After several exciting days in Virginia Beach, I ventured over the 17-mile Chesapeake Bridge/Tunnel to the rural, coastal Eastern Shore, which sits between the Atlantic Ocean and The Chesapeake Bay. Right from the bridge, a sense of tranquility pervades from the endless water views and natural environment. Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge has [...]
I had never been to Virginia Beach, but the name itself has always sounded appealing to me. I pictured a vast beach on the Atlantic bordered by hotels. And although the beach is endless and there are many hotels, most are not very tall, and the place has a much more intimate feel than what [...]
By Johnnyjet.com correspondents Georgie Jet and Highroad Cam and Baci too! At 4,395 feet, Stowe’s Mount Mansfield wins the honor as the highest point in Vermont. It seems only natural and fitting that, as of four years ago, the Stowe Mountain Resort has elevated its stature to a level worthy of this great New England [...]
Now until May 12th, 2012, the New York MTA shuttle train from Times Square to Grand Central Station has been transformed to have passengers experience the beautiful landscapes of Switzerland. Four cars have been wrapped inside and out with four different motifs. Mountains, waterfalls, and typical Swiss scenery brighten up the Times Square Shuttle for [...]
The first annual Family Travel Conference was held at New York’s Omni Berkshire Hotel the first weekend of February, 2012. The Omni Berkshire is located on 52nd and Madison Avenue in a prime spot close to Grand Central Station, Times Square, Central Park and shopping on Madison Avenue. The Omni Hotel staff couldn’t have been [...]
Snow covered roads wind through caverns lined with sugar coated pines from October through April. Annual snowfall for Girdwood is 650 inches. Alyeska is Alaska’s premier Ski Resort with over 300 rooms slope side. The skiing is accessed through a fun and thrilling vertical tram ride to the top. Located 40 minutes south of Ted Steven’s [...]
Trails, woods, and nature have inspired many a human soul throughout our history…and will continue to do so. In “Woods…lovely dark and deep” written by Frost, or in Emerson’s description of the universe as “composed of nature and the soul,” or in Thoreau’s “Walden” which embraces the simple living in natural surroundings, we are told [...]
Right from the start, from meeting Todd Rust of Rust’s Flying Services, to getting on the classic WWII Beaver plane, I knew the next part of the trip was going to be special! Of course landing in my new favorite town of all times was the icing on the cake! Last week’s story on Anchorage [...]
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