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Passing a Pandemic Day at Crystal Cove State Park Nov. 22, 2020
By Steve Bergsman Crystal Cove is a very scary place. Just ask Shaggy Rogers and his friends Fred, D... Read More
More Than a Corner in Winslow, Arizona Oct. 10, 2020
By Steve Bergsman Arizona boasts such varied topography that one could literally get lost looking fo... Read More
From Alan Freed to President Garfield in Cleveland's Lakeview Cemetery Jul. 04, 2020
By Steve Bergsman The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland mostly because of a man who... Read More
Racist Past Gives Way to Music in Shelby, North Carolina Jun. 27, 2020
By Steve Bergsman My wife and I only ended up in Shelby, North Carolina, because we needed a bathroo... Read More
Explore Mystic Seaport's Ties to the Sea May. 03, 2020
By Steve Bergsman Walter Cronkite, who was the dean of American television journalism and often refe... Read More
Philip Johnson: Man in a Glass House Mar. 22, 2020
By Steve Bergsman In 1967 a large crowd of people gathered on the lawn of architect Philip Johnson's... Read More
A Long Day's Journey to Eugene O'Neill Mar. 21, 2020
By Steve Bergsman My quest to visit with the ghost of American playwright Eugene O'Neill was almost ... Read More
Rediscover Alice's Restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts Feb. 23, 2020
By Steve Bergsman From the 1950s through the 1960s, as folk music evolved into folk-rock and beatnik... Read More
Visit the Homes of Wharton and Melville in the Berkshire Mountains Feb. 22, 2020
By Steve Bergsman In 1905, Edith Wharton published what is generally considered her first great nove... Read More
Birthplace of Two Outstanding Women: Lexington, Kentucky Feb. 02, 2020
By Steve Bergsman We visit certain cities for the tourist attractions, the vistas, the history or pe... Read More
Come Take the Waters in Hot Springs, Arkansas Feb. 01, 2020
By Steve Bergsman My wife and I booked a room at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, becau... Read More
Find Gaudi, Miro and Picasso in Barcelona Dec. 15, 2019
By Steve Bergsman Barcelona has always embraced creative strangers who wandered into this coastal ci... Read More
A Visit to Andorra Means Shopping Dec. 14, 2019
By Steve Bergsman The tiny landmass of Andorra remains an attraction for literary and creative types... Read More
Learn About Laos in Luang Prabang Sep. 22, 2019
By Steve Bergsman The alarm went off at 4:45 a.m., giving my wife and me about 15 minutes to get rea... Read More
In the Footsteps of First Ladies at Angkor Wat Sep. 21, 2019
By Steve Bergsman The first time I ever heard of Angkor Wat, the huge Hindu-Buddhist temple in Siem ... Read More
'The Lover's House' Lures Dumas Fans to Sa Dec, Vietnam Sep. 07, 2019
By Steve Bergsman "He says he's just back from Paris where he was a student, that he lives in Sa Dec... Read More
Celebrate Nina Simone in Tryon, North Carolina Aug. 17, 2019
By Steve Bergsman When I arrived in Tryon, North Carolina, populated by 1,700 souls and located on t... Read More
Jim Thompson House Is a Hidden Gem in Bangkok Jun. 08, 2019
By Steve Bergsman The sprawling mall called CentralWorld in Bangkok held no attractions for my wife ... Read More
A Lake Michigan Vacation -- Almost May. 25, 2019
By Steve Bergsman When Norbert Blei wrote his most famous book, "Meditations on a Small Lake," he wa... Read More
Elvis Still Lives in Palm Springs Apr. 28, 2019
By Steve Bergsman To track down Elvis Presley in Palm Springs, California, I first visited Donna Lor... Read More
