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5 Amazing Music Museums in Nashville Not To Miss!

They don't call it "Music City USA" for nothing. Most of Nashville's best museums tribute some of the biggest recording artists in history. If...

Hearst Castle: 7 Surprising Facts To Know Before You Visit

During a recent trip along the Pacific Coast Highway I finally took the time to visit Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. It was...

How To Visit Channel Islands National Park - The Easy Way!

It takes a little extra planning when deciding how to visit Channel Islands National Park but it's completely doable. It's also much easier than...

Life On The Road In 2017

At the end of each year, I take some time to look back and reflect on all of the things I've experienced.  As usual,...

Things I Learned On The Road In 2016

  Dubuqe, Iowa has the shortest and steepest railroad in the world. Kansas is less "flat" than Florida. The greatest public green space in...

How Pickleball Saved My Life

This article was originally featured in Pickleball Magazine. For most of my life I've been somewhere in the spotlight.  I started doing ads on the...

Naples Bet On Pickleball Pays Off

Propped up against the door of my suite at Bellasera Hotel, the local newspaper has "Pickleball Tourney Worth Millions" splashed across its front page...

Joplin Still Healing Five Years Later

Bringing up the 2011 tornado that tore apart this southern Missouri town brought visible emotion to residents I met during a recent stop in...

Hanging Out With A Country Music Legend

Jerry Bradley sits a foot away from me, in an old waiting room chair from the RCA Records building on Music Row in Nashville. ...

Otis Redding Still Thrives In Macon, GA

This year will mark 50 years since the tragic plane crash that killed legendary musician Otis Redding.  Mr. Redding was just 26 years old...

Two Great Families One Small Town.

Cambridge, Ohio is no different than any other small town around the country.  And in every small town - people know people. During my recent...

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5 Amazing Music Museums in Nashville Not To Miss!

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Hearst Castle: 7 Surprising Facts To Know Before You Visit

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How To Visit Channel Islands National Park - The Easy Way!

It takes a little extra planning when deciding how...

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If you don't really enjoy gambling and you're not...

Is Carlsbad The Most Authentic California Beach Town?

Carlsbad is an authentic California beach town that instantly...