Restaurant Restrictions in the Nation’s 15 Largest Cities as of March 2021

March 9, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

As winter turns to spring, most cities across the US are opening or expanding indoor dining. Some, like Houston and Dallas, have thrown caution to the wind and are reopening fully with masking and social distancing left to the discretion of the restaurants. Others remain hyper-vigilant, like Los Angeles, which…

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Idaho, The Mountain States

Meltdown: How Two Hotheads May Have Caused America’s First Nuclear Disaster

March 6, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

The story goes like this. Two young enlisted men in their early twenties were tasked with operating a nuclear reactor in the Lost River Desert of Idaho. They were not scientists or engineers. They lacked college degrees. They were graduates of a crash course in how to operate a nuclear…

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Can Airbnb Survive the Pandemic?

March 4, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

If you’ve been keeping tabs on the world’s largest vacation rental marketplace over the past year, you can be forgiven for thinking Airbnb is on its last legs. Even before the pandemic struck in March of last year, the company was floundering. Any hope of long term profitability was fading….

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The Hub-and-Spoke Model of Air Travel, and Which US Cities are Hubs

March 2, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

During the next three months the cost of domestic airfares are at historic lows, but only if you travel in and out of major hubs. If you fly to a city that’s not a major hub, the cost of airfares are higher. To understand why this is happening and how…

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Idaho, The Mountain States

A Visit to Sun Valley, America’s First Destination Ski Resort

February 27, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

Skiing came to Sun Valley—as it came to all of us—by a roundabout manner. Having existed in Norway for centuries as a form of transportation, it was little regarded as a test of courage and agility until the mid-19th century when those nutty Norwegians embraced the death defying thrills of…

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How Ski Resorts are Handling the Pandemic

February 25, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

This year’s ski season has been both rewarding and challenging. Rewarding because capacity limits at most American ski resorts have made the mountains less crowded than usual. Challenging because policy changes have made things confusing for some. Here’s how ski resorts are handling the pandemic. Advance Lift Ticket Sales…

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The West Coast, Washington

Leavenworth, WA and the Making of a Bavarian Dream

February 20, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

In 1945 at the end of World War II a soldier named Bob Rodgers found himself stationed in the German province of Bavaria. While there, he fell in love with the people, the food, and the charming Bavarian architecture. After returning home to Seattle, he took a job as an…

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The West Coast, Washington

Slideshow: The Magic of Leavenworth

February 20, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

Images of Washington’s Bavarian Village (Below) Leavenworth is America’s most authentic Bavarian village. Offering shopping, restaurants, bars and theaters in a magical setting at the foot of the Cascade Mountains. Leavenworth grew out of a dying logging town, transformed by two visionaries whose imagination and perseverance made their dream a…

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Will You Need a Vaccination Passport to Travel in the US?

February 18, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

The future is going to get interesting for those who travel. Peeking its head over the horizon is a new travel document that promises to provide hassle free access through airports and border crossings by verifying the bearer has been vaccinated for COVID. A new variation on the old yellow…

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Eight Great Road Trips You Can Take Right Now

February 15, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

In a recent New York Times article entitled “Travel and the Art of Anticipation”, psychology professor Elizabeth Dunn said, “When we begin traveling again after months of being holed up at home, we will likely experience a ‘happiness reset’— the result of which may be that even modest, less costly…

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Deadly Charm: The Murders at the Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota

The Gateway to Hell in Tagus, North Dakota

Billings, Montana: America’s Real Gateway to the West

Meltdown: How Two Hotheads May Have Caused America’s First Nuclear Disaster

The Creepiest Town in America: Danvers, MA

Restaurant Restrictions in the Nation’s 15 Largest Cities as of March 2021

Meltdown: How Two Hotheads May Have Caused America’s First Nuclear Disaster

Can Airbnb Survive the Pandemic?

The Hub-and-Spoke Model of Air Travel, and Which US Cities are Hubs

A Visit to Sun Valley, America’s First Destination Ski Resort

How Ski Resorts are Handling the Pandemic

Leavenworth, WA and the Making of a Bavarian Dream

Slideshow: The Magic of Leavenworth

Will You Need a Vaccination Passport to Travel in the US?

Eight Great Road Trips You Can Take Right Now

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