Village Hiker Travel and Traveling

Amish Country, Holmes County, Ohio—Visit one of the largest Amish communities in North America. Holmes county is home to both Old Order and New Order Amish. Take your camera, but respect local beliefs.

Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site—This peek into history offers a relaxing and enriching all-day visit to a partially restored 19th Century frontier outpost, plus camping, hiking and other recreational fun.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is a free half-day feel-good attraction within the Atlanta, Georgia, neighborhood where Dr. King was born, grew up, played, attended school and gained his ideals about human relationships.

Who Gets Barbecued When Your Church Makes a Mistake?. Not a typical travel story, this tale dropped into sight while exploring in North Carolina, making it part of a trip journal.

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Gun on USS Montplier CL 57
Read the War Diary of the USS Montpelier CL-57 as maintained by her deck officers from September 9, 1942 through March 31, 1943.
Photo of wall painting of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is a must-see, half-day stop.
Fire represents the barbecue.
Who Gets Barbecued When Your Church Makes a Mistake? This tale comes from a North Carolina travel journal.
Because much of the time Mt. Fuji hides its head in the clouds, many Japanese people celebrate when they see the peak.
During recent trips to Japan we decided to study Japanese. Read about our experiences learning Japanese by means of Rosetta Stone Totale.
The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells Texas operated as a spa resort hotel from 1929 to 1972. Guests who died at the hotel supposedly haunt its abandoned remains.
The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells Texas operated as a spa hotel from 1929 to 1972. Guests who died there supposedly haunt its abandoned remains.

Pacific War Memoir In Production

wwii pacific war memoir, buss the emperor and jackie, buss and jackie kerstetter, married, january 1943, days before his deployment to the montpelier, cl-57, clevland class cruiser in the solomon islands