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Galveston Island: History, Travel, and Map

“Galveston, oh Galveston. I can hear your sea winds blowing…” as the words of Glen Campbell’s song goes… “on the beach where we used to roam.” And the beach has been tied totally to Galveston’s history. You may not know this but Galveston is an island. It’s actually a barrier island, about 45 miles southeast…

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Glacier & Yellowstone Parks by Rail

Another excursion Vacation by Rails has is their tours to Yellowstone & Glacier. This article will focus on Glacier National Park (one of my favorite parks) since I discussed Yellowstone in depth in previous articles. Besides Amtrak, who is now starting their own escorted tours this year, only one other tour company offers a tour…

New England Guided Tours
Travel

New England Guided Tours in the Fall

Very late September / early October is a great time to visit New England. Due to the distance from north to south, there is no way to see all the leaves at peak. But if you go during the above time, you are sure to find beautiful color in Vermont and New Hampshire in the…

Pacific Coast Journey
Travel

Pacific Coast Journey: Mayflower Tours

My company, Mayflower Tours, has a wonderful new tour called Pacific Coast Journey. It is already so popular that they have added another departure to include two in September. Portland, Oregon The tour starts in Portland, Oregon, the “City of Roses.” On the first day, there is a welcome dinner at the Rheinlander German restaurant,…

Perfect Place to Live for Seniors
Retirement Travel

Where is the Most Perfect Place to Live?

Headlines last summer said, “Half the country wilts under unrelenting heat.” I couldn’t help but wonder if there is “the” perfect place to live in the US. Northerners like going south in the winter but you never hear about a big exodus from the south to the north in the summer. I am sure some…

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