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I recently took a trip up to Newport, Rhode Island. For a number of years I would travel in and out of Providence, Rhode on business but never took time to visit Newport. Providence is south of Boston and a few hours north of New York. This proximity to those major cities and the ocean helped create Newport. On this trip, it was a non stop flight into Providence on Southwest (you can catch that non stop in Nashville or Orlando. At $475 my flight was pricey but I chose a good

The Newport Mansions are spectacular, but try to make the cliff walk. If you're in a car you'll need to find parking and a way back to your car. We parked along a public beach at the start of the walk and grabbed a shuttle bus ride back to our car. The walk is 3.5 miles with the mansions on one side and the ocean on the other. Most of the walk is easy, but there is a stretch that requires some fancy footwork along the rocks. The walk took us about an hour, there is no charge.

Hiking is a great reason for travel and travel provides great opportunities to hike. I've had the pleasure of Hiking all around the country and the world and there are few trails that match the beauty of the Appalachian trail along the eastern part of the US. The trail starts in Maine and ends in North Georgia. I've had the opportunity to hike portions of the trail not far from Asheville, North Carolina. This trip took me to Blue Ridge, Georgia where there are a number of tra

From Nasvhille to Orlando there are many wonderful experiences. To me, when you combine breakfast with the beauty of the fall and regional history you've found a winner. A recent fall morning I decided to experience breakfast at the Loveless Cafe and a driving trip down the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is an easy inexpensive way to spend a morning. The Loveless just west of Nashville on Highway 100 has been around since the early 1950's, originally a hotel and chicken retstau