Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 175
April 24, 2017
7 Family-Friendly Food Spots in and Around Hocking Hills, Ohio
Hocking Hills feels hidden, tucked away.
Unlike most state parks with large signs hailing the entrance and easy-to-find landmarks, you’ve got to work to find the ring of sites that make up the Ohio’s Hocking Hills State Park.
You could easily drive right past Hocking Hills on U.S. 33 going southeast between Columbus, Ohio, and West Virginia’s state border without thinking there’s much to see. The rolling hills reveal little of what’s waiting in...
Hiking: 6 Things You Need to Know
Hiking is a great outdoor adventure – you can explore nature to your heart’s content, travel to new places, and challenge your body and mind. But it isn’t easy – you need to be prepared in a variety of ways, as well as be aware of your environment at all times. There can be too many accidents.
1. Do your research! Look at guidebooks and maps, reconnaissance the area, read the signs. Knowledge is...
April 23, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of April 23, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of April 23, 2017 By Josh Garrick
TODAY -- April 23 from 1 to 5 pm – ‘Ice Cream Social’ at Winter Park Civic Center
It’s a celebration full of ice cream and sweets to benefit the families served by Ronald McDonald House Charities. Guests enjoy ice cream creations, live entertainment, games, prizes, and a silent auction.All this sweetness provides a ‘home away from home’ for families who stay at Ronald McDonald Houses to...
April 21, 2017
Hidden Treasures: Six Places to See the Milky Way
Here’s a statistic for you: “The stellar disk of the Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100,000 light-years (30 kiloparsecs, 9×1017 km) in diameter, and is considered to be, on average, about 1,000 ly (0.3 kpc) thick.” I got that from Wikipedia.
I don’t really know what this kind of scale means, and that’s because for all my travels I have never traveled a light-year. Just haven’t had the technology, or the time. I’ve certainly had some horrendously...
Hidden Treasures: The Waterfall near Dharamsala
Emerging out of the fumes and flesh of a city like Delhi can be refreshing no matter which direction one heads. But it is particularly nice when one takes a bus 9 hours to the north, to Dharamsala.
The two shepherdesses and the waterfall
Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamasala is best known as the home of the Tibetan government in exile, headed by the Dalai Lama. Tourists, Tibetans, and Indians stroll its alleys and streets. Monke...
Top 5 Regions in Tibet
Culture and heritage runs in the veins of Tibet, and the cities are an amazing reflection of that. Encompassing extraordinary geographical structures, beautiful rituals, and a unique lifestyle, Tibetan cities are graceful. Some ancient cities are present in the region and they tell stories of a glorious past. The cities hold great value, and they always give something unique to the visitors. Once you tour to Tibet closely, the cities hold an enchant...
April 20, 2017
Hidden Treasures: The Camels of Tolkuchka Bazaar
Turkmenistan is a desert country with a population the size of Minnesota (just over five million). It doesn’t invade its neighbors (though it has a dismal record of oppressing its own citizens), and its leadership doesn’t engage in regular rhetorical lashings of the United States.
Colors at a Market, Turkmenistan
Travelers do not visit in droves, partly because of the lack of infrastructure, but even more (I suspect) because it can be so darn exas...
Education Vacation: Traveling Hawaii And Seeing The Sights
Learning And Living
Traveling is the ultimate learning opportunity, and the learning aspect is one of the most pleasurable parts of the journey. A vacation to a new locale will teach you all kinds of things about local culture, customs, and geography; and you’ll retain it much longer than should you memorize it from some book. When you can put your hands on something, it makes a more indelible impression.
There are those who believe that learnin...
Top Five Destinations to Start a Jiuzhaigou Tour
Located in southwest China, the Jiuzhaigou Valley, which is a dreamlike tourist area being famous for its 6 beauties: green lake, banked waterfall, colorful forest, snowy peak, Tibetan culture, and blue ice, attracts millions of tourists every year.
Stunning Jiuzhaigou
However, the remote mountainous location of Jiuzhaigou stopped considerable travelers for visiting. In order to accomplish your wish list, here are top 5 destinations to start your J...
April 19, 2017
Top Ten Tips on How to Not Act Like a Tourist
We've all been there - embarrassed by crazy tourists (or feeling out of place ourselves). One of the most respectful things you can do when you travel is to try to blend in and act culturally appropriate.
Here are our Top 10 Tips on how not to act like a tourist, wherever you are.
Wikimedia Commons: Martin Greslou, adapted by Wandering Educators
1. Dress appropriately. Do your research beforehand, and ascertain what the locals wear. Need to cover you...
