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Happy Valley and Penn State Offer a Traveler Much to Do Nov. 16, 2025

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By Victor Block During the Great Depression era of the 1930s, people in a compact region of Pennsylv... Read More

Fascinating Towns Await Near Big Cities Nov. 08, 2025

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By Victor Block New Orleans, Louisiana; Reno, Nevada; and Monterey, California; have a long list of ... Read More

Some Timely Destinations for Shoppers Nov. 02, 2025

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By Victor Block For some people travel offers opportunities to ski, sample local cuisine or sunbathe... Read More

Small Towns With Big Histories Nov. 01, 2025

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By Victor Block California is remembered for the gold rush that attracted fortune-seekers in the mid... Read More

Wildlife Comes to Town Oct. 25, 2025

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By Victor Block When Dan and Betty Everett's children said they would like to see animals, their par... Read More

Unusual Signs Lure Curious Travelers Oct. 11, 2025

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By Victor Block In the 1830s a pair of German travelers visiting the United States alighted one morn... Read More

'Slow Travel' Leads to Deeper Experiences Oct. 04, 2025

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By Victor Block In a restaurant during a lengthy visit to Maine several years ago, my wife, Fyllis, ... Read More

Discover Good Wines Wherever You Are Sep. 27, 2025

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By Victor Block France and Germany are renowned for the outstanding wines made there. The beverage i... Read More

US Estuary System Is the Place to See Marine Wildlife Sep. 14, 2025

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By Victor Block During a recent visit to the southwest coast of Florida, I was treated to a spectacu... Read More

Lovable Manatees Lure Visitors to Florida Sep. 13, 2025

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By Victor Block Approximately 24 million people live in Florida. About five times that many visit th... Read More

Don't Miss This Overlooked Neighborhood in Paris Aug. 31, 2025

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By Victor Block The twisted streets are lined by a city planner's nightmare of buildings in a jumble... Read More

Take Lessons From Nature at Everglades National Park Aug. 24, 2025

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By Victor Block Some 15,000 years ago, tribes of Native Americans made their home in a wilderness ar... Read More

Explore Other Cultures in Ethnic Enclaves Aug. 23, 2025

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By Victor Block During the 18th-century Colonial period in the United States, a small number of immi... Read More

Art Lovers Love These Hotels Aug. 17, 2025

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By Victor Block As aficionados of various kinds of art, Bill and Mary Thompson were thoroughly enjoy... Read More

Seen All the Big Museums? Try These! Aug. 16, 2025

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By Victor Block Each year, more than 5 million people visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Yo... Read More

Some Meals to Remember Aug. 10, 2025

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By Victor Block On Dec. 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldier left American soil, Gen. G... Read More

Follow a Trail to Your Next Adventure Aug. 09, 2025

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By Victor Block One benefit, among many, of the lakeside cottage I own in the rolling mountains of w... Read More

Pleasant Parks Provide Pastimes for All Ages Jul. 26, 2025

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By Victor Block Millions of Americans have been spending the last few months tilling soil and planti... Read More

See a Slice of France Along Its Canals Jul. 20, 2025

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By Victor Block I recently took a stroll through a charming town in France that, because of its many... Read More

History Lives on in These Notable Places Jul. 12, 2025

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By Victor Block On a farmstead near the tiny town of Eagle, Wisconsin — population about 2,000... Read More