Submission by Shelli Elledge | Photographs by Ron Elledge ITWPA Members Have you ever wanted to partake in an experience where you would be tended to like royalty? Would you like to take a seat at an Edwardian-style tea party where delicately prepared menu choices are served on magnificently painted fine china and staff members provide the utmost in superb personal … [Read more...] about Victoria: A Rare Opportunity to Experience Royalty at an Affordable Price
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10 Places to Learn about New York’s Erie Canal
By Sandra Scott The Erie Canal is a New York State treasure. In the early 1800s when New York governor DeWitt Clinton proposed building a canal that would connect the navigable Hudson River to Lake Erie by a 300-mile canal through the wilderness, Thomas Jefferson said, “It is a splendid project and may be executed a century hence … but it is a little short of madness to … [Read more...] about 10 Places to Learn about New York’s Erie Canal
Double-Wheeling It to Wheels Through Time
By Dawn Hertzog ITWPA Member The most direct route from the coast of North Carolina to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park system in western Carolina is Interstate 40, past Maggie Valley, where any self-respecting biker -- or classic automobile enthusiast, for that matter -- must take time to stop and explore Dale Walksler’s Wheels Through Time Museum, a shrine to rare … [Read more...] about Double-Wheeling It to Wheels Through Time
They Say You Can’t Go Back in Time, But Sometimes You Just Might
By Joe Brusse In Brenham, Texas, about halfway between Houston and Austin, there is an old carousel in the city’s Fireman’s Park. I can remember my father taking me for a ride on that carousel about sixty-five years ago. Recently, I had a chance to revisit the park and it brought back many vivid memories. The carousel is a unique and historic antique. Remarkably, it has … [Read more...] about They Say You Can’t Go Back in Time, But Sometimes You Just Might
Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon in the Off-Season
By Marlene V. Battelle A long weekend in northern Arizona with good friends -- what could be better? Not much! It’s the Grand Canyon and more, in the off-season. Everyone has heard of the Grand Canyon, but in combination with other places of interest in northern Arizona, October or March is a great time to visit. You can avoid the hordes of tourists that invade one of the … [Read more...] about Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon in the Off-Season