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Nettie’s Dream Machine: Before I Die, I want to …
It was early Sunday morning and the only activity at the sleepy crossroads was the Marathon Station: bleary-eyed customers filling their tanks with gasoline and their tummies with caffeine and sugary donuts. Continue reading
7 Intriguing Questions for Travelers
It’s always rewarding when our blog attracts the attention of others who have an interest in publishing our content to a wider audience. Recently, we were contacted by Brian Null, one of the editors at Travel Awaits, a content provider for the travel community, who asked if we’d be interested in completing a written interview … Continue reading
Best of the Blog 2018: The Top 10 Faves
As a couple of ex-corporate types we remember the dreaded year-end reviews. You know, the painful process when Le Grand Fromage checks off the strategic goals achieved, new clients acquired… blah blah blah. Continue reading
Visions of Sugar Plums: 15 Delectable Destinations for the New Year
“Sugar Plum” is such a cool word. How many children have gone to sleep on Christmas eve with “visions of sugar-plums” dancing in their heads, dreaming of stockings filled with candy? Every year the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier twirl their way across Nutcracker stages, inspiring countless little girls and boys to google how to … Continue reading
A Gem and a Gym: Bratislava’s Art Nouveau
On a crisp Fall day with clear, azure skies it’s hard to take a bad photo – but I’m having no luck. It’s “Blue on Blue.” My subject seems to blend right into the sky and nearly disappear – except for the white icing and sparkly bits. Continue reading
Bratislava: Central Europe’s Surprising Secret
“The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas.” —Then governor George W. Bush replying to a Slovak journalist. Actually, Bush met the Prime Minister of Slovenia, not Slovakia. Continue reading
