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…

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Every Day Is Earth Day At These Enchanting Botanical Gardens And Parks

Spring is my favorite time of year. Confession: I live in Florida, so I don’t suffer the common winter blues as many northerners do. My world is green and blossomy year round. Yet, there is something about spring that rejuvenates my soul and fills me with general glee. Spring also marks the annual observance of…

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Wild Weed: Psychedelic Road Show

(Mellow Wanderer) Spring-summer wildflower season is here, painting highway medians, meadows and parks in a collage of color. Bloom schedules vary according to climate and location, but every region of the U.S. pops in a spectrum of splendor, giving new meaning to road tripping. So grab your favorite tie-dye, highway ahead, windows down, crank-up Joe…

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Japanese Paradise With A Florida Twist Is Good For The Soul

MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS (Boca Raton, FL- Mellow Wanderer) On the other side of ritzy, swanky Boca Raton is a quaint, peaceful hideaway for spiritual awareness and renourishment. No fancy pants mansion with brick paved driveway leading to Shangri-La. Quite the opposite. The road leading to Morikami Museum and Gardens is almost rustic and…

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