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Day Trip to Topeka, KS – Gage Park, Topeka Zoo, Museum of the Kansas National Guard

The Topeka Zoo finds its home in Gage Park on the Northwestern side of Topeka. It is very easy to get to from Hwy. 40. It is a very clean park and the zoo is well kept and the landscaping is impressive once everything blooms out. The gorilla environment was well thought out and designed. [...]

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Crystal Cove State Park

Crystal Cove State Park is an unlikely place just off Pacific Coast Highway in the Newport Beach area. You can either walk the beach or stay above the ocean on the cliffs above, looking down from several vantage points. In either place you can take in the natural beauty of the California coastline, just minutes [...]

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Orlando Thrill Park exec lands job with Baker Barrios

Baker Barrios Architects has snapped up an executive involved with the Orlando Thrill Park project proposed for North International Drive. The company announced last week the expansion of its urban planning-and-design division and said it has hired Charles Bell as its principal and studio director. Bell is director of development for the recently proposed Orlando [...]

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Robe and Little Dip Conservation Park

We wanted to go to Robe because we had heard a lot about it being a great place for sand driving. We headed straight for the post office. Our grandmothers had both sent parcels with our Christmas presents, as we it was the first place we’d been able to suggest. Most of our mail is [...]

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70 Park Avenue Hotel – A Tranquil Sanctuary in the City

  Visit the Off & Away Luxury Travel Blog here!     The 70 Park Avenue Hotel is an intimate and shimmering haven that sits right on New York’s famous Park Avenue. Designed to make guests feel like they are in a home-away-from-home, the graceful, sleek décor and friendly, accommodating staff definitely qualifies this luxury [...]

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