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David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Fish and Chips and Book Clubs

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 10, 2022
Richmond food and travel writer Steve Cook compares two well-known restaurants, Waffle House and The French Laundry. See if you agree.
Food Finds

The Waffle House: It’s No French Laundry. Thankfully

How do these two well-known restaurants stack up?

By Steve Cook | October 6, 2022
man petting cat Saletomic Dreamstime. For article on keeping an indoor cat happy
Cathy M Rosenthal

How to Keep an Indoor Cat Happy

An owner looks for ideas for his sole cat in his studio apartment

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | October 5, 2022
Stockholm, Sweden, highlights include the fika (coffee break), summertime military band parades, museums and other attractions in Gamla Stan. Image by Mikael Damkier, Dreamstime
Rick Steves

A Stroll Through Stockholm

Sleek and progressive yet steeped in tradition, including the ‘fika’

By Rick Steves | October 4, 2022
grandparents with granddaughter on a laptop computer, possibly doing a puzzle. Image by Monkey Business Images, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles for Kids and Adults: Fictional Fun

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 4, 2022
In Salema, Portugal, octopi are fished out of the sea as they have been for years and where family restaurants serve up seafood and service.
Rick Steves

Salema in the Algarve: Water Is Still Life

A peaceful pocket on Portugal’s lively south coast

By Rick Steves | September 27, 2022
senior man doing puzzle Katie Nesling Dreamstime. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle the Trees: The Word Search Puzzle

How many trees can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 26, 2022
Queen dolls in a shop window. Photo by Nuii7711, Dreamstime. Writer and humorist Nick Thomas probes the royal humor of Queen Elizabeth II, her husband, and her successor and speculates on other lost opportunities at regal fun.
Humor

Jest a Moment: Royal Humor

Saluting the humor of Queen Elizabeth II and other British royalty

By Nick Thomas | September 26, 2022
beef vindaloo curry Paul Vinten Dreamstime. For article on Noorani Kabab House in Henrico County, Richmond, Virginia.
Food Finds

Discovering the Buffet at Noorani Kabab House

Butter Chicken and Beyond

By Steve Cook | September 22, 2022
Baden-Baden's casino has the elegance of a royal palace, but anyone who pays the fee and meets the dress code can come to gamble or people-watch. Travel writer Rick Steves transports us to Germany’s Black Forest and to Baden-Baden, through a wealth of natural beauty, rich traditions, a historic casino, and pleasurable mineral spas.
Rick Steves

Germany’s Black Forest and Baden-Baden

Natural beauty, rich traditions, ostentatious casino, and a relaxing bath

By Rick Steves | September 20, 2022

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