Places – Page 11 – The Travelin' Gringo

Smokin’ Blues and BBQ — Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival

[New Orleans, LA] — Smokin’ hot blues music and smoked, barbecued meats — an unbeatable combination. Throw in an Abita[…]

[Houma, LA] — Louisiana’s wetlands are one of the state’s most precious natural resources. In addition to providing protection from[…]

[Ely,NV] — In Ely, Nevada at the beginning of the twentieth century, copper was king. Between 1902 and 1907, more[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — Rarely does a day pass that I don’t utter the statement “Beer is Good,” with all[…]

[Maracaibo, Venezuela] — I came upon this snack kiosk in La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo, Venezuela a couple of[…]

[Goldfield, NV] — “Here today, gone tomorrow,” pretty much sums up the town of Goldfield, Nevada. From its first gold[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — In my newly-adopted hometown of New Orleans, it seems you can attend a different festival every[…]

[Rachel, NV] — Signs advising “Low Flying Aircraft” are your first indication. The next is a sign warning “Next Gas[…]

[Somewhere in the middle of Nevada] — Nothing beats riding in Nevada’s high desert country, mountains in the distance, miles[…]

Devils Tower, WY – View from my rear-view mirror at one of America’s most iconic national monuments. Taken June 2010,[…]

Cranston, RI — When you grow up in Rhode Island, you take certain things for granted. Drinking fountains are called[…]

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Viejo San Juan truly vibrates with the pulse of the Caribbean. Pedestrians and traffic fill[…]

San Juan, Puerto Rico — When you’re talking 100,000 gallons of rum distilled every day, 365 days a year, you’re talking a[…]

Leesburg, FL — Just a few weeks after the last bikes rumbled away from Daytona Beach’s 70th Annual Bike Week,[…]

Polk City, FL — Take the world’s largest private collection of vintage aircraft, combine it with the largest one-day Mustang[…]