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Best Hot Air Balloon Festivals on Every Continent
Hot air balloon festivals around the world bring together enthusiastic balloon pilots and the public who want to learn more and maybe even take a ride.
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21 Transformative Yoga Retreats in the US for Life-Changing Results
Yoga retreats in the US are some of the most sought-after vacations, providing life-changing results within the mind, body, and spirit. These 21 yoga retreats in the United States are among the best in the country.
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Top 10 Fall Activities to Enjoy in the US
With the onset of cooler weather comes an abundance of super fun fall activities to enjoy in the US, such as these ten which will set the mood for one of nature's most scenic seasons.
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13 Most Haunted Restaurants in the World
From England and South Africa to China and Australia, learn about the 13 most haunted restaurants in the world.
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13 Most Haunted Hotels in the World
What is the most haunted hotel in the world? It's hard to pick just one for the top spot, so here are 13 contenders for the title, including the spooky Stanley Hotel in Colorado.
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31 Best Zoos to Visit in the United States
Looking for the best zoos in the United States? Here are 31 of them that feature unique exhibits, practice exemplary conservation efforts, and place animal welfare and education at the forefront of their activities.
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Garage Doors 101 - More Information Than You Ever Thought You Needed
Everything you need to know about garage door designs and options.
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8 Crucial Kitchen Upgrades to Make Before Selling Your Home
When selling a home, the kitchen can sway buyers to say yay or nay to making an offer. These 8 kitchen enhancements will help your kitchen wow buyers.
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23 Inspiring Memorial Day Quotes to Honor Our Fallen Heroes
A very brief history of Memorial Day plus 23 inspiring Memorial Day quotes to honor our fallen heroes.
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3 Most Useful Kitchen Updates You Probably Haven't Thought Of
When you think of updating a kitchen, do you think of the appliances, backsplash, and cabinets immediately? These other three updates can add just as much impact to a kitchen update. Find out more about upgrading your cabinet storage, countertops, and lighting options.
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17 Home Renovation Mistakes Every Homeowner Should Avoid
Renovating a home is exciting. However, be careful to avoid these 17 common renovation mistakes so your remodel lives up to your dreams.
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5 Expert Tips to Make a DIY Interior Paint Job Look Professional
If you're getting ready to take on a DIY paint job for your home interior, you want it to look perfect, as if a professional painted those rooms. These five expert tips will help you achieve that professional look, even if you are the one doing the painting.
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15 Crystals for Protection in Every Part of Your Life
Using crystals for protection of one's physical body, mental health, and energy field has been a practice long held by many people. Not only are crystals beautiful to behold, they enhance the energies around and within us, making stones for protection powerful allies in our quest for good.
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Earth Star Chakra - Why This Is the Perfect Box to Help Protect It!
The Earth Star Chakra Balancing Box provides tools we can use to help balance, cleanse, and protect our Earth Star chakra. The first box in a 9-month subscription series, I unbox and review this box and it's contents in this article and accompanying video.
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Building and Pest Inspection: 7 Expert Reasons to Get One When You Buy a Home
Here are 7 reasons why home buyers should invest in a building and pest inspection with their home purchase, plus how to hire an inspector, what happens at the inspection, and when a seller should get an inspection done.
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7 Pet-Friendly Indoor Plants
Which house plants are safe for my dog or cat? There are many dog-safe house plants and cat-safe indoor plants that add greenery and beauty to your home while helping clean the air and keeping your indoor air quality high.
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How to Get Started Designing Your Backyard Patio
It's time to start planning your backyard patio. This guide will help you with your outdoor patio ideas including material considerations, design layout, and fun features like firepits.
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Tips to Improve Your Deck Build
This guide will provide some tips and tricks so you can improve your deck-building abilities.
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25+ Expert Ways to Prepare Your Home, Family, and Property for a Hurricane
Getting a head start on hurricane preparedness can help you avoid last-minute expenses and unnecessary stress should a storm head your way.
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The 13 Most Haunted Places in the United States
Ever wondered what are the scariest haunted places in the U.S.? Here are 13 top contenders.
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4 Tips for Hiring a Realtor
Hiring a Realtor is much like hiring an employee. It's important to find the right one for this big life decision. Use these tips for hiring a Realtor to help you hire the right Realtor.
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4 Natural Phenomena I Witnessed After Hurricanes
Hurricanes bring high winds and flooding. They also display more unusual natural phenomena many of us rarely see. I share 4 unusual natural phenomena I've witnessed during hurricanes.
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8 Obvious (and Not so Obvious) Reasons Why Homes Don't Sell
Despite hot seller's markets throughout the country, some people still see their homes languish on the market week after week, month after month. There are two main reasons a home doesn't sell.
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Florida Sinkholes - Everything You Want to Know
Last week, two homes and part of a road dropped into a 50 foot deep sinkhole in Land O’ Lakes. The sinkhole ended up stabilizing at about 225 feet across, and the surrounding homes have been evacuated
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Father's Day in Other Countries
We love to shower Dad with tools and ties while he grills a yummy meal. We aren't the only ones who celebrate dads though and some other countries have pretty different ways (and days) to celebrate.
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Slow Cooker Bone Broth
Make your own nutritious bone broth at home.
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A Morning Spent in Nature at Tampa's Brooker Creek Nature Preserve
Spend a morning hiking through the various ecosystems of Tampa's Brooker Creek Nature Preserve
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Best Florida Beach Resorts for an Invigorating Getaway
With summer coming, dip your toes in the surf and sand at one of these beach resorts in Florida. Found all over the state, these beachfront resorts include all-inclusive resorts and resorts for families as well as resorts that include spas, amazing views, and incredible dining.
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Hurricane Tracks - Can Early Storms Help Predict Later Ones?
Do tropical storms and hurricanes follow the same basic tracks in any given year? If so, why?
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15+ Fast Facts You Should Know About the Triple Crown
Horse racing's Triple Crown is one of the sports world's most coveted prizes. Here are 15+ facts you can wow your friends with at your Kentucky Derby party this year.
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11 Tips for Eating Primal/Paleo on Your Cruise Vacation
You've booked your cruise vacation but don't want to ruin your diet or new eating lifestyle. These 11 tips will help get you through your next cruise vacation.
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Did You Know These Things About the History of Dunedin, Florida?
The history of Dunedin, Florida claims many "firsts" that have defined the town as pioneering and charming. The quaint town thrives on its ties to the past and an eye on the future.
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Stories About Leprechauns
A collection of the most popular stories about leprechauns, as well as a little leprechaun history.
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Tilapia Fish Tacos
Fish tacos are the new(er) taco rage, and why not? They combine healthy-for-you fish with the Mexican flair we all crave from time to time.
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Jerky - Where'd It Come From and How to Make It
There doesn't seem to be any doubt that jerky is an American creation. Some say Native Americans were making jerky thousands of years ago, while others say that jerky derived from the Inca around 1500 years ago. The word "jerky" even appears to come...
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How to Carve a Frightenly Perfect Pumpkin
Use these tips and tricks to prepare the perfect pumpkin this Halloween! Includes a step-by-step guide to carving a pumpkin and the history of the term "jack-o'-lantern."
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Pumpkin Carving - A How-To Guide
Learning how to carve a spooky jack-o-lantern can add fun and atmosphere to your Halloween. Bunny Hugger Carving a pumpkin is an easy and fun activity around Halloween. Done on a Saturday, it makes for great family time. Carve the pumpkin, toast...
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How to Build a Raised Herb Garden Sanctuary
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to build a raised herb garden, including photos of the project that I did myself.
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Kayaking Adventure in Upper Tampa Bay
Anyone can be an explorer in the mazes of this estuary.
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Kayaking Adventures - Grasshopper Goes Solo
The shallow protected waters of Cooper's Bayou make for an excellent place to kayak. For our first "solo" trip, we went to Cooper's Bayou. I say solo because it was the first time Nick and I were alone when we went out. Gone was the safety of...
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Kayaking Adventures - Second Time's Better, Right?
Grasshopper gets a tow to the second kayaking adventure. The next time we took Grasshopper out was...well, the day after her maiden voyage. The plan was to tow her behind my parents' Catalina across the waterway to the spoil islands, where we had...
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In the Beginning There was Grasshopper
Nick and I get ready for the kayak's maiden voyage. In the beginning there was sea and sand and sailboats, and life was good. But there were also plentiful kayaks, none mine. To say I have always wanted a kayak would be a gross overstatement. I...
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Explore Florida's Anclote River, an Historic Waterway in Tarpon Springs
Did you know that the Anclote River winds and twists along 29 miles in Florida’s Pinellas and Pasco counties? Its headwaters are located in Pasco near the Suncoast Expressway, and it empties into the Gulf of Mexico at Tarpon Springs. Learn more about this historic waterway.
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3 Islands with Must-See Historic Sites in the Caribbean
Whether traveling to the Caribbean for beach, watersports, or sun, the islands are filled with historic treasures. These historic sites in the Caribbean are places any history buff should check out and many are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Water Parks - Florida's Best
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Early Traditions of Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is a festival not to be confused with Mother's Day. It is a Christian event in Europe which falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Mothering Sunday, like many other Christian holidays, has roots in pagan festivals. It is derived...
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The Ancient Roots of Mother's Day
On the second Sunday in May - May 8 in 2011 - families and friends will gather to honor mothers, grandmothers and aunts in many countries of the world. For some, church service will be followed by an elegant late lunch while mom is showered with...
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The Why of Thanksgiving Naps
Marisol Dayton Why do I get so tired after Thanksgiving turkey? That's a question many of us are asking tonight. It's a question we've been asking for years. The answer may be more simple than you think. Or maybe not. Marisol Dayton This...
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Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
Marisol Dayton Thanksgiving is possible only for those who take time to remember; no one can give thanks who has a short memory. ~Author Unknown Goody2230 God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. ...
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Funny and Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
Find humorous quotes, sentimental quotes, and thought-provoking quotes about Thanksgiving here.
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Haiku 1
Enjoy these haiku inspired by the nature I find around me daily.
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4 Kinds of Pumpkins You Didn't Know Existed
It's pumpkin spice season and pumpkin is everywhere. This overview will tell you all about the 4 main kinds of pumpkins, some of which you many even recognize. Who knew there were so many different types of pumpkins!
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Classic Cookout Side Dishes
It's August. School starts soon. Labor Day is almost upon us. Football preseason has begun. Seems like summer is almost over, but there is still at least one more month of good cookout weather for most of the country and for many parts,...
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Health Wise: Three Bean Salad Recipe
Three bean salad has been a popular picnic and barbecue side dish since at least the 19th century. It is easy to make and a good bring-along dish because it requires little refrigeration. This recipe also makes a filling and healthy main dish. ...
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A Homemade Salsa Recipe Using Only Fresh Ingredients
Give a try of my all-fresh go-to salsa recipe. You can easily change how hot and spicy this recipe is by adding or leaving out jalapenos.
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A Guide to USDA Hardiness Zones
Gardeners use hardiness zones to know what category of plant is capable of growing in their area. Explore the hardiness zones in North America and their temperature ranges here.
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A Brief Guide to Climbing and Hanging Plants
One of the best places for plants is one of the most often overlooked - overhead. Hanging and climbing plants live happily where other plants fall short. Many hanging and climbing plants live native in the tropics. Their addition to a landscape...
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Health Benefits of Shopping at a Farmers Market
When we think of buying food at a farmers’ market, we usually think of fruits and vegetables. And while those are the kinds of food predominantly found at a farmers’ market, there is also cheese and bread, pies and pastries, and sometimes meat....
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Hydroponic Farming
In hydroponic farming, plants grow in smaller areas and without soil, with nutrients absorbed into their roots from water. Here's how to carry it out sustainably.
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Essential Kiteboarding Equipment
Kiteboarding is a crossover sport that has gained tremendous popularity in the last few years. Kiteboarding uses a power kite with one of a variety of boards to skim riders across the surface of water, snow or land. There are three basic...
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Everyday Nautical Terms
Many of the words and phrases we use every day have nautical beginnings. Here a few. Bet you never knew how these phrases really started! ALOOF - means to stand apart or be indifferent, but it came from the Old Dutch word loef ...
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Home Canning Equipment
Home canning has become more popular in recent years. Families are increasingly turning to growing their own vegetables to save money and have healthier food to consume. Some years the garden produces much more than expected (or maybe more was...
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Great Ways to Celebrate Labor Day
Labor Day parades and speeches celebrate the workers who fought for workers' rights in the 1800s. Photo courtesy of Capture the Flag (flickr). For many families Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer, a return to school for the children, and the...
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Flowering Plants for Late Summer and Fall
For many parts of the county, late summer and fall bring a relief from the unrelenting heat of summer that causes people and plants to wilt and wither. For other parts of the country, it’s one last chance to add color to the garden before the...
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Home Canning - a Brief Overview
Growing up in the South, the end of summer and into fall brought neighbors to our front door, arms loaded down with colorful, packed Mason jars. Mom gratefully (and gracefully) invited them in, put the jars away in the mysterious pit of the upper...
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Top Ten Beaches in the US
Every year Dr. Beach makes his predictions for the best beach in the US, an honor that beaches across the country hoard over each other for the entire next year. A label of “Best Beach” drives in tourists and their money, and the title is used...
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Attractions Along Texas Historic Route 66
Route 66 passes briefly through Texas and offers historic attractions. These top attractions along Route 66 in Texas are must-see!
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Restaurants Along Route 66
Route 66 is America's highway and features a lot of small diners and restaurants popular with tourists and locals. These are some of the most popular restaurants along Route 66.
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10+ Eerie Ghost Towns on Route 66 That Will Leave You Quaking
When Route 66 first opened, it provided a nearly cross-country road for families to travel. Many towns and attractions popped up along the popular vacation route. However, as interstate highways bypassed these towns, they turned into ghost towns.
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How to Spool Line on a Reel
Fishing is a popular sport and hobby throughout the world. For many thousands of years, fishermen were restricted to fishing very close to shore or close to their boats. Then in 1667 came the brilliant invention called the fishing reel. ...
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Thunderstorms - Why They Develop More in the Summer
A typical thunderstorm. In the summer the air temperature heats up, driving many people to local lakes, rivers, pools and beaches to cool off. After a fun day of water play, those people warily watch clouds build in the distance, then listen as...
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The Types of Lightning
As a child I remember a particularly stormy afternoon at summer camp. We were racing away from the large stream where we had been cooling off when a huge (to my little mind at the time) bolt of lightning struck in the field beside us. It was...
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale: What Is It and What Do the Categories Mean?
Hurricane Wilma (2005) was a Category Five hurricane for a brief time and the strongest hurricane ever recorded. In 1992 we moved to Homestead, Florida on a clear and beautiful Thursday after a headache of a closing. The house needed a lot of work...
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The 9 Costliest, Deadliest, and Most Intense Hurricanes in Atlantic History
From June to November, hurricanes pose a potential risk to the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of the U.S., the Caribbean, and Central America. The worst hurricanes in history have caused devastating loss of life and property.
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Factors Affecting the Cost of Replacement Windows
Replacing your old or broken windows can cost a pretty penny but will save you money in the long run. There are windows and then there are windows. In this area of your home improvements, quality does count and you DO get what you pay for. ...
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How to Increase Curb Appeal - Paint Your Foundation
How do you increase your home's curb appeal? There are lots of ways, and one of the least expensive ways to increase curb appeal is by painting your home's foundation.
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Monumental Moments In Belmont Stakes History
Call to the post. Belmont Park, a 430-acre race track facility in Elmont, New York, first opened in May 1905. Continuous racing meets have opened here annually since then except for when the track was closed in 1963 for remodeling until 1968 when...
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Cheese is Golden in California
Photo by CW Beucheler Going back several years now, Wisconsin has always been considered the cheese state. The Green Bay Packers fans wear huge wedges of cheese on their heads at football games. When you think US cheese, you think...
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Beans, Beans, Good for the Heart... Yes, They Are!
Beans really can be considered a magical food. Well, as magical as a food can get. Beans have the highest antioxidants of any other food, they taste great, they’re low in calories and fat, and they fill you up. They help fight cancer and heart...
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Everything You Want to Know About Black Beans
Black beans, also known as turtle beans, have a long history has a dietary staple. Seven thousand years ago in what is today Peru in South America, Mesoamerican Indians discovered the nutritional qualities of beans, among them black beans. Like...
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The Ultimate Guide to High Humidity Houseplants
High-humidity houseplants create a green and tropical flair in our homes. This ultimate guide to humidity-loving plants, such as peace lilies, is filled with tips to use in your own home.
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The Economic Impact of the Gulf Oil Leak on Florida's Tourism
Playing in the surf of Clearwater Beach near sunset. Photo by cvanthul. Tourism means business, huge business, in Florida. Most often when people think of Florida, they think beaches, but tourism also extends away from the beaches into the...
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9 Beach Essentials You Need for a Day at the Beach
When planning a day at the beach, don't forget these nine beach essentials. These nine items are must-haves for a great day at the beach.
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Tips For a Better Hotel Experience
Photo courtesy of timsmith on sxc.hu Whether for business or pleasure, for a one-night stay or for a week-long vacation, hotels are basically the same. Some are more expensive and more exclusive than others. Some offer more perks or amenities...
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How to Add Curb Appeal with Landscape Stones, Boulders, and Retaining Walls
One of the best ways to add curb appeal to your home is by landscaping with stones and boulders. Use landscape stones, boulders, and pavers for paths, walls, and focal points.
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How to Maintain Concrete Patios, Driveways and Walkways
Maintaining concrete patios and walkways renders them beautiful for outdoor entertaining and living. (Photo courtesy sxc.hu) Patios create one of the great living spaces in our lives. On a patio, parents sit back and watch their children play,...
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How to Extend Your Concrete Patio With Pavers
Have a concrete patio but want a bigger outdoor space? These DIY steps show how to extend your concrete patio with pavers.
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Philippe Park - For History, For Fun
Philippe Park is a 122-acre park in Pinellas County, Florida. (Photo by cvanthul) When we checked the next day’s weather on Saturday, it called for rain, a real damper on our plans. But the clouds pushed through overnight, and the day dawned...
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The 6 Best Indoor Water Park Resorts to Visit This Summer
The best indoor waterpark resorts and lodges allow guests to enjoy the fun of waterparks year round, coupled with the convenience of a resort. The best indoor waterpark resorts and lodges are here!
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5+ Best Amusement Parks for Kids of All Ages
Kids and amusement parks go hand-in-hand like ice cream and summer days. From the first great Americana parks like Coney Island to today’s amusement resorts, the great family vacation includes an amusement park somewhere along the line. In...
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A Guide to Six Flags Water Parks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishmaelo/ / CC BY 2.0 In 1961, Six Flags opened its first amusement park, Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. This first park included a Native American village, a gondola ride, a railroad and Skull Island – a...
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Best Movie-Themed Rides
What do movies and amusement rides have in common? Nothing much unless the ride is modeled after the movie (or vice versa in the case of Pirates of the Caribbean). A great movie-themed ride is made up first and foremost of a blockbuster movie. Add in a themed roller coaster or dark ride (or both),...
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The 5 Scariest Roller Coasters in the World
If you love an adrenaline rush, you'll love these 5 scariest roller coasters in the world. They are the most thrilling rides around!
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A Guide to Cinco de Mayo Celebrations in Mexico
Twenty years ago, the mention of Cinco de Mayo probably brought questioning stares from many Americans. Today, the day is as much an unofficial holiday as St. Patrick’s Day. In the United States, it is a celebration of the Mexican heritage...
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The Origins of Leprechauns: Where Did They Come From?
Where do leprechauns come from? What are their origins? Let's take a look at their history.
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The Best Farmers Markets in the World (in No Particular Order!)
Farmers Markets are relatively new idea in our suburban lives; however, farmers markets have typically been where the town buys, sells, trades. These are some of the best farmers markets in the world.
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8 Reasons You Should Support Your Local Farmers Market
Saturday mornings gingham-covered tables stand under umbrellas. Boxes tipped sideways on the tables spill out fresh yellow squash, bright red heirloom tomatoes, and firm orange sweet peppers. Bunches of orange and green carrots and red...
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A History of St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick Every year across the world hundreds of thousands of people celebrate St. Patrick’s from Ireland to Australia, the United States to Argentina. Flocks of green-clad folks pack the streets for St. Paddy’s parades, crowd into...
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Travel Destination: Dunedin, Florida
Shells on Honeymoon Island. Dunedin is a small town on Florida’s West coast, located just West of Tampa and just North of Clearwater. It is a remarkable town with a vibrant feel, mostly due to the large number of residents and visitors who...
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Booking a Cruise - Online or Travel Agent?
There are many options available to cruisers for booking their vacation – online discount cruise outlets (cruisedeals.com), online discount vacation outlets (expedia.com), the cruise lines, and a travel agent. Which you choose to use for booking...
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Your Cruise Vacation - What's Not Included in the Price
You have booked your dream cruise vacation. You have memorized the brochures and know what shipboard activities you will enjoy, which shows you want to watch, and what shore excursions appear the most fun. Glittery seas, sparkling sun and the...
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Tips For Getting Great Deals on Alaska Cruises
An Alaskan cruise is the vacation of a lifetime for many people. Early planning can save you money. An Alaskan cruise is the vacation of a lifetime. Unlike Caribbean and other common cruises, an Alaskan cruise brings many people into the folds of...
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Cruise Travel Insurance: Do You Need It?
Cruise ships in port. Approximately 70% of their passengers bought travel insurance. You have leafed through the cruise brochures, browsed the cruise line and travel websites, decided where you want to go and what you want to do. You have just...
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Top 10 Reasons to Book a Cruise
Cruises have become one of the most popular vacations the world over. Luxury ships become floating all-inclusive resorts taking passengers to the tropical beauty of the Caribbean, the frosty frontiers in Alaska, the golden sun of the...
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Travel Intro to Guyana
The beautiful and sometimes wild South American country, Guyana, offers many historical and unique travel destinations. Eco-tourism is one of the country's fastest growing industries. Intro to Guyana discusses various regions of the country as well as its history.