane"
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All the Tea In...Charleston?
Tea gardens, as the farms are traditionally known, no matter the size, have been seducing me for over a decade. In Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces of China, Himachal Pradesh and Darjeeling in Himalayan India, in the Cameron Highlands of...
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Road Trip, Day 1: City of Ten Thousand Buddhas and The Skunk
Gateway to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas March 9, 2015 In the late ‘80s, I lived in L.A. for a couple of years. My S.O. knew lots of cool L.A. stuff. One of those was something he’d read that...
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Road Trip, Day 2: Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden
March 10, 2015 I woke the first morning of my visit along the Northern California coast at a friend’s house in the village of Elk. I was alone, the kitchen toasty warm from the fire Jane had made for me before leaving...
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Start planning now for family vacations
Thinking about next summer? Travel expert Marilyn Jones has some suggestions to get your planning started!
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Heard Museum: American Indian Art and Artifacts
Samantha shares her educational visit to the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ. There is so much to see and learn.
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Chicago's History Museum knows the city's story
When it comes to the great Chicago Fire of 1871, seen in a diorama above, the Chicago History Museum knows all about it: The museum, founded in 1856, was destroyed in the fire and had to start again from scratch—only to burn again in 1874....
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"American Treasure Tour"—Extensive Collection of Americana
Love Americana? Then Stephanie Kalina-Metzger has the perfect tour for you, featuring some of the most unusual and rare vintage items you'll ever see.
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Hopper Mausoleum and Church of St Andrew, Northumberland
Ian Cook shares photos and the history of a beautiful church and mausoleum, dating to the 18th century, set atop a lonely hill in Northumberland.
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A Visit to the National Museum of Women in the Arts
George G shares some of the artistic treats he saw at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.
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Underground Art: A Times Square Subway Gallery
"Underground Art" usually brings to mind images of rebellious artists challenging the norms of the art world of whatever year, but in this case—and many others—the meaning is literal, and the works are in the subway. Of course, New York is...
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Bumper tourism year ahead for Britain?
Upcoming anniversaries and a cheaper pound are drawing more visitors than ever to Britain for 2017.
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William Morris at Home: Kelmscott Manor
PortMoresby returns to the story of Arts & Crafts Movement giant, William Morris and visits his retreat in England’s Cotswolds.
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Celebrate Kentucky History in Danville
Local history with national connection is the thread of this report by Jonathan L
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Bath considers England's first 'tourist tax'
Cuts in other revenue lead Bath's Council to think about a per bed per night tourism tax, but others point out that hotel stay taxes are already high
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Hopper Tales: Fiction inspired by art while traveling
Sometimes, the art Jonathan L encounters in his travels inspires him to create flash fiction. Here are three stories inspired by paintings by Edward Hopper
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Cruisers: American Cars in Stockholm
Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the...
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Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida
A visit to the Leu Gardens in Orlando is a refreshing break from theme park madness.
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Split Rock Creek and Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Samantha shares her visit to Split Rock Creek and Park in South Dakota. It was interesting and she learned a little bit about Jesse James and some of his adventures in the area.
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August 15, 2020: Stanford Quad, California
Stanford University may be known for its famous graduates and Nobel laureates, but PHeymont was more impressed with its beautiful campus.
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Aug. 26, 2020: Jesse and Jane’s Home from Breaking Bad
Samantha shares a picture of the building where Jesse and Jane lived in the Breaking Bad series.
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I thought Jesse was about the only like-able character on the show....
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New Bath museum: Frankenstein or Shelley?
A new venue explores both the life of the author of Frankenstein and of the character and novel she created.
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Bath's 'Assembly Rooms' to be restored
The National Trust is planning a full restoration of one of Bath's key historic features
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A Visit to Flamingo Gardens, Florida
DrFumblefinger visits Flamingo Gardens, a lovely botanical garden with lots of birdlife, located on a 60-acre property in South Florida.
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Perspectives on East Africa: 1) Serengeti National Park. “The place where the land moves on forever”
It takes a l-o-o-o-ong time to fly from the western USA to Tanzania, at the limits of my travel endurance really. But I’m about to head out on one of my greatest adventures.
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Art Under Your Feet
Every now and then, wandering around a city, I've spotted an interesting, even beautiful manhole cover. Yes, the everyday necessity that keeps us from falling into the utilities.
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Stanford Memorial Church, California
Jonathan L visits the beautiful Stanford Memorial Church on the campus of Stanford University
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Stanford University. Palo Alto, California
Join Jonathan L on a tour of the Stanford campus and its extensive art collections
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 3, 2014: Metropole Hotel, Hanoi
I’m a huge fan of colonial ambiance. I speak of an esthetic and not the politics of colonialism. I love the way buildings look that were built by Europeans in their colonies.
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Brooklyn Museum's New Look at American Art
A major American museum is in the midst of re-examining its collections and how it places them in social and historical context
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Sudeley Castle, witness to England's turbulent past
Located in the small Cotswold village of Winchcombe near the city of Cheltenham in south west England, Sudeley Castle was built on the site of an earlier castle by Ralph Boteler, Baron Sudeley, using money he had 'earned' fighting in Europe in the Hundred Years' War
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Where the lost bags go: Scottsboro, Alabama
No, they don't join your socks that disappear in the dryer. They're not stored in Area 47 at Roswell, NM. And they definitely cannot be claimed at the baggage window in the Twilight Zone.
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Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
George G shares a visit to an unusual museum with a very wide-ranging collection
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Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK
In England's East Midlands, Judy Barford explores one of Britain's stately homes.