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Moon Over Gaffney
I was having a particularly good day a couple of days ago. My recent birthday was happy. Work is picking up. But the icing on the cake was an email from Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein asking if she could … Continue reading
It’s a Go for the Kennedy Space Center!
Now I know that when I asked if the Kennedy Space Center was appropriate for a 6-year-old, I was asking what might be the dumbest question ever. There is a whole universe of stuff for kids to do there. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Museums, North America, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Angry Birds, Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Christa McAuliffe, Denver, EPCOT, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Rocket Garden, Rocket Launch, Saturn 18 Rocket, Sea of Tranquility, Shuttle explosion, Shuttle Launch Experience, Space Coast, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Challenger, SpaceX Falcon Launch, Woody Paige, WPLongform
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Mountain Top
It’s day 18 of an 18-day movie shoot and we’re all exhausted from 12+ hour days so it’s quite wonderful to spend the last day on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina.
Playing Tourist in Charlotte Day 3
Corn mazes are something that I always thought were child’s play. That is until hubby Mike and I, along with Boston visitor Bill decided to take on the biggest one in the southeast.
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, TV and Film Production, TV Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe 100, Corn maze, Cowbell, Homeland, Huntersville, Huntersville North Carolina, Lake Norman, Maze, North Carolina, Original Pancake House, Rural Hill, The Amazing Maize Maze, Urbanspoon
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Eureka! There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills! Playing Tourist in Charlotte Day 2
I was excited about the Saturday plan for our friend Bill’s yearly trip. This involved the dirty clothes day that I warned him to pack for.
Posted in North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged 5Church, Anson Mills Polenta, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Gold, Gold Mine, Gold Mine Shaft, Gold Mine Tunnels, Midland NC, Mining, NC, Panning for gold, Reed Gold Mine, Stamp Mill, Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Charlotte Tourists 2013 – Day 1
As the years fly by, hosting our friend Bill’s annual visit to Charlotte gets more and more challenging to plan. We’ve hit most of the top touristy spots and I have a self-imposed rule of not repeating things. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Sightseeing, South Carolina, Travel, Travel Tips, TV and Film Production, TV Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged Beef 'N Bottle, BMW, BMW Factory, BMW Zentrum, Bubblecars, Charlotte, Gaffney, House of Cards, Isetta, Kevin Spacey, New York City, Peachoid, South Carolina
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Museums Open Doors with Free Admission
Free culture! Come and get your free culture!
Road Trip? There’s An App For That
Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure In whatever comes our way Lyrics from “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf Got a hankering to hit the open road? Before you load up the car, load up … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Movies, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged AccuWeather, Airbnb, Around Me, Captain Kirk, GasBuddy, Groupon, Hotel Tonight, Hotels.com, IMDB, Inrix, kayak, NPR Station Finder, Priceline, Recreation, Restaurant, Review, Road Ninja, Shazam, Starbucks, Steppenwolf, The Weather Channel, Trip Advisor, TripAdvisor, Urbanspoon, WeatherBug, William Shatner, Yelp
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Asheville’s Calling
The ads are cheesy. An iPhone rings and the caller I.D. says Asheville, N.C. The tagline from this tourism board commercial is “Asheville’s calling. Will you answer?” Asheville has been calling me for a while but not because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville, Asheville NC, Asheville North Carolina, Basilica St. Lawrence, Being There, Biltmore, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bob Moog, Chai Pani, Crowne Plaza Resort, Emerson Lake & Palmer, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, French Broad River, George Harrison, Grove Park Inn, Honda Element, Indian Street Food, iPhone, Irish Wolfhound, IWCA, Keith Emerson, Leon Theremin, Minimoog, Moog, Moog Music Factory, Moog synthesizer, Moogerfooger, Mr. Potato Head, North Carolina, old fashioned soda fountain, Peter Sellers, Phatty, Picture of a bat, Robert Moog, Slim Phatty, South Carolina, The Beatles, Theremin, Toyota Prius, United States, Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory, Woolworth Luncheonette, Woolworth Walk, WPLongform
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