By Kim Hartmann ITWPA Member “Do you want to come down now?” a voice asks from below. A little girl about four years old clings to the side of a 48-foot-high boulder. Her hands are gripping the tiny rock protrusions overhead, her feet braced on rock formations below. In her pint-sized climbing shoes, tiny red shorts, and a miniature climbing harness she is the youngest … [Read more...] about REI Denver — Not Your Typical Tourist Destination
Making Enough Noise to Keep the Rattlesnakes Away
By Connie Pearson ITWPA Member If you like horses, country music, fried food, beer, a thrilling ride down a steep bluff in the back of a pickup truck, and sitting inside a large cave, then Tuscumbia, Alabama, has a spot just for you. Seven Springs Lodge and Rattlesnake Saloon are located on a 6,000-acre plot of land on Mount Mills Road. Just turn left at the sign pointing … [Read more...] about Making Enough Noise to Keep the Rattlesnakes Away
The Berry Barn — A “Berry” Delicious Mini-Getaway in Rural Saskatchewan
By Ron C. Johnson ITWPA Member Like a lot of the highways in Saskatchewan, the road from Saskatoon to The Berry Barn is a straight shot from one horizon to the other. It runs through fields of lush green plants in rich brown soil under a clear blue sky that stretches out in every direction. The Land of the Living Skies, Saskatchewan is called, and the name fits, especially … [Read more...] about The Berry Barn — A “Berry” Delicious Mini-Getaway in Rural Saskatchewan
Belgium’s Chocolate Jewel, Laurent Gerbaud — You Can Have an Experience with the Master
By Pamala Reiter Belgian chocolate is all the same; deliciously sweet with those oh-so-soft and mouthwatering centers… that’s what I thought when I visited Belgium with a group of other travel advisors on a mission to learn all there is to know about Flanders. What we learned from Belgium’s premiere Master Chocolatier, Laurent Gerbaud, opened our eyes -- and our mouths -- … [Read more...] about Belgium’s Chocolate Jewel, Laurent Gerbaud — You Can Have an Experience with the Master
A Farm to Table Experience at the Dogwood Southern Table
By Victoria Hart Bacon jam with country bread, grilled shrimp with pickled red onion and jalapeño aioli, choices of peach or bourbon BBQ sauce, and fig and goat cheese gelato are a few examples of the unique offerings that warm hearts and put smiles on faces at the Dogwood Southern Table. The culinary artisans at this Charlotte, North Carolina, establishment surprised and … [Read more...] about A Farm to Table Experience at the Dogwood Southern Table