by Beth Holmes | Jan 30, 2023 | Art & Culture, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel, Travel tips
Inexpensive destinations, to get well away from your daily life and see something special, without draining your savings. San Juan, Puerto Rico Just a short flight from Florida or Texas, Puerto Rico is full of natural wonders and historical sites. For instance,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel, Travel tips
French Polynesia is looking to cap the number of annual tourists allowed to come, encouraging ‘slow tourism’ instead of packed and damaged beaches. A five-year plan called Farira’s Manihini 2027 is being enacted to protect some of the most popular...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | News, Places On Our Bucket List
Grand Canyon Caverns tourists were stranded for over a day last week after an elevator broke down. The Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs Arizona are a natural wonder 210 feet below the ground. Some of the largest dry caverns in the United States, they were formed...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 8, 2022 | News, Places On Our Bucket List
Death Valley faces flash floods, closing some roads into the west side of the national park. Death Valley, one of the hottest places in the world and the point of lowest elevation in North America, is typically extremely dry. It’s in the rain shadow of not one...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 18, 2022 | Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Pohue Bay will be added to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to protect its sensitive species and artifacts from development. Pohue Bay on Hawaii Island is a perfect arc of white sand against the craggy volcanic rock shoreline of Ka’u. Bought by the Trust for...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 4, 2022 | Places On Our Bucket List, Politics
White House tours will finally reopen fully to the public, after almost a year and a half of disruptions. President Trump’s White House only briefly suspended tours due to the coronavirus pandemic despite guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and...
