Travel

ABOVE PHOTO:  Old Courthouse By Renée S. Gordon “I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.”  — Daniel Boone The Cumberland Valley is a 20-mile wide swath of land that extends 75-miles from southern Pennsylvania into Maryland. The land is relatively flat and fertile between the mountains and it was originally…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Vermilionville Church By Renée S. Gordon “Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh. Son of a gun we’re gonna have some fun down on the bayou.” –Hank Williams “Jambalaya” Lafayette is considered the soul of Cajun Country and as such is the perfect place to both trace the history…

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By Renée S. Gordon “…That your Land & Tennements, Cattle of all Kinds and Livestocks of all Sorts are forfeited to the Crown with all other your effects Savings your money and Household Goods, and you yourselves to be removed form this Province…” Charles Lawrence, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia On April 5, 1840, Henry Wadsworth…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nazi Party Rally Grounds By Renée S. Gordon “O how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living.”  –Philip II of Macedonia Roman Emperor and King of Germany, Henry IV, granted Nuremberg the right to coin money in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nuremburg Marketplace By Renée S. Gordon Nuremberg, on the Pegnitz River, is located in Bavaria and is southern Germany’s second largest city. It was founded more than 960 years ago, has been at the forefront of Germany’s culture since its establishment and personifies the entire spectrum of Germany’s history. Most significantly it presents…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles Nest view By Renée S. Gordon There are few places on the European continent that rival the stunning natural beauty of Bavaria’s Berchtesgadener Land and none can match the history that occurred in the area.  Nestled in the midst of the Berchtesgadener Alps, surrounded by water, mountains and the Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, it…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Auberge Casino By Renée S. Gordon “Oh the moonlight on the bayou, a creole tune that fills the air, I dream about Magnolias in bloom and I’m wishin’ I was there.”  –Louis Alter & Eddie DeLange  1947 Lake Charles is the gateway to Louisiana’s most culturally diverse region. It is a city where…

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By Renée S. Gordon “You make me feel mighty real”   –Sylvester Last year New York City had more than 54-million visitors from around the globe, breaking the 2012 record of 52 million. Many of those people were, like me, repeat visitors and one of my favorite New York pastimes is to watch first time…

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By Renée S. Gordon “But the Wickedness cannot be covered, the Guilt will lie on the whole Land, till Justice is done on the Murderers. The Blood of the Innocent will cry to heaven for Vengeance.”   –B. Franklin on the Paxton Boys’ Massacre Lancaster County is located a mere 60 miles west of Philadelphia…

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By Renée S. Gordon “Old John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, While weep the sons of bondage whom he ventured all to save; But though he lost his life in struggling for the slave, His truth is marching on.”  Anonymus. High Peaks Byway, Route 73, is the Adirondacks scenic route that takes you…

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