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Sometimes a Trip is just a Walk in the Park

I’ve often advised travelers with jam-packed itineraries to step back and leave themselves time to take a walk in a park or sit there a while, experiencing what the locals see and do. When we travel, it’s one of our favorite things to do (we even…

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The ART of Chocolate: Brussels, Belgium

 When it comes to crafting great food, Belgians do a number of things exceptionally well.  They make excellent french fries (frites), with an interesting assortment of dipping sauces.  They brew some great beer and they excel at chocolate!

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The Devil’s Millhopper is in Tim Tebow Country

The Devil’s Millhopper is Florida’s only geological site in its state park system. It is a sinkhole 117 ft deep and 500 ft across.  And yes, it’s in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida Gators. It gets the Millhopper name from…

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Holiday Flying: How to Beat the Wrap

Traveling for Christmas? With presents? You’ll want to read on for some good advice. A couple of weeks ago, TravelGumbo offered advice on “flying through the airport.” We weren’t referring to the old Hertz commercials with…

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Sometimes a Trip is just a Walk in the Park

I’ve often advised travelers with jam-packed itineraries to step back and leave themselves time to take a walk in a park or sit there a while, experiencing what the locals see and do. When we travel, it’s one of our favorite things to do (we even…

Read More

The ART of Chocolate: Brussels, Belgium

 When it comes to crafting great food, Belgians do a number of things exceptionally well.  They make excellent french fries (frites), with an interesting assortment of dipping sauces.  They brew some great beer and they excel at chocolate!

Read More

The Devil’s Millhopper is in Tim Tebow Country

The Devil’s Millhopper is Florida’s only geological site in its state park system. It is a sinkhole 117 ft deep and 500 ft across.  And yes, it’s in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida Gators. It gets the Millhopper name from…

Read More

Holiday Flying: How to Beat the Wrap

Traveling for Christmas? With presents? You’ll want to read on for some good advice. A couple of weeks ago, TravelGumbo offered advice on “flying through the airport.” We weren’t referring to the old Hertz commercials with…

Read More