In Puerto Vallarta, you can swim at the beach and have lunch right on the sand, which is just one of the many activities that you can do here on a one-day visit. This adventure was part of a Norwegian Cruise on the Joy, sailing from Los Angeles with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan, Mexico. Start of the Day We arrived…
Relaxing on a wide sandy beach and watching cliff divers jump into the choppy sea were the best parts of our time in Mazatlan, Mexico. This was a one-day adventure during our Norwegian Cruise on the Joy, which sailed from Los Angeles and stopped in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan, Mexico. Setting Up the Excursion We took a 3-3.5-hour Mazatlán Sightseeing and Golden…
Take a day sail to see the famous sea arch and look for whales just off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. We chose this two-and-a-half-hour shore excursion as our main activity in Cabo San Lucas. This was a one-day adventure during our Norwegian Cruise on the Joy, which sailed from Los Angeles and stopped in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan,…
As a child, what I looked forward to the most at Christmas was the magic of the Plaza Lights in Kansas City. (Plaza Lights will remain on through Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day!) It is an over-90-year-old tradition that spans a 15-block area with Christmas lights over the entire Country Club Plaza. The lights come on in a special ceremony at each year’s Thanksgiving. You can walk or…
The 2025 Top Ten Hikes includes Canyonland and Arches National Parks, along with rushing rivers in the Ozarks of Missouri. The list was compiled from summer travel, Midwest hikes, and outstanding natural beauty. (Rushing water at Lower Rock Creek in the Main Photo). Click the Titles for the Full Story. Explore Shut-Ins on a Lower Rock Creek Hike See waterfalls, shut-ins, creek cascades, pink boulders,…
Enjoy Christmas music while you check out the North Pole and drive through 1.5 million lights at Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park in Ladue. This St. Louis area holiday tradition began in 1987. Glimmering lights are fashioned into over 100 displays of festive characters and winter scenes in seventy-five acres of parkland. The Christmas Lights Display goes through Jan. 3. At the Entrance You can…
Visit the open-air Belleville Christkindlmarkt with food, entertainment, European crafts, and beverages this holiday season. Our Time at Belleville Christkindlmarkt The open-air market in Belleville, Il., is modeled after the Christmas Markets in Germany. It is located at the corner of Main and Illinois streets in downtown Belleville. We parked in a nearby lot by A and High Streets and then walked down High Street…
Keokuk, Iowa’s “City of Christmas” lights display made the list of the Top 50 Christmas Light Displays in America. It contains over one million lights. Over 20,000 vehicles make it through the lights each year. We did find ourselves in a small backup, but it was well-regulated and we didn’t have to wait long to enter the lights. I was impressed with the variety of lights along with…
Whimsical Christmas lights reflecting off a lake are found at Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland drive-thru light display at Horner Park. Thousands of lights can be seen here with many scenes of the holiday season. We entered through a maze of lights of different colors. Then came across a hand-carved gingerbread village with gingerbread frolicking all around. Passed by a train with a teddy bear, candy cane,…
Video Tour of the Famous-Barr resort ruins at Vernon. S. Beck Park. At one time, Famous-Barr employees had their own summer resort on the Meramec River, complete with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a lodge with a rooftop veranda offering breathtaking views of the Meramec Valley. After a devastating fire in 1984, the resort is now in ruins, but it can still be explored since…
