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Tennessee I-40 Time Zone Crossing
So you’re driving along Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee and you want to know where the time changes. Let’s make this easy. It happens between Mile Markers 340 and 341. If you’re driving westbound, going from Eastern Time into Central Time, set your coordinates to: 35.895888°, -84.701530° If you’re driving eastbound, going from Central Time…
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Niagara Weekend, Part 1 (Up)
I had a three-day weekend coming up and four unvisited counties in western New York staring me in the face. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Of course you are, but how could I sell it to the family? County Counting It’s getting more difficult to reach those unvisited counties to add them to my…
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Ohio River, Part 4 (Exploring Louisville)
We finally arrived in Louisville after a couple days of driving and wandering. I’ll start by saying that it’s impossible to cover an entire city in a week. So we focused on one tiny corner and barely scratched the surface. I wouldn’t consider this a comprehensive guide, more like a few simple observations and a…
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Brewery Visit List
690 Breweries and Brewpubs I have visited Also See: The Beer Index | The Big Map | Coasters | Glassware In December 1995, my wife and I met a guy at the Great Dane Pub in Madison, Wisconsin who claimed to have been to a hundred different brewpubs. I believed him because he was able…
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Brewery Visit Map
The 690 Breweries and Brewpubs I have visited Also See: The Beer Index | The Big List | Coasters | Glassware Alphabetic, by Country and State International Australia Belgium Bermuda Canada Costa Rica Germany Ireland Japan Netherlands New Zealand Scotland South Korea Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii…
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Carolina Wetlands, Part 3 (The Great Outdoors)
I bypassed all sorts of interesting and historical places because I wanted to avoid indoor spaces during the pandemic. So I searched for outdoor attractions to keep us busy. Typically we do a lot of this on our trips anyway, but we really took it over the top this time. A whole lot of walking,…
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Neolithic Henge, Cairns and Standing Stones
Kilmartin Glen, Argyll, Scotland (January 2000) The Kilmartin Glen contained an impressive collection of neolithic sites. The richest cluster in the valley included Temple Wood Henge and the various Nether Largie artifacts. Conveniently they all sat within close proximity of each other (map). A circular structure set off from the surrounding landscape by an earthwork…
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Scottish Breweriana
Breweriana from Scotland (January 2000) I like good beer, and we found plenty of exceptionally good beer in Scotland. We conducted a fair amount of research to find a representative sample of breweries and pubs recognized for their Real Ales. Additionally, we took great pride in not drinking a single massed-produced beer during our visit.…
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Icelandic Adventures
Iceland (September 1999) For a country as small as Iceland, the capital city of Reykjavík and its suburbs felt much larger than one would expect. Hallgrímskirkja, a tall church sitting atop a hill, dominated the otherwise low-slung skyline. Corrugated iron protected historic homes near the harbor from cold rain and steady wind. Tjörnin (literally “the…