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The Iowa 80 Truck Stop is the largest in the world and worth the stop if you're driving down Interstate 80.

The first weekend in May is just around the corner and that means it won’t be long before a small Iowa town will more than double in...

There’s a rainforest in Vancouver, Canada. Surprised the heck out of me. Some of you, who are much smarter than I, are saying of course...

You’re a 14-year-old boy growing up in Chicago. It’s summer and you ask your mother if you can go spend some time with your cousins a...

I’m pretty sure it’s not something you’ve thought of ever doing, but imagine for a moment driving down an old stage coach trail with...

Confession time. I’m not a hot tub person. There, I’ve said it. My late wife, Connie, on the other hand, loved them. When we found...

I’ve long been fascinated by people who willingly submit themselves to extreme measures for a cause in which they believe. Regardless of...

You won’t see too many military statues when wandering around Reykjavik, or any other part of Iceland for that matter. Maybe one of Leif...

(Note: This article discusses an Icelandic museum devoted to a certain, uhumm, specific part of the male anatomy. So there’s your...

Iceland has an obsession with museums. It’s true. Really. Last count, there are 266 museums in the country. That’s one museum for every...

It’s easy reaching the top of Hallgrimskirkja Church tower, almost easy as it is to find the church in the first place. Its exterior...

Many parts of the highway I traveled on my December trip along the West Coast have been closed due to the recent rains, flooding and rock...

I don’t know when Dale Chihuly became my favorite artist. It was a long time ago. I do know exactly when glass blowing became my favorite...

I hope you have moments in life that take you into your past. Unexpected moments that suddenly appear and transport you back to your...

Hello. My name is Alan. I’m a Hallmark Christmas Movie fanatic. It’s true, I admit it, as winter approaches I wait anxiously for the...

Warner Brothers Studio Tour with Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter and DC Superheroes.

Last April Fools Day I found myself with a group of about a dozen people in the Colorado hills, 30 miles due west of Colorado Springs,...

It’s a tail ripped from the headlines, tailor-made for a crime story podcast, maybe even a Netflix movie. The young, passably handsome,...

I geek out when I have the chance to tour a submarine. I visited Hawaii six years ago during the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl...

If you’re a Prince fan then a pilgrimage to Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, has to be near the top of your travel list. If you’ve...