The next day (12/13/20) of our 3-week Road Trip from West Virginia to Colorado and back, we went to the National Museum of WWII Aviation: https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/ in Colorado Springs, which I only learned about thanks to a hotel rack card, and took a tour of their aircraft restoration facility, as Read more…
Summersville Lake West Virginia is open for business and #vacation #travel fun! Come on down! NOTE: Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, which seem to be changing daily, before you travel or book Anything, CALL every place you want to go and make SURE they are open and operating! I have included phone numbers Read more…
Cass Scenic Railroad Sharp’s Kissing Bridge West Virginia is open for business and #vacation #travel fun! Come on down! NOTE: Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, which seem to be changing daily, before you travel or book Anything, CALL every place you want to go and make SURE they are open and operating! I Read more…
Wineries! Potomac Eagle Dinner Train West Virginia is open for business and #vacation #travel fun! Come on down! NOTE:Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, which seem to be changing daily, before you travel or book Anything, CALL every place you want to go and make SURE they are open and operating! Read more…
Barbados Historic Steam Train St. Kitts Railroad As many of you know, Chef Dan and I have the Elkhorn Inn and Theatre, our historic inn, and we have a lot “railfan” guests, as the Inn is right across from the very busy Norfolk Southern “Pocahontas” railroad line; the Elkhorn Inn Read more…
Elkhorn Inn ATV Guests! ATVing from the Elkhorn Inn! ATVing home to the Elkhorn Inn… Believe it or not, one of the main reasons Dan and I chose to save and restore the historic “Coal Heritage Trail” building we would open as the Elkhorn Inn, and move to McDowell Co., Read more…
Wangfeng Hanging Restaurant Our Balcony Stateroom Cruising on the Yangtze River! When I planned out our month in China I HAD to find a way to include a cruise on the Yangtze River! For the 40+ years I’d dreamed of going to China, a cruise down the Yangzte and getting Read more…
Pandas! THE Steam Train railfan photo! The Leshan Buddah Steam Train excursion in Sichuan! In planning our month-long trip through China, I worked for several weeks via email with Seven from Absolute Panda Tours, and she helped me craft two truly excellent, full days for us in Chengdu that included Read more…
Chef Dan flambes! Baiju in Chengdu! The Greatest Noodle Chef… As the six faithful readers of my blog know (yes, that’s an LOL), my chef husband and I recently spent a pretty amazing month in China, eating our way across the country by train! We began our month in Shanghai, Read more…
Tea with the last Cave-Dwellers of Xi’An A Terracotta Warrior and his trusty steed… Our month in China started in Shanghai, and then took us to Beijing. From Beijing we took a Deluxe Sleeper on the night trip up north to Harbin to see the Ice Festival and other sites. Read more…