By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service If ever there was a single place that evokes a sense of romance, it would have to be Bogani, also called Mbogani, author Karen Blixen’s stately home where she lived in a leafy neighborhood just outside of Nairobi near the Ngong Hills. The very first line of…
Inspirational Beauty: This California Botanical Garden Harvests Up to 7,000 Pounds of Fresh Produce for the Local Food Bank Every Year
September 10, 2022
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A series of cultivated gardens winds its way out to untouched coastal bluffs at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens on the northern coast of California. The 47-acre nonprofit botanical garden is home to noteworthy collections of rhododendrons, dahlias, conifers, camellias, heaths, and heathers. Surrounded by native and curated beauty, the lush vegetable garden charitably grows thousands…
Georgia Resort’s Tranquility Makes Unwinding Easy
By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service Greensboro–From my late teenage years, I’ve been fanatical about my skin and have always kept it cleansed, toned and moisturized — as all good Southern ladies are supposed to do, given the harsh sun, heat and humidity that smother the South like a wet wool blanket. So…
How to Be the Hotel’s Favorite Guest
It’s easy to be distracted when checking into and staying at a resort or hotel, but it’s important to be polite to the other guests—and especially to the staff who are there to fulfill your every need. Be the guest they are happy to have return often. Check In on Time Arriving on time is…
Colorado’s Fall Colors Are Coming — and Leaf-Peepers Have a Lot to Be Excited About This Year
By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver–Having spent the past two months flying over all 24 million acres of Colorado’s forests to assess their health, one of the state’s leading forestry experts foresees a good-to-great year for fall foliage with peak colors starting in mid-September. Dan West, the state forest entomologist for the Colorado…
Get a Taste of Bourbon Country, in Kentucky and Beyond
By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service J.R. Ewing, the scoundrel oil baron of the prime time melodrama “Dallas,” was known to often enjoy a neat order of bourbon and branch as his tipple of choice. John Wayne fancied Wild Turkey, another bourbon whiskey. For Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, it was Jack Daniels….
Devasting Flood Reveal Hidden Beauty of Australian Outback
September 6, 2022
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Some of the worst floods in history devastated Australia earlier in the year, but as the devastation eases, the waters which are still travelling down along desert channels months later are bringing incredible beauty as long-dormant seeds are awakening and blanketing the earth in a tapestry of vibrant wildflowers rarely witnessed before even by locals. Outback…
Tips for Traveling with Dogs
Before you decide to take Fido on a trip with you, consider whether it’s feasible – and whether it’s even beneficial for the dog. Taking your dog on a vacation takes care and planning! Here are some tips for traveling with dogs and things to consider before you go. Any veterinarian or professional dog trainer…
Take a Tour of Agatha Christie’s Greenway Estate
By Carl Larsen You might call Agatha Christie’s Greenway Estate the scene of the crime — well, many crimes, that is. Acclaimed as the world’s best-selling author, Christie spent a large part of her career writing those spellbinding mysteries at her Greenway retreat overlooking the River Dart, a few miles from Torquay, where she was…
Time Forgot Amelia Island–Thank Goodness!
It’s a town time forgot — or maybe it just refused to move forward. Serene and unpretentious, Amelia Island remains in the 1900s — reveling in its long, colorful history, quite aware it no longer has to prove anything to the rest of the world. Therein lies the charm of this tiny stretch of land,…
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