Hey, y’all! Spring has FINALLY arrived, and this is the perfect time of year for a Mid-Missouri day trip. Get out your light jacket and some good walking shoes and head to one of these outdoor destinations not far from our own backyard! …
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Several years ago, after a long flight to the West Coast, I arrived safely in Los Angeles while my luggage ended up in Canada. After that hot mess, I vowed to streamline the way I travel. As you might expect, …
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Christmas and New Year’s Eve are romantic, popular times for engagements, which means that right about now, wedding planning begins in earnest. Whether you are planning (or helping a loved one plan) a do-it-yourself affair or a lavish destination wedding, …
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During the weeks after the holidays, I always feel a bit blue. The house, stripped of lights and stockings, seems bare. My calendar fills with work meetings and kids’ activities, uninterrupted by any vacations or time off. In mid-January, spring …
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Thank heavens for travel books, which allow squeamish, shower-requiring sissies like me to have vicarious adventures while avoiding all sorts of uncomfortable actual experiences. (Delhi belly, typhoid shots and flying Air Rarotonga come to mind.). Travel books also have allowed …
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In 1978, William Least Heat-Moon set out from Columbia, Missouri on an expedition along America’s back roads, the ones that were marked in blue on his map. Four years later, his book, “Blue Highways” was published. It’s his account of …
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