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5 reasons to visit Nevada's Mesquite

Gary Trask

Nevada

Gary Trask takes a trip to Mesquite and discovers why it's become one of America's fastest growing communities and a popular destination for tourists.
America's newest park is GORGE-ous

Charles O. Cecil

West Virginia

Charles O. Cecil heads to West Virginia to experience America's newest national park, the New River Gorge, and discovers its natural beauty has few rivals.
Taking New York in stride

David Latt

New York

David Latt strolls down memory lane on a return trip to the Big Apple and rediscovers some of the neighbourhoods and landmarks that meant so much to him over the years.

Standing tall in America's 'promised land'

Karen Asp

Utah

Writer Karen Asp heads out on an adventure vacation in Utah's glorious Zion National Park and finds it's the perfect place to social distance.
California's Claremont gets passing grades

Athena Lucero

California

Athena Lucero visits Claremont, the California town that's famous for its colleges, and gets an education into its past.
Richmond’s elegant Jefferson Hotel 'wows' guests

Marc Atchison

RICHMOND, VA — The “wow” factor takes hold as soon as I walk into the palatial entrance of Richmond’s historic Jefferson Hotel —the Sistine Chapel of hotel lobbies.

Archive by author: Don HeimburgerReturn

As a travel writer/photographer, Don has written a number of travel articles about both U.S. and European destinations. Don writes for a number of publications, having earned a degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. He has been a newspaper reporter, editor, publisher and once even owned his own newspaper. At age 14 he started his own magazine, and today publishes three magazines and has written 12 books. He also worked for 10 years in corporate public relations in downtown Chicago, and while serving in the U.S. Army became editor of the Army newspaper at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Don hosted his own radio show for 2 years and has appeared on Public Television's (PBS) Tracks Ahead program.

A Waco Tour Through the Heart of Texas

Don Heimburger |

WACO, TX - I’ve heard that sometimes Texans think that they live in their own country. And you might expect that from someone who has to drive for 11 ½ hours just to get to the other side of the state.

Opening a New 'Door' in Wisconsin

Don Heimburger |

FISH CREEK, WIS - “Explore the Door” is a catchy phrase that lures travellers to a narrow strip of land 150-kilometres-long and 35-kilometres-wide north of Green Bay, Wis., called Door County Peninsula.