Travel
Classic Cafe
This little spot in the small town of Malvern, Iowa is far from classic. Unless you define classic as: best breakfast of eggs, toast and bacon ever eaten, Americano to rival those in Italy, artwork bigger than life, ambiance that every woman dreams of, conversation with people who work there that made you feel right at home,…
Read MoreBegin by Beginning
Start right now. Make an investment in yourself and your business. You can’t move forward if you are still walking in last years steps – spread out and learn something new. If you’re smart (and I think you are) you’ll subscribe to the Tourism Currents Newsletter. Find that link just by clicking right here. It…
Read MoreGypsy Chics
It’s a good idea to refresh your brain and learn new things. Saturday a group of us (gypsy chics) traveled to Randall, Story City and Gilbert to visit various resale shops and have lunch. I took my phone camera and many pictures were taken. I found some marvelous ideas for decorating. If I had my…
Read MoreWhat do travelers mean to you?
Women around the age of 56 from surrounding states (to Iowa) are planning trips. They come to Iowa and 83% of them stay the night. 29% of them stay two nights. They spend approximately $1,200 on their trip. These are just a few of the statistics generated by www.TravelIowa.com. If you have a business in…
Read MoreVacation Recap
I think this was the first vacation I took that required no extensive planning. I flew, went to the beach, drank coffee and rested. The weather was just about perfect, a couple of warm days and then a couple of cool days and nothing lower than 50 degrees. Lisa and I shopped the Goodwill outlet…
Read MoreCole Camp, Missouri
I like to travel. I especially like to stay in one place and travel out each day. That’s what we’ve done this weekend. Today we at breakfast at the Highway 65 Cafe in Lincoln,Missouri , for the 2nd day in a row. A good sign at a restaurant is there are many local cars in…
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