Vizcaya: Escape and European Influence in Miami, Florida
Vizcaya is a gorgeous gem in Miami, Florida. The website - http://www.vizcayamuseum.org/ - states: "built by agricultural industrialist James Deering in 1916, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens features a...
View ArticleWest Fork Trail: Hike Along a River with Wildflowers and Butterflies
For my alphabetical journey through the world, I choose West Fork Trail in Sedona, Arizona, USA for "w." Sedona is a destination for hiking, exploring spots determined to be a vortex, rambling through...
View ArticleMy Son, Vietnam: Perhaps XXX, Definitely Mysterious
The next letter I was to share with you through my blog was a place beginning with "x." I haven't been to any such place, so instead, let's take a look at My Son (Mee Sun) in Vietnam. Our tour...
View ArticleYucatan Peninsula: Exploration in Ruins
Part of Mexico is in the Yucatan Peninsula and includes some fantastic Mayan ruins: Chichen Itza, Coba and Tulum.All are accessible from Cancun, which is where we stayed. I hope that Club Med Cancun...
View ArticleZ is for Zombie Bride in Las Vegas
I started this blog, Crazy Travel Adventures By Debra, with the letter A for Amsterdam and have traveled the alphabet with each post to arrive now at Z.Just a month ago, I was a zombie bride in Las...
View ArticleWhitehall, Wisconsin: Adventures of a City Girl in the Heart of the Land of...
I arrived in Whitehall, Wisconsin not knowing exactly what to expect. I knew this is where my husband grew up and that it was estimated to be a population of 1,600. One of the largest employers in...
View ArticleScotland: Outlander's Grip Is One Reason To See For Yourself
When the company I worked for closed in 2005, we were permitted to take what we wanted from the book exchange in the kitchens. I snagged a historical fiction novel called Dragon Fly in Amber. It was...
View ArticleSvalbard, Norway: Arctic Literally Means Arctic
My husband said let's go on vacation in Norway. I figured since he was familiar with the country and I was swamped at work, I'd let him plan and surprise me with the itinerary once we arrived there....
View ArticleAt-Home Vacation in South Florida (tips from a local, here!)
A visitor to my blog thought it would be interesting to know my perspective on the place I call home. (That's the West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida area). She made a point that super...
View ArticleHoneymoon Encounter With a Hammerhead Shark in Galapagos
Vote. That's what we asked our wedding guests to do. Vote on our honeymoon destination. We gave them six options and there was a tie--my mother had voted twice. After a brief hem and haw session, she...
View ArticleDigging Into My Boston Roots - As A Tourist
This summer, I wished to show my husband my roots--New England. I had planned to cover our entire trip in one post, but as I wrote this post, I filled it with Boston. We'll head to New Hampshire in a...
View ArticleLaconia, NH: For Fairy Dust-worthy Memories Then and Now
Laconia.... Weirs Beach... in my family, the name of those places drums up more nostalgia than any other place on earth. When I was young, we had a condominium in Laconia walking distance from major...
View ArticleWeirs Beach, NH: Neverland Does Exist
When I was a kid, my family had a condo just up the street from Weirs Beach. A ten minute walk through a few trees, down a steep hill past houses and a few inns dropped me right near the boardwalk...
View ArticleSnakes at Airports? Research Shows: Yes
In addition to writing this blog, I write middle grade novels (novels for 8 - 12 year olds). I have been working on a scene that involved my main character making a snake suddenly appear in the airport...
View Article44th Space Congress (rockets, astronauts, Mars and a welcoming community)
Space Congress. What is it? Space Congress® provides a forum for presentation of technical papers, provides exposure to eminent speakers, and holds distinguished panel sessions in the aerospace and...
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