Cape Cod in the winter?!? It’s always fun and interesting to see destinations from a different perspective.  Those of you who have visited Cape Cod know all too well the…

Minnesota’s Diversity Minneapolis and St. Paul are much more diverse than we imagined. When we visited a couple of years ago, we learned that Minneapolis has the largest Somali population…

http://beta.quiet.ly/list/share/ea23d-minnesota-s-largest-candy-store?width=800&height=600&showGradient=true&showMapView=true&showAuthor=false&showLogo=true&showListTitle=true&showListDescription=true&showTitles=true&showDescriptions=true&showWeblinks=true&makeClickable=true&sharePage=true&showIcons=true&embedTheme=dark&titleSize=18&titleType=quietly&descriptionSize=14&descriptionType=quietly&useOriginalImages=false&lastSlide=default&lastSlideMsg=&lastSlideUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fturtlestravel Driving south on MN 169, approaching the small town of Jordan, there are many yards of bright, yellow fencing. This leads to the must-see destination Jim’s Apple Farm, also known as Minnesota’s…

Gallery of Minnesota State Fair Highlights http://beta.quiet.ly/list/share/9d5ba-minnesota-state-fair?width=800&height=600&showGradient=true&showMapView=true&showAuthor=false&showLogo=true&showListTitle=true&showListDescription=true&showTitles=true&showDescriptions=true&showWeblinks=true&makeClickable=true&sharePage=true&showIcons=true&embedTheme=dark&titleSize=18&titleType=quietly&descriptionSize=14&descriptionType=quietly&useOriginalImages=false&lastSlide=default&lastSlideMsg=&lastSlideUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fturtlestravel   Memories of the Fair I have wonderful memories of Cape Cod’s Barnstable County Fair, an annual event dating back to 1844! We’d…

Since our work involves constant travel, we have had the unique opportunity to spend extended periods of time in different parts of the United States. Since that same work involves…

2013 was a year of replenishment and renewal. Having returned from a year-long, extended trip in 2012, it was time to build up some funds again. Short trips early in…

White Sands National Monument The world’s largest field of gypsum sand dunes fills 275 square miles of the Tularosa Basin at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico…

Driving through the desert between Yuma and Phoenix on Interstate 8, just north of the border with Mexico, travelers pass Dateland, Arizona, population 416 (2010).  From the 1920s, the Dateland…

Houston has plenty of attractions: visit the Johnson Space Center or the Museum District, catch an Astros Game, or shop at the largest mall in Texas. The annual Houston Livestock…

 Savannah Roadtrip What better way to celebrate a birthday than a roadtrip? Our destination? Savannah, GA. It was my first visit to this historic city, so we wanted to hit…