Category Archives: Travel

Get to Gulf Shores!

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

  They say that everyone’s favorite beach is the one they went to as a child. I suppose that’s why my favorite beach is Gulf Shores, Alabama. That and the fact it has the most beautiful sugar white sand and … Continue reading →

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You’ve got to eat a part of it, New York, New York

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Whenever we return from New York, half our friends ask us what plays we saw. But the other half have just one burning question: Where did you eat? So, we took a few notes and a few pictures and here’s … Continue reading →

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Start spreading the news!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The 2015 Tony Awards nominations came out this morning, and one group of Knoxvillians was keenly interested in them. It was the 20 folks who went to New York City this past weekend led by the Clarence Brown Theatre’s artistic director, … Continue reading →

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Booze Traveler makes pit stop in Knoxville

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Our friends at Scripps Networks Interactive summoned a few folks last Friday to happy hour at the tiny Peter Kern Library, the speakeasy off the lobby of The Oliver Hotel in downtown Knoxville. The purpose of the event: to introduce … Continue reading →

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Houston, we don’t have a problem

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

If Stephen Wicks, the curator at the Knoxville Museum of Art, ever decides to change careers, he needs to be a travel agent. I can’t imagine anyone putting together a more interesting, educational and fun three-night trip than the one … Continue reading →

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Blue Streak gets a ‘Ticket to Ride’ in London

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

Our good friends and traveling companions, Dawn and Richard Ford, love London. They’ve visited three times over the past 10 years. It is their favorite city. So when Alan and I discussed our joint European vacation with the Fords, we … Continue reading →

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