Category Archives: Destination Spotlight

Photo essay of a particular place.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is the architect’s iconic, striking masterpiece on top of a 30-foot waterfall. Located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has drawn over 6 million visitors since 1964. Nestled between rocks, rushing water and lush greenery, Fallingwater blends into the landscape beautifully.   The Story behind Frank Lloyd Wright’s […]

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Ohiopyle State Park Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, roughly an hour south of Pittsburgh, Ohiopyle State Park is an outdoor paradise for active types. Long distant hikers can tackle the 70 mile Laurel Highlands Trail to Conemaugh Gorge. Mountain bikers can fly down rugged technical terrain on challenging singletrack. Cyclists can pedal the Great Allengheny Passage […]

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Sitting on a long dock extending over Caddo Lake, I’m listening to music on my phone. Actually, just one song. The Eagles’ old hit, Seven Bridges Road. (Listen here.) The moving melody of their acapella harmonies give me chills. Somehow it fits this haunting landscape. Like the person featured in the song, I, too, had […]

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Visit Dunfermline…and walk in the shadows of royalty.   Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Fife, people visited Dunfermline to see the king.          Or, more frequently, the queen. THIS is where Kings & Queens ruled and raised heirs for future thrones. And where monarchs built their palace inside Scotland’s […]

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Part 2 Our hiking adventure continues on Scotland’s Fife Coastal Path…a long distance trail meandering along scenic shores curving around the North Sea. It passes through 29 picturesque villages on the eastern coast, stretching 117 miles between Kincardine and Newburgh, across from Dundee.   My daughter and I spent 4 days hiking and exploring sights […]

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