Seasonal travel recommendations change with the seasons and include winter travel, spring travel, summer travel, and fall travel (autumn travel).
Mardi Gras is a colorful spectacle of floats and masked revelers, each a vibrant thread in the tapestry of Mardi Gras traditions. Discover the hidden stories behind the colorful beads, king cakes, and flamboyant parades that define this iconic celebration. When is Mardi Gras 2025? The next Mardi Gras season starts on January 6, 2025, […]
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The Country Club Plaza in Kansas City is an experience on a normal day, but throw in 15 blocks of dazzling holiday lights, and it’s an entirely different ballgame. Every year, this beloved holiday tradition turns the Plaza into a magical wonderland, and if you’re a fan of festive vibes, this iconic holiday event is
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Paris has so much to offer that any excursion outside of the City of Lights seems difficult to fit into an itinerary. But a day trip to Giverny, France, feels like being transported into an Impressionist painting and is worth every minute. Here’s what to expect when you spend the day at the Claude Monet
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In the shadow of Glacier National Park, you’ll find the resort town of Whitefish. Although it’s best known for its ski slopes, here’s why I prefer to visit Whitefish Mountain Resort in the summer. Located atop the Big Mountain just outside the northwestern Montana town of Whitefish, Whitefish Mountain Resort has been welcoming skiers for
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According to National Geographic, approximately 4 to 5 million acres of land are cleared by forest fires each year. While they can be destructive and terrifying, forest fires are good for the environment. How are wildfires good for the environment? Here are three surprising benefits they deliver to our forests and the woodland creatures that
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When I spend time on the trails and in the parks of greater Kansas City, I love scouting for beautiful wildflowers in Kansas. Use this guide to help you identify which Kansas wildflowers are blooming by season: spring, summer, and fall. I hate winter in the Midwest. I hate the cold. I hate being cold.
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At its core, Christmas commemorates Christ’s birth, but holiday traditions vary around the globe based on a family’s religious affiliation and ethnic background. In Europe, here are 25 surprising facts about Christmas in the Netherlands. After living in the Netherlands for nearly four years, I moved back to the US. My American friends were often
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