Nov 17th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
My desire to take advantage of flight deals and see new places often takes me to destinations I might not have otherwise considered. An $89 round trip flight from Chicago to Louisville, for example, is how I ended up discovering that there's a lot more to Kentucky's Bluegrass region than horses.
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Bourbon, beer, wine, and equines in Kentucky's Bluegrass region
Nov 17th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
My desire to take advantage of flight deals and see new places often takes me to destinations I might not have otherwise considered. An $89 round trip flight from Chicago to Louisville, for example, is how I ended up discovering that there's a lot more to Kentucky's Bluegrass region than horses.
Louisville
The Louisville airport is larger than Lexington and receives more daily flights, ...Photo of the Day (10.31.09)
Oct 31st, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Believe it or not, our Photo of the Day was taken in Kentucky -- at Mammoth Caves, to be exact. As Gadling photographer Peter Rivera explains, "A blast of arctic air flows up from the blackness. you go down concrete steps, lower and lower until the sunny August trees are left behind..." Peter aptly named this photo "descending into the abyss," and for those of you intrepid travelers who are ...Fall foliage. . .with bourbon in Kentucky
Oct 5th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
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Taking an autumn drive to see the leaves change colors is a time-honored tradition in the north and east of the country. While Kentucky might not be the first place you think of as a leaf-peeping destination, the state is full of scenic byways and rolling countryside to be ...Free tours of Mammoth Cave this Saturday
Sep 22nd, 2009 at 12:30PM: In honor of National Public Lands Day, the Park Service has announced that it is offering free tours of Mammoth Cave this Saturday, September 26th. Located in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave is part of the largest cave system in the world, All told, there are more than 365 miles of twisting passageways that make up the system, with multiple tours available that range in length anywhere from one to ...Are you paying for an airstrip of convenience?
Sep 18th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Taxpayers are paying to subsidize several airports around the country. Many don't service commercial passengers and do very little to add to the communities in which they reside. Take Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport in Kentucky. It was built with $11 million in cash from the U.S. government and usually sees only a handful of flights a day take off or touch down – some days, the runway is ...Seven jobs that may soon disappear: Travel to where they are while you can
Sep 1st, 2009 at 12:30PM: With Labor Day approaching, as we think of work, consider the culturally significant jobs in the world that may not be around in the future. Here is a look at seven that are hallmarks of particular regions.
First up. Traditional Glass Blower. In one of the furnace rooms at Cam Fornace in Murano, Italy, a short water bus hop from Venice, is a black and white photo from the 1920s (or thereabouts). ...Think local for a low-cost wine-tasting trip
Aug 31st, 2009 at 12:00PM: When most people think of going on a wine-tasting trip, their thoughts tend to head west - to California, Washington, and Oregon. It's not surprising. From Napa Valley in California to Walla Walla in Washington, these states are some of the biggest producers of wine in the US. But if you don't live in one of these states, there's no need to venture far from home for a weekend of swirling and ...Photo of the Day (7-8-09)
Jul 8th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Lady bugs and lightening bugs are the favorable bugs of summer, particularly if you're in the Midwest region of the U.S. Both are bugs that I associate with childhood Julys in Kentucky. I particularly like this shot by Lili Living because of the contrast of texture and colors between the lady bug and the blades of grass.
If you have any shots to share that hint at a place that evokes a memory ...Michael Jackson died and a flood of travel memories
Jun 25th, 2009 at 7:10PM: Wow! Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson is one of those people who is wrapped up with my traveling life. As a child living in Columbia, South Carolina where wisteria vines draped off trees in our front yard, "ABC" played from my radio, the one I bought when we lived in State College, Pennsylvania.
Moving began early for me, and Michael Jackson when he was part of the Jackson Five was one of my ...Travel song for spring: Morning Has Broken
Lincoln's boyhood home is well worth the trip
Feb 12th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Because Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana near the Kentucky border is not on a main highway, it's not crowded. At least it wasn't crowded the sunny Sunday afternoon in August when we swung into the parking lot after winding our way along the shady road that led there from Indiana Highway 162.
I was surprised by the size of the park's visitor's center. It's scope is impressive--massive ...Other funny names of places: How about Intercourse?
Jan 24th, 2009 at 10:00AM: It's great to have belly laughs. The article in the New York Times that Jeremy wrote about yesterday had me chortling out loud and reminded me about why Monty Python is so darned funny.
I thought Intercourse, Pennsylvania was bad, but the list of funny names in England was impressive. For some reason, Titty Ho caught me the most.
As I was reading the NY Times article, I kept thinking of Life of ...Big Bone Lick State Park
Nov 3rd, 2008 at 3:00PM: Who names these parks? There's me, road tripping through Indiana, minding my own business, when bam! I'm at some park called Big Bone Lick. Technically located in Kentucky, Big Bone Lick calls itself "the birthplace of American paleontology." I didn't know American paleontology was into that! Apparently, they found pleistocene megafauna fossils there. Yeah, I don't know what that means either, but ...Photo of the Day (10-15-08)
Oct 15th, 2008 at 3:00PM:
There's a novel by American author James Still titled River of Earth. This photo by miggiddymatt reminds me of Still's writing.
Still, who died a few years ago when he was well into his 90s, was an adventurer and traveler who settled in the mountains near Hindman, Kentucky, a tiny town in the southeastern part of the state. He wrote about the Appalachians with an ear that perfectly captured ...Super secret 11 spices KFC recipe is being relocated
Sep 9th, 2008 at 5:00PM: In what can only described as part PR stunt, and part high value transport, the top secret recipe for KFC's original recipe is being temporarily relocated. The yellowed sheet of paper involved lists the 11 spices used in Colonel Sanders recipe, and is the same one still used today to create their signature fried chicken. The relocation was necessary because Yum Brands, the parent of KFC is ...Abe Lincoln and Civil War history buffs, head here
Jun 18th, 2008 at 12:00PM: One aspect I love about going someplace I haven't been before is coming upon a treasure I wasn't expecting. This was the case when I headed to Harrogate, Tennessee to the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival. My purpose was to hang out with writers who have an Appalachian bent.
What I didn't expect was the Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library. My word! In the gorgeous bowl created by the mountains, ...One way to stand traffic hell
Jun 16th, 2008 at 10:30AM: "I am in traffic hell," I said to my friend over my cell phone Friday right before the I-64 split off I-75 a few miles before Lexington, Kentucky,
I didn't expect this traffic. It was 3:45. What was everyone doing off work already?
The miles of orange barrels cutting off the left lane, merging traffic from the right, another highway merging in from the left, plus every tractor trailer truck ...Brain feeling blah? Exercise it.
Jan 8th, 2008 at 11:00AM: On New Year's Eve I spent an hour or so engaged in the board game Battle of the Sexes with friends. I think that was the name of it. We were on vacation at their house in Ottawa, Ohio. A few hours before the game, the female half of this couple took me on a drive through town to show me where the water line was when the town flooded this summer. Their basement family room was royally trashed by ...Fall Leaf Peeping by Rail
Sep 13th, 2007 at 10:00PM: The leaves haven't started to change in Columbus, Ohio-- yet, but they will--soon. This morning the air was crisp and cool. Yep, leaf changing conditions are here, and I expect edges of red will appear in a couple of weeks until eventually there will be bursts of color everywhere. If you are interested in optimum leaf peeping, plan a bit a head. Instead of taking a driving trip for fall splendor ...Kentucky Bourbon Festival + Maker's Mark Visitor Center = Good Times
Sep 13th, 2007 at 4:08PM: The Maker's Mark distillery, in Loretto, Kentucky, usually sees about 70,000 visitors a year, but it's hoping to triple that number with its new $2.5 million visitor's center. The distillery is a National Historic Landmark, and the company was careful to preserve its appearance with the center; the tasting lounge and gift shop are located in a century-old rack house that holds about 1,000 barrels ...
