As Denver residents, we tend to head up to the mountains on the weekends or on vacation. Living in a city year round tends to make you forget exactly how much your city has to offer. For our next vacation, we are considering a “staycation”, but we want to take advantage of staying close to home and watch our budget…
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It takes a special event to pull families out of bed before dawn and keep them reveling well past dark, and that’s exactly what you get when you visit the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta! After 5 years making the October trek to New Mexico’s premier family festival, I have tips to share that will help your visit be as enjoyable…
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including and especially the State Fair, kicking off in late September. As the largest state fair in the country (of course!) there are some pretty big boots to fill, but the oversized theme also spills over into the price. While admission is reasonable, many of the activities inside the fair are shockingly expensive, especially for…
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Main House at Capon Springs Inn & Farm "We came for the golf and the good food as bachelors. Years later I came back with my family and have come back almost every year since," GrandBob Tull explained to me as we sat on the porch of the Austin House one night before dinner at Capon Springs &…
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I grew up to the regular sound of the clip-clop of horseshoes out my bedroom window, with a buggy stall at the local Wal-Mart and two Amish classmates that went home from public school to a home without electricity. Yes, growing up in Holmes County, Ohio, also known as Amish country, was so much different than a typical American childhood….
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