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Kelowna: A Guide to Recognizing Your Wines
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No matter whether you’re an oenophile (that’s a fancy name for “wine lover”), or you just enjoy the occasional glass with a meal, taking a trip to Kelowna, British Columbia is sure to make for a “vintage” vacation. That’s because, within a 90-mile radius of Kelowna, there are more than 100 wineries – many of […]
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Name-Checking Houston in Song
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Houston has inspired musicians for many years – both in developing new genres of music, and as an ever-present backdrop to tales of love, loss and American dreams. However, it’s not just artists from Space City – such as Beyonce and ZZ Top — who call upon it to fill their lyrics; songwriters across the […]
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Finding Hilton Head on the Silver Screen
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The beauty and majesty of Hilton Head Island make it a natural choice for movies. However, only a handful of features have taken advantage of the area’s lush scenery and put it on the big screen. Here are the titles that let you see the cinematic version of Hilton Head:
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Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance
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While Hilton Head is known best for its white sandy beaches and, what seems like, its infinite number of golf courses, it is something else that will take center stage on the tranquil barrier island this Halloween weekend: world-class automobiles.
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Capturing the Smoky Mountains on Film
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Due to its position on the edge of the national park, Gatlinburg is known as the gateway to the Smoky Mountains. For decades, filmmakers have come to the area to capture the amazing scenery that the park provides. Here are a few results:
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Food For Thought in Gatlinburg
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It has long been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So, visitors to Gatlinburg have plenty of options to be sure they get their days started in the right direction.
Tagged with: atrium pancakes, bennett's bar-b-que, carmelcorn, cherokee grill, crockett's breakfast camp, crystelle creek, downtown grill and chili, fudge shop of the smokies, gatlinburg, little house of pancakes, log cabin pancake house, mountaineer kandy kitchen, old dad's, pancake pantry, peddler steakhouse
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Trolley Ride of Lights: Nov. 12, 2015 – Jan. 31, 2016
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It may not be a one-horse open sleigh, but Gatlinburg offers a charming and unique mode of transportation for people to discover the town’s holiday atmosphere.
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Fort Lauderdale Filming Locations
When you take a trip to Fort Lauderdale, you may quickly discover that many of the beaches and other sites around the city look familiar. That’s because the “Venice of America” is a popular location for Hollywood film shoots – even, in some cases, standing in for Hollywood itself. Here are some of the big-name […]
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Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival: Nov. 6-22
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Despite its being on the Florida coast, with sunshine and beautiful weather year-round, one of Fort Lauderdale’s biggest and most popular events takes place mostly indoors, in the dark.
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