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Boone Hall is one of the oldest working plantations in America. Since its founding in 1681, it has produced a range of goods from cotton to pecans and been owned by a cast of colorful characters from an early English settler to a Georgian prince. The plantation is named for its first owners Elizabeth Patey… Read More Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens in South Carolina
Road-trip season is here, perhaps this year more than others. After months of lockdown, we’re ready to see new places and old friends. In early July, I jumped into my silver sedan and headed down the east coast to visit friends who’d recently moved to South Carolina. It was absolutely wonderful, a much-restorative break after… Read More How to Plan a Road Trip during Lockdown
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum houses millions of artifacts, documents, photographs, films, and audiotapes related to America’s greatest modern President. It is located in Simi Valley, California, in Ventura County, about 40 miles from Los Angeles, and makes for a fine half-day excursion. While Rancho del Cielo paints an intimate portrait of the… Read More Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California
“We’re in Ronald Reagan’s closet,” I said to my brother, my eyes wide. “I know!” he stage-whispered, equally incredulous. Surrounding us in the small walk-in were a few Western shirts, denim jeans, riding boots and britches, Nancy Reagan’s red robe. We were enjoying a private tour of Rancho del Cielo, the Reagan Ranch in California,… Read More Ronald Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo
California’s San Gabriel Valley lies just east of Los Angeles. Some of its well-known cities include Pasadena, San Marino, and of course San Gabriel. It is home to a number of colleges and universities; I first spent time there years ago on a campus speaking tour and have visited many times since then. It is… Read More Things to Do in California’s San Gabriel Valley
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum sits on nine acres in Yorba Linda, California, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles. It houses an extensive public collection of memorabilia, artifacts, clothing, and photographs relating to Richard Nixon, his family, and his presidency, as well as archives available to researchers. The site also encompasses the… Read More Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California
It was a dark and stormy night, and unlike any I’d seen in the desert. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. I spent this year’s autumnal equinox at Talking Stick Resort, a luxury hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its mid-size casino features a Keno lounge and more than 900 slot machines and more… Read More Equinox in Scottsdale, Arizona
It was a train ride not just back home to New England, but really back to a simpler, more civilized time. I was aboard the Vermonter, Amtrak’s daily passenger train from Union Station in Washington, D.C., to St. Albans, Vermont, just shy of the Quebec border. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here.… Read More Train Trip: Washington, D.C., to New England
