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Travels With My Dog
On the Road with Mo As my new Louisiana Lab known as Mo, moseys his way up north in a 48-foot Reefer Trailer he is unintentionally taking my long-imagined “Break the Blue Bubble” tour I had thought to...
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Pilgrims Progress
Was the first Thanksgiving truly a pow-wow-worthy feast? Most of us associate the holiday with happy pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast. It did happen once. It would be good to say this...
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Flying the Friendly Skies Again
Dispatches from JFK Airport …. California, here I come! Although the skies today are not nearly as friendly as they once were, I still think nothing of leaving on a jet plane by myself to head out to...
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Thanksgiving – A No Fly Holiday
As much a tradition as pumpkin pie, the pre-holiday images of over-crowded airports, knee-deep with weary travelers in a tangle of luggage and shopping bags headed home for the holidays is a familiar...
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Traveling Fun For Thanksgiving
As millions crowd our airports for the traditional Thanksgiving trek home over the river and through the woods, the tension mounts at the thought of long lines, insufferable crowds, and the dreaded...
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Living History-Civil War Centennial and the Civil Rights Movement
You don’t have to tour a battlefield to understand the Civil War. Look at today’s headlines. We’re still fighting the same issues that fueled the Civil War. The author and her brother at Gettysburg...
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What Happened To America’s Trains Of Tomorrow?
Has the sun set on Americas great trains of tomorrow? Americas great trains of tomorrow are a thing of the past; progress on our trains system seems to have been derailed. Once on the fast track,...
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Vacation Greetings- Have a Coke and a Smile
Vintage Coca Cola Ad 1958 To My Readers: “Having a Wonderful Time…Wish You Were Here! See you in September!”
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Summer Road Trips
Pack up and Go! Summer road trips have long been an American staple. Joining the millions of other mid-century family’s, my own suburban family took to the road in search of summertime family fun. Want...
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Vacation Time
Family vacation vintage style. Vintage Samsonite Luggage ad 1951 I’m packing my valises and headed for a vacation. Please enjoy some vintage summertime posts while I am gone.
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Flying Down To Rio
Start your Rio holiday in style. Vintage Pan American Airways ad 1954 Tourists once flocked to Rio for its tropical thrills. With its pulsing musical background of samba and mambo, travel brochures...
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Southern Hospitality LGBT Style
Dixie is really dishing out that famous southern hospitality for the LGBT community! Anyone planning that gay, carefree vacation down south might want to think again. As the controversial cluster of...
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When Brussels Beckoned
In 1958 Belgium welcomed some 50 nations to the first Worlds Fair since the end of Word War II with a message of world peace. Vintage Coca Cola Ad 1958 – Coke goes to the Brussels Worlds Fair. Once...
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Crazy For Cuba
Now and Then. Cuba prepares for historic visit to Cuba 2016 Photo: LA Times (R) Life Magazine -The Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 2, 1962 U.S. prepares f0r possible historic invasion of Cuba. The deep...
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Ciao From Tuscany
Under the Tuscan Sun Greeting to all my readers. I will be returning to Envisioning the American Dream after Labor Day with all new posts. Until then please enjoy my classic posts – like vintage wine,...
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Summer Vacation With a Vintage View
Vintage Ad 1951 TWA The summer vacation has long been an American tradition, but not all destinations are created equal. While the 1% are off on their luxurious destination vacations, for many...
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On Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation- Relaxing at home by the poolPhoto by Peter D Brown Photography How I spent My Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation the next few weeks. Please enjoy some favorite...
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Driving While Black- Not So Happy Motoring
Happy Motoring is not something Black drivers can take for granted. Americans have long been urged to discover the vast greatness of America by car. What many discover especially when driving while...
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I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke
The debate about Mad Men’s ending may continue for years, but no one can debate the fact that Coca Cola has succeeded in getting the world to buy a Coke. With the final image of Don Draper meditating...
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Havana Holidays
Right now sipping a rum and coke on glistening white sand basking in warm Caribbean sun sounds about right. Vintage illustration Coca Cola ad 1958 “Enjoying a Coke on Cuba’s famous Varadero Beach,” a...
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