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For more than a decade and a half, I’ve helped people create a life by design through my lifestyle and travel blog.
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The Oklahoma Panhandle Has Three Counties, No Interstate, and Fewer People Than a Single Denver Zip Code.
The Oklahoma Panhandle — Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver counties, the narrow strip of land wedged between Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and…
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You Can’t Drive to Juneau. Alaska’s Capital Gets Its Groceries by Barge and Its Milk Costs Twice What Yours Does.
Juneau is the only U.S. state capital with no road connection to the rest of its state’s highway system —…
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The Liberty Bell Gets the Tour Buses. Fishtown and East Passyunk Get Everyone Who Actually Wants to Eat Well.
Philadelphia’s historic core — Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Old City’s cobblestone blocks — remains the default itinerary for most…
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Rocky Mountain National Park Gets 4 Million Visitors a Year. Estes Park Has to Absorb All of Them First
Rocky Mountain National Park draws roughly 4 million visitors annually, and nearly all of them pass through Estes Park, the…
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New Hampshire’s Coastline Is 18 Miles Long. Rye Alone Has Nearly Half of It
New Hampshire has the shortest coastline of any coastal U.S. state, a stretch most commonly measured at 18 miles between…
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The South Carolina Lowcountry Isn’t Charleston. It’s the Sea Islands Charleston’s Tourism Board Doesn’t Talk About
Most visitors who say they’ve “done” the South Carolina Lowcountry mean they’ve spent a few days in Charleston’s historic district,…