Holiday Train Show at the NY Botanical Gardens
Every year the NY Botanical Gardens turns the Haupt Conservatory into a model train holiday fantasy.
Every year the NY Botanical Gardens turns the Haupt Conservatory into a model train holiday fantasy.
Located on 5 acres in the city center, within the walls of the former Santo Domingo Monastery, the Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca is a remarkable collection of plants, in the state with the greatest biodiversity in Mexico.
Scene from the Thorpe Perrow arboretum , Bedale. North Yorkshire.
Fall colors at the Thorpe Perrow arboretum , Bedale. North Yorkshire.
No visit to the North East States is complete without a visit to Longwood Gardens. This was my 4th visit - September 2015. But I can't resist going back to see what's new. If you enjoy over a 1,000 acres of gardens, woodlands, and...
Montreal is a great travel destination, with a four century old historic center, wonderful restaurants and museums, and a great botanical garden. There are different regions to the garden, including a fascinating Chinese section...
(St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 1899) Gumbo was visiting the best known city park in Dublin, St. Stephen's Green. Situated atop the busy pedestrian mall, Grafton street, it's the "green lungs" of the city. ...
One of the things we enjoy about TravelGumbo is our ability to share less commonly visited but interesting destinations with you. The Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden in Spokane, Washington, certainly fits that bill. A...
I believe I mentioned, or alluded to, the fact that roaming the earth alone has lost its glow. If there’s an English language library in a foreign place, it’s a magnet for me, just to visit and admire, if not to officially...
Many of you remember folksy singer, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr , better known by his stage name, John Denver . John was a talented and very successful singer, songwriter and actor who made his home in Aspen,...
In front of the pretty central-Brussels church of Notre Dame du Sablon is the shaded and beautifully laid-out garden of 'Petit Sablon'. The centrepiece of the garden is a gently sprinkling fountain in the centre of which is a large statue.
Living in southern California for most of my life, I have spent a few weekends in Catalina. It’s only a short hour hour boat ride from Long Beach, but it seems like a world away. I love that it is so small and everyone gets around on golf...
Those of us who live near the mountains are very familiar with quaking aspens. These trees have characteristic white bark and green leaves in the summer (that shimmer in the wind, hence "quaking"). The leaves turn a...
Japan is, rightfully so, very proud of their gardens, and they are magnificent. The gardens I visited on my last trip have elements of both Japanese and Chinese gardens.
I love summer in the mountains! Winter has its own charm, especially if you like playing in the ice and snow, but summer is my season. Days are long and the weather is pleasant -- sometimes even warm. People who live in the...