Cheyenne Frontier Days – Brief Article Patrick Soran Lasso some of Wyoming’s wild & Wool fun Everyone who sees a Wyoming license plate gets a glimpse of Cheyenne Frontier Days, the capital’s 10-day rodeo whoop-it-up. The bright red bronco bucking a cowboy there represents Steamboat, one of the meanest, orneriest, buckin’-est broncs that ever pitched […]
Give my regards to Broadway – Travel Views – enjoying New York theater – Brief Article Randy Mink For tourists from around the world, nothing defines New York City more than a live performance. Says director/ choreographer Susan Stroman, “New York is Broadway, and Broadway is New York.” One of the best ways for Americans […]
Hotel deals online – Resorting – from octopustravel.com – Brief Article Worldwide discounted hotel rates are available from octopustravel.com. The easy-to-use website allows consumers to make real-time reservations and receive instant confirmations at discount prices. While competitive pricing will bring most users to the site, others will appreciate its candid and detailed hotel information. In […]
Surprising Nebraska: a sampling of the Cornhusker State turns up canyons, lakes, and sandhills, not to mention a Kool-Aid festival, an enclave of Czech culture, and other overlooked delights Mike Michaelson ONE OF THE GREAT NEW ATTRActions at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo–consistently ranked among the top 10 zoos in the nation–is the world’s largest indoor […]
Touring Tennessee: from city lights to country sights, vacation options abound Angela Fox AT NEARLY 500 MILES LONG and just 115 miles wide, Tennessee is the longest, leanest state in the South. That doesn’t mean the Volunteer State is skimpy on things to do and places to see, though. With Nashville as our home base […]
Fall foliage – Touring – Brief Article American Orient Express, a private luxury train, offers “Autumn in New England and Quebec,” an eight-day tour from Boston. The itinerary includes Maine’s Acadia National Park, the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont, Montreal, and Quebec City. Twin rate is $3,190. Contact: American Orient Express (TravelAmerica Magazine), 5100 […]
Hints for first-timers – RV update: places, products, clubs, & activities you can enjoy in your RV – Brief Article Nancy Baren Miller For those thinking about RVing for the first time, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) offers easy steps to get started. The most comprehensive web site on RV travel, dealers, campground listings, and […]
American Orient Express: all aboard for nostalgia and deluxe service on the nation’s premier private train – related article: Coasting Along in the Lap of Luxury Bob Willis One of the great 20th century travel experiences I’d often heard about as a kid was the grand American rail tour, a comfortable journey where one sat […]
Sports specials * Esoteric Sports offers hotel-rental car packages with tickets to major events like college basketball’s Final Four in St. Louis (April 1-5), the Kentucky Derby in Louisville (May 5-8), Indianapolis 500 (May 27-30), and baseball’s All-Star Game in Detroit (July 11-13). Auto racing, tennis, and golf events are available, too. Contact: Esoteric Sports, […]
Northeast Tennessee America’s First Frontier Alice Ross Storytelling, auto racing, and whitewater rafting are just some of the popular pastimes in this overlooked historical corner of the state Many travelers to Tennessee gravitate toward the larger cities, forgetting about the small towns in the northeast. But they’re missing out on some of the greatest treasures […]