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Enjoying autumn on a trip to the Hudson Valley
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Enjoying autumn on a trip to the Hudson Valley

By Carleton Varney

Fall arrives with Mother Nature’s brilliant falling-leaf colors — or at least it does up north.  I have just returned to Palm Beach and sunshine after a trip to Rhinebeck, New York, for apple picking, pumpkin gathering and corn husking. We...
Country roads lead to historic town in West Virginia
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Country roads lead to historic town in West Virginia

By Carleton Varney

Fifty years ago, the very popular and talented John Denver released what would become his signature song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads," which, in 2014, became West Virginia’s official state song. The late singer-songwriter wrote of the...
You'll be made in the shade with a colorful beach umbrella
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You'll be made in the shade with a colorful beach umbrella

By Carleton Varney

Labor Day may be on the not-so-far horizon, but it’s still beach time all over the world, from St. Tropez  to Nantucket, from the Hamptons to St. Croix, from Palm Beach to Key West.  That means it’s also beach umbrella time. If you have seen the smart and chic beach...
Visit Historic Apalachicola, a Gem on Florida's Panhandle
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Visit Historic Apalachicola, a Gem on Florida's Panhandle

By Carleton Varney

For many of us who call Palm Beach and other parts of South Florida home, the state’s Panhandle is a remote region that seldom finds a place on our travel itineraries. And that’s a shame because the northwestern most part...
Jet-Set Design Takes Flight at TWA Hotel
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Jet-Set Design Takes Flight at TWA Hotel

By Carleton Varney

When it’s time for up, up, and away — and you’re departing from or arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport — you might consider a stop at the TWA Hotel, where I...