Tagged With "Tommy Knocker Playground"
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Re: England gets a coast-to-coast canoe route
As you can see from this photo - the tow path makes an excellent route for cycling too. And walkers. No traffic or roads to cross. Friends often take their canoes for a paddle. Others just go fishing. Maybe just a walk in silence - except for the occasional canalside pub where they have a kids playground. And the ducks quacking. (No shooting allowed)
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Re: Feud Starts Up Again Between Delta and American for Haneda Airport Route
Playground rivalry, anyone? Looks like a couple of airlines need to grow up!
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The National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology, Dublin: Where Gumbo was #78
Seems not even the master Gumbo travel sleuths were able to crack our last puzzle. Gumbo was visiting the fascinating Museum of Ireland, Archaeology division, situated on Kildare Street in Dublin. The Archaeology Museum is housed...
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Visiting Versailles
Among the many wonderful palaces of Europe, Versailles is said to be the greatest and grandest of them all. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site and is on almost every traveler’s list of “must see”...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 8, 2013 : The Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage site
Set high in England's Durham Cathedral’s North door and known as the "Sanctuary Knocker", dating back to 1093 AD, this magnificent door knocker played an important spiritual and social role in the history of Durham Cathedral, now a beautiful...
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San Juan, Puerto Rico: Outside the Walls
Because Puerto Rico was the first freshwater island for 16th-century travelers from Spain, and because it guards the entrance to the Caribbean, its Spanish masters went out of their way to defend it, not only with the huge fortifications at the...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Apr. 29, 2015: L'Écoute at Les Halles
Listening ( L'Écoute ) by Henry Miller (the French sculptor, not the American author) was commissioned in 1986 for a plaza in the area once occupied by the central markets—Les Halles. It's directly in front of the Saint-Eustache...
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The Great Eclipse of 2017
A day set aside to watch the eclipse turned into a day of new friends and good times for Jonathan L, who viewed near Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Oct. 25, 2017: Harvard Square, Cambridge
Take a walk with Samantha through the famed neighborhood that is a center to both the university and the city of Cambridge.
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Prince's Island Park, Calgary
DrFumblefinger visits Prince's Island Park, situated on an island in the Bow River just north of downtown Calgary
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General Grant National Memorial, New York
PHeymont becomes one of this national monument's few visitors and finds out more about its history.
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Planning Your Next Trip to SoCal
A singer/songwriter named Bethany Cosentino, the vocalist half of the duo Best Coast, writes in a song called The Only Place: “Why would you live anywhere else / We’ve got the ocean, got the babes / Got the sun, we’ve got the waves / This is the only place for me.” It’s a catchy song, and she echoes the sentiments of the Beach Boys and many other musicians and writers who sang and wrote about The Golden State. While your reasons for why you’d actually live anywhere else might vary, we would...
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Cody Park, North Platte, Nebraska
Samantha shares some pictures of Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska with her nephew Jesse, who is related Cody.
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A playground on the Left Bank of the Seine
If you're heading to Paris with your family, or even if its just to appeal to the kid in you, be sure you stop by Les Berges, a mile-long play space on the Left Bank of the Seine River. The place is laid out with play in...
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#empty...and it's the Instagram playground
Hallway in Vatican Apostolic Library during #emptyVatican, captured by Livia Hengel Half the museums and public spaces in the world, it seems, ban picture-taking...and the other half are too filled with visitors to make the pictures worthwhile....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 6, 2015: The door knocker in Tallinn
Possibly only second to my attraction to take photographs of interesting doors, is another which never allows me to pass by fascinating door knockers - the older the better!! This one was spotted in the historic centre of old Tallinn, the...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 13, 2015: Views over Tallinn, Estonia
Prompted by posting last week my Pic of the Day of a magnificent door knocker snapped during my visit to the beautiful old capital city of Estonia, I am spurred to share with you this beautiful view over the roof tops of the city looking out towards...
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Ruby Falls - Chattanooga, TN
While visiting some friends in Tennessee, we decided to tour Ruby Falls in Chattanooga. It is a 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain. The Falls are located at the end of the main passage of Ruby Falls Cave,...
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Sardinia mayor: Ban beach towels, blankets
A beach both beautiful and crowded faces restrictions as the town's mayor wants to ban beach equipment.
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Jersey Shore in Winter
In summer, hundreds of thousands "go down the shore," but Jonathan L shows us it's worth a winter visit as well.
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Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Canada. Where Gumbo Was #36
Gumbo was enjoying a stroll in Winnipeg's largest park, Assiniboine Park. Established in 1904 the park covers 1100 acres (450 ha); almost half the park's design is styled after an English park (which is quite common in Canada). Big...
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Fort De Soto Park, Florida – A Tropical Utopia
Today GutterPup would like to let you in on one of the best kept secrets in Florida, an undeveloped tropical utopia swaddled by three miles of soft white sandy beaches, and sunsets that set the sky ablaze with dramatic oranges, reds, pinks and yellows...
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The Working Class Riviera - Orchard Beach and City Island
Two of New York City’s best kept secrets – Orchard Beach and City Island – have played an important role for families for generations.
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Georgia on my Mind
Wilbur's Travels takes us to the beautiful (if not often visited) land of Georgia... And that's not the U.S. state -- it's on that Eurasian land mass!
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July 27, 2016: Bighorn Sheep at Hemenway Park in Boulder City, NV
On a side trip from Las Vegas, Samantha found this park, well-equipped with recreational equipment...and bighorn sheep!
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Saitama Railway Museum, Japan
Travel Rob shows us one of the world's best railway museums in Saitama Prefecture.
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The Prater, Vienna: Austria's Playground for Everyone
While in Vienna, Samantha and her husband spent a few hours checking out Austria's playground, the Prater. The giant Ferris Wheel is the draw to the park, but there is so much to see and do.
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Our Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg, Austria - Part Two
Samantha and her husband had a wonderful time exploring some of the sights from the Sound of Music. Today she shares Part 2 of their tour.
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May 9, 2019: Crescent Park, Moose Jaw
DrFumblefinger visits Crescent Park, a lovely 28-acre park in downtown Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
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Singapore Airport becomes a destination
Singapore Shangi's new extension features shops, hotel and retail as well as a forest so big it has walking trails and the world's largest indoor waterfall.
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Las Vegas
The city of Entertainment. So many shows, nightclubs drinking; and gambling only makes it more confusing. The Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Indoor Skydiving, Zip Line, Rock Climbing, Triple A Baseball, Rodeos, Concerts, Limos,...
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April 27, 2016: Liberty State Park – New Jersey
Jersey City's waterfront park on New York Harbor offers walking trails, picnic areas, and especially, great views of the Statue of Liberty and Verrazzano Bridge.
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Union Square NYC
JonathanL shares why Union Square is one his favorite places to come to in NYC and shares the many interesting aspects of the park.
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October 14, 2018: World's largest Radio Flyer Wagon
DrFumblefinger visits the world's largest Radio Flyer Wagon. Situated in Spokane, Washington, it is a popular stop in the city's Riverfront Park.
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Where in the World is TravelGumbo #296
A new travel puzzle is posted for this week. Follow for daily clues and see if you can solve where Gumbo's visiting.
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2,300 holes for Korea ice-fishing festival
Korea is hosting an unusual fishing event that connects tradition to family events.
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Brussels city wall takes a fall
After surviving 800 years in the Belgian capital, a piece of the city's medieval wall takes a plunge and will be rebuilt.
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8 Reasons to Visit Nemacolin
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits the elegant Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, a 2,000-acre resort in Pennsylvania offering an array of amenities to appeal to a wide range of travel tastes.
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Re: US Airlines Case Against Gulf -Carriers Goes Public
It's interesting following the arguments, most of which, on both sides, approach playground squabble level. U.S. airlines complain about the non-union status of Emirates, a status they have in the past aspired to. They complain about government funding of new airports in the Gulf, yet demand it here. Etc. Please don't make it a fight over principles. ..it is all about commercial advantage, and only proves that those who worship the market when it lowers labor costs don't believe in it when...
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Re: Strawberry Fields opens to Beatles fans
To revisit the playground of our Youth is the stuff dreams are made of. I think mine are all gone now. Bricks and concrete will win out.
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Amsterdam blows smoke at weed tourists
Amsterdam again considers barring foreigners from its cannabis cafe, a rule that's actually been on the books for years.
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Oct. 15, 2020: The Bowling Green, Thornton, England.
Garry visits his local play areas in Liverpool, UK
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Palisades Interstate Park. Beautiful Hikes and Views near New York City
Jonathan L takes a drive along the cliffs that line the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River
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Considering Travel during the Pandemic? Take these Necessary Precautions
Monica offers some advice for traveling during the CoVid pandemic (sponsored content)
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Boston's Pioneer Science Museum
PHeymont shares a visit to one of the places where the modern science museum was invented.
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Mount Gretna's Wooded Wonderland
Mount Gretna is a charming small town in Pennsylvania that Stephanie visited often before Covid, and is hoping for a return to normal this summer.
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Royal Gorge Bridge & Park - Our Thrilling Visit Part 1
Samantha shares part 1 of her thrilling visit to the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park near Canon City, Colorado.
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San Diego Zoo: Monkeys and More
A light-hearted visit with a variety of monkeys, a hippo and more.
