It’s a frightening but fun night in Kansas City on Halloween. Some Halloween Adventures are open now ’till Halloween and others only on specific dates. Check the web sites for dates and times. Here are five scary adventures for all ages…Read more…
Butchart Gardens is a blooming wonderland
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Every path leads to another spectacular view. It’s Fantasyland for the horticulturist and Wonderworld for the masses. Famed Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is a blue-ribbon showplace in one of the loveliest corners of the world. Visitors marvel at the variety and harmony achieved by co-mingling easily recognizable flowers like dainty purple daisies and ruffled pink geraniums with unusual specimens such as teardrop fuchsia and delicate drooping trout lily. Since passing the century mark in 2004, privately owned Butchart Gardens has featured more spectacular scenes than ever within its 55 acres.
Hudson River Valley – Tappan Zee to West Point and north
October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Leaving the Tappan Zee bridge behind, the Hudson continues northward unfolding one treasure after another. Tarrytown, New York is a favorite commuter town, being a major stop on Metro North. With easy access from all directions, it became home to many tycoons in the mid nineteenth century….” Read More…..
An evening in Santa Fe – Tomme a restaurant
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Rose tells us all about an evening in Santa Fe at a new favorite restaurant:
The weather is turning colder yet in climately mild Santa Fe, New Mexico you can still stroll the streets in the evening, do a bit of window shopping and, when you get chilled, stop in for a world-class meal at a downtown restaurant. Housed in an ideal corner location on 229 Galisteo Street at West Alameda, Tomme offers both indoor and outdoor dining. But it was chilly that night and I enjoyed the warmth and minimalist decor of the new Tomme. Awaiting my friends, I had a lovely glass of Malbec at their sleek bar and enjoyed the scenery through the immense windows. Read more….
Inn on Biltmore Estate, holiday time
October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Patsy Bell Hobson describes her experience of the Inn on Biltmore Estate: Any season is a good time to visit the historic and beautiful Biltmore Estate. You may come to see the magnificent 250-room French château built by George Vanderbilt. I came to see the gardens on Biltmore’s 8,000-acre estate. We stayed at the four-star [...]
