Some of the best road trips begin the moment the wheels touch down. My recent journey from San Francisco International Airport to Sonoma wine country was exactly that kind of trip — one that started with a legendary Silicon Valley...
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California
Planes of Fame & Yanks Air Museum: A must see for Aviation Enthusiasts
These two aviation hubs had been on my list for a long time, so my September 2025 visit to Chino, CA, exceeded my expectations. If you are in Southern California and you love aviation, there’s no better place to spend...
Europe
Rural France Travel: From Aviation History to Quiet Village Life
Sometimes the best trips aren’t about rushing from one attraction to the next—they’re about slowing down, reconnecting with friends, and seeing how people really live. On a recent journey to rural France, I experienced exactly that, thanks to longtime friends...
Florida
Three not to be missed museums in St. Petersburg, Florida
A December road trip took me on a journey to three museums not to be missed in St. Petersburg that featured aviation, history and the art of glass work. There is always plenty to do in central Florida but these...
Alabama
Airbus’ Final Assembly Line tour reignites Mobile Alabama’s Aviation history
Airbus takes flight in Mobile, Alabama Airbus European aircraft manufacturer Airbus proposed bringing A320 aircraft manufacturing to Mobile in 2012, and construction on the facilities began in 2013. Local contractors completed 80% of the structures. On Father’s Day of 2015,...
Georgia
Visiting the second-largest Air Force Aviation Museum in the U.S., the Museum of Aviation, located adjacent to Robins Air Force Base.
After attending the 2019 Airliners International Show at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta in June, I braved the freeway traffic and headed southeast to Warner Robins, Georgia. The next day, I would be visiting the second-largest Air Force Aviation...
Georgia
Airliners International-Atlanta, 2019 at the Delta Flight Museum and the flight simulator
Delta Flight Museum The 43rd anniversary of this massive gathering of commercial aviation enthusiasts was held at an aviation lover’s dream location, the Delta Flight Museum. The sale tables for the 285 vendors wound throughout the Jet Age hangar, leading...
Mississippi
From the Civil War History to World War II Preservation, 48 Hours in Vicksburg, Mississippi Part 2
During my second day out in Vicksburg, it was an all-day history tour. Old Courthouse Museum OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM The Old Courthouse Museum stands on high ground in the middle of downtown Vicksburg. Construction began in 1858 and completed in...
Oregon
72 hours for sites in and around Willamette Valley, Oregon
With no time to lose, when I landed in Portland, OR, I grabbed my bag, jumped in an Uber, and headed to Vancouver, WA, to claim my Enterprise rental car. I was in town to attend the Travel and Words...
Texas
Aviation history and Space Flight in Houston, Texas
1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM 1940 Air Terminal Museum located adjacent to, Hobby Airport is the original Houston Municipal Airport. It is a magnificent location to plane watch because you can safely walk onto the tarmac. The art deco building was...
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