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Author Archives: Kings On the Road
Rhine River Cruise
Following our Swiss rail tour we decided to take a Viking river cruise. It’s a mighty long airplane ride across the Atlantic so we thought we should do more than one thing. When Viking offered free air and they would … Continue reading
Sugar Express
U S Sugar in Clewiston Florida recently restored a historic steam locomotive to full operating condition. When the Florida East Coast Railway Society offered a charter excursion train pulled by No. 148 we jumped at the opportunity. FEC locomotive 148 … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, trains
Tagged 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotive, Clewiston FL, FEC, South Central Florida Express, Steam train, Sugar Express
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Best of Switzerland Rail Tour 🇨ðŸ‡
Our Vacations by Rail Best of Switzerland Rail Tour begins in Zurich the largest city in the country. On arrival at the airport we took the local train to the city then walked to our hotel. Trains are the best … Continue reading
Posted in Switzerland, trains, travel
Tagged Bernina Express, Chateau Chillon, GGornergrat Railway, Glacier Express, Interlaken, Lausanne, Lucerne, Montreux, St Moritz, Tirano Italy, Zermatt, Zurich
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Memphis – Music and Food
Our trip to Memphis included much more than Graceland and the National Civil Rights Museum. We toured Sun Recording Studio in a small storefront building where Sam Philips started the business in 1950. Sam’s partner Marian was the first to … Continue reading
Posted in food, Music, RV Travel, Tennessee
Tagged BB King Blues Club, Memphis, Memphis Rock and Soul Museum, Sun Recording Studio
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Memphis – Graceland
We’ve never been big Elvis fans but Graceland is such a worldwide attraction that we had to see what it was all about. It’s not an inexpensive place to visit. After a introductory film we were shuttled to the home … Continue reading
Memphis- The National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis has a lot to offer. Our first stop was the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King was assassinated. It’s a very moving history of the movement from the earliest days of slavery through … Continue reading
Posted in History, RV Travel, Tennessee, Uncategorized
Tagged Memphis, National Civil Rights Museum, Tennessee
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Cloudcroft New Mexico
Cloudcroft New Mexico is located in the Sacramento Mountains in the southeastern part of the state. In this hot dry region it is an comfortable oasis due to its elevation. Fodor’s travel recently called it one of the most overlooked … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Mexico, RV Travel, trains
Tagged Alamagordo and Sacramento RR, Cloudcroft New Mexico
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Kilgore Texas
We really never heard of Kilgore let alone planned to visit but our granddaughter recently moved there so we had to stop by. The town operates the Harris St RV park near downtown. It is very nice with paved sites … Continue reading
Posted in RV Travel, Texas
Tagged East Texas Oil Museum, Kilgore Texas, Texas Broadcast Museum, Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Chiricahua National Monument
One of our absolute favorite national parks is Chiricahua National Monument in southeast Arizona. We remember the smell of the forest the first time we visited. The park is located about an hour from the RV parks in Benson. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, national parks, RV Travel
Tagged Apache, Benson AZ, Chiricahua National Monument, desert, Hiking
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Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park
Florida has many nice state parks with good campgrounds. Payne’s Prairie is one we have been curious about for a very long time. Every trip north or south on I-75 crosses Payne’s Prairie near Gainesville. The campground is accessed from … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, RV Travel, State Parks
Tagged bison, Hiking, Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park, RV camping
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