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Disney’s EPCOT Is Center Stage For Epic Flower And Garden Festival
A big green thumbs-up goes to Disney World’s landscape imagineers and design crew for executing the 2022 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival. The Orlando, Florida theme park is so bright and so green Alice really is in Wonderland here. (Tip: Hang out in World Showcase’s United Kingdom tea garden and Alice will make an…
Visit Cuba And Relax On A Park Bench—Without Leaving The United States
No, it’s not the latest in virtual reality tours. You can stand on real Cuban soil—actual land owned by Cuba— and relax under the sun and watch the chickens walk by. Yes, the chickens are real, too. No passport required. The Tampa, Florida neighborhood of Ybor City is a cultural melting pot, influenced by its…
Give Your Sweetheart A Sweet Treat: Their Own Candy Bar
In the middle of Pennsylvania farmland and Amish country is a factory emitting the sweet aroma of chocolate. The town of Hershey is known as Chocolatetown, USA. Right smack dab in the center of town is Hershey’s Chocolate World, a visitor center immersing you in all things chocolate, as in all things Hershey. Create Your…
Florida’s Bahia Honda State Park: Did I Die And Go To Heaven?
An island with so much splendor should be a sin. Turquoise water as clear as gin. Sprawling coconut palms with plump green fruit. Bleach white sand as soft as a baby’s skin. Watch the sun rise from the Atlantic Ocean and then set on the Gulf of Mexico from the same spot. The wonders of…
Exploring The Nooks And Crannies Of A Coastal New England Town
Thirty miles north of Boston you’ll find it. A gorgeous spit of land called Cape Ann right on the Atlantic coast. It’s a scenic wonderland up and down Route 127A. Rockport is among a collection of cozy seaside villages ripe for exploring. I arrived early in the morning and found a metered parking spot a…