Tag: food
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Visiting Coney Island Boardwalk-New York
As our Wonder Wheel car descends, the train of the Phoenix Roller Coaster whooshes past. It’s a moment where the past meets the present, while visiting Coney Island Boardwalk in New York. A structure built to dazzle visitors in 1920, sits directly next to the steel suspended roller coaster, opened in 2021. Dr. Kay Redfield…
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Visiting a Macadamia Nut Farm in Hawaii
Pineapples, coffee, and Macadamia Nuts, are the foods that come to mind when thinking of Hawaiian agriculture. Fans of agritourism, we look forward to visiting farms when on trips. We assume there are an abundance of macadamia nut farms to tour, and we will have a difficult time choosing which Macadamia Nut Farm in Hawaii,…
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Minnesota Twins Ballpark-Target Field
In addition to collecting stamps in our National Park Passport, we also collect stamps in our MLB Passbook. We purchased our MLB passbook, at Citizens Bank Park, in 2019. There were big plans to start collecting stamps during the 2020 baseball season, but… It felt marvelous to dust the book off, after packing it away…
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We Eat A Lot of Cocoa Beach Ice Cream-Florida
We’ve eaten ice cream in theme parks, cities, and towns, but my favorite ice cream is beach ice cream. That’s why I was excited to eat a lot of Cocoa Beach Ice Cream. Twistee TreatWhen you drive past a Twistee Treat, there is no question as to what they sell. There should be more ice…
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Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar and Market-Hawaii
I jump up from the picnic bench as the first notes float in the air. I love this song, I whisper. The dance floor floods with people. They love this song too. Seniors, middle-agers, young adults, and kids sway-dance together to the chorus, “Don’t worry, about a thing, ‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright.”…
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Visiting Canaveral National Seashore-Florida
Large branches, adorned in bright green foliage, stretch across the trail, in Canaveral National Seashore. The trees look as if they desire to create a work of art. Our attention is focused on the beauty of the silent, still, trail. Then we hear the sound. Grunt-grunt-snort. Grunt-grunt-snort. We make eye contact, turn around, and power-walk…
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The Turkey Hill Experience-Pennsylvania
The Turkey Hill Experience, just outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a bucket list worthy pursuit for ice cream enthusiasts. Turkey Hill was the ice cream brand of my childhood. I can still picture the tub (usually Tin Roof Sundae flavor), sitting on the freezer shelf. The building’s exterior, is unassuming. You know you are here,…
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Julius Sturgis Pretzel Tour-Pennsylvania
It’s no secret that my favorite food is ice cream, but what about the other member of Obligatory Traveler? He has a great fondness for pretzels. So while visiting the Turkey Hill Ice Cream Experience is on my Pennsylvania, bucket list, visiting The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, for the Sturgis Pretzel Tour, is Shannon’s top…
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site-Pennsylvania
For those on a quest to visit National Park Sites, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, is a day-trip,from Philadelphia.First, we stop at the Visitors’ Center to acquire a stamp. We’re the only visitors at the moment, and the ranger is nice enough to run the park’s movie just for us. We make it an added…