Tagged With "Wicker Toboggan Sled"

  As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill.  I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal...

A listing of Ian Cook's contributions to TravelGumbo. Check out this great list of wonderful photography.

One of Alaska's unique problems: a 450-pound seal taking a runway siesta.

Ava shares a fun visit to Wurstelprater in Vienna. While it's the world's oldest amusement park, there are lots of fun and high-speed attractions to appeal to today's travelers.

Switzerland has a number of unusual places to spend winter time, not at all like the chalet image we all carry!

A few thoughts and ideas for some last minute travel destinations during the upcoming Holiday Season

DrFumblefinger visits the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse. The Museum features the history of transportation in the territory, with many examples of the machinery used to develop this wild land.

You'll find a beautifully preserved historic carousel in Kit Carson County, Colorado.

DrFumblefinger visits his first tractor pull in the small prairie town of Markerville, Alberta

Italian ski resorts, faced with rising costs and declining subsidies, have warned skiiers: If your insurance doesn't cover your rescue, you'll have to pay for it.   The warning covers resorts in a number of areas in the Alto Adige, Trentino and...

A dog-sled team had to be sent out to rescue two tourists in Norway's Arctic north after their GPS sent them down the shortest line between two points.   The only problem is that the shortest route between Garga and Masi has been closed since the...

A unique feature of Madeira is the wicker sled ride down Monte.

Nothing like a romp in the fresh snow for these equines!

DrFumblefinger enjoys some of the Holiday sights he encountered during a recent trip to Florida.

A village high in the Alps is offering its entire ski area for a day as a prize in a contest that ends tonight.

Your post brought back many wonderful memories of past visits to Knott's. We also lived in California years ago (and have since moved away, as have so many) and made a point of visit Knott's every Holiday season because our kids enjoyed it so much. The place is busy, but not nearly as crowded as Disneyland and the admission much more reasonable (probably about half or even less). The park is wonderfully decorated and there were unexpected treats for the kids -- their first toboggan ride down...

DrFumblefinger visits Turnagain Pass, the highest point on the Seward Highway and a subalpine environment.

At the Firefighting Museum in Hudson, New York, a short but rich look at the long history of fighting fires.

Gumbo visits the interesting collection of horse-drawn transporation at the Remington Carriage Museum in the small southern Alberta town of Cardston.

DrFumblefinger visits Centennial Park, built to feature an old logging camp. The attractions at the park are popular with families, especially in the summer,

DrFumblefinger visits the historic sled dog kennels at Denali National Park and is delighted with the beautiful intelligent creatures who live there.

Looking for some fun in Las Vegas? Here's some good suggestions for your visit (sponsored content)

Lester shares his land tour of Alaska, including excursions deep into the state's interior

During their visit to Idaho, Samantha and her husband found Bruneau Dunes State Park as a great place for climbing sand dunes as well as swimming, picnicking, bird watching, camping, & hiking.

Cleveland's Natural History Museum opens the first installment of its expanded building