Travel is great, but can anything beat FREE travel? Here are two contests that reward winners with great trips… If you enter Virginia’s Family Fun Sweepstakes, the package includes hotel accommodations, airfare, rental car, seven-day pass to area attractions (such as Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg) and more for a family of four! This prize package is valued at… Read More
Five Things You Don’t Know About DisneyWorld
1. It’s REALLY, REALLY BIG. DisneyWorld is a little over forty miles. That’s bigger than many cities! 2. THEY EMPLOY ALOT OF FOLKS. Disney is the biggest employer for any one location in America. DisneyWorld has more than 60,000 employees. 3. $$$. It’s the most expensive theme park in the U.S. Admission tickets used to cost less than $5 back… Read More
Travel Trends for 2013
The three most popular places to travel this year may surprise you. Exotic: Burma. A tourism boycott was lifted last year that has already made it the “No. 1 emerging destination” pick by the U.S. Tour Operators Association. www.myanmar-tourism.com (Runner Up: Israel and Mediterranean) U.S.: Florida. Most beaches, such as Pensacola and Melbourne, will see a slight increase in… Read More
Ten Things You Should Know If You’re Planning to Visit Downton Abbey
One of my favorite shows is Downton Abbey (PBS). Sadly, this week will be the finale for Season Three. Those of you who have watched this show know its many charms, but did you know that there is a ‘real’ Downton Abbey? It’s Highclere Castle and you can tour it. Ten things To Know Before You Go: 1. Highclere Castle,… Read More
Top Ten U.S. Beach Destinations
The list of best beaches changes from year to year, according to the source and their criteria. But these places consistently make the top twenty list year after year. 1. South Beach (Miami, FL) 2. Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand, SC 3. Waikiki Beach (Honolulu, Oahu) 4. Mission Beach (San Diego, CA) 5. Virginia Beach, VA 6. Saint Pete Beach, FL 7…. Read More
Sailing Stones, Death Valley
Sailing Stones, Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, CA No one has ever seen one of the “sailing stones” on Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa move, but evidence of their travels is visible in the long track marks that trail behind them in the dusty ground. Scientists aren’t sure exactly how the rocks—which can weigh hundreds of pounds—make their way across the dry… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
