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Author: Ivan

Full of Hot Air!

Albuquerque, New Mexico is the top spot for hot-air ballooning. We spent an afternoon at the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum,  studying their long history of flight which predates airplanes by more than 100 years.  The first ...

Our Day in Prison

We recently watched the movie 3:10 to Yuma, a Western starring Russel Crowe and Christian Bale. It’s better than the average Hollywood nonsense, and inspired us to visit the Yuma Territorial Prison Museum in Arizona. The ...

Stalking the Wild Americana

Before there was the interstate highway system and a steady stream of 18-wheelers, there was a road called the Old Spanish Trail that went from St Augustine, Florida to San Diego, California. One of the benefits ...

The Birthplace of Equality

Heading west from Florida, we just had to stop at Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. Why did we stop then? HISTORY! We were on a mission to enjoy the Cajun specialties at Dooky’s buffet ...