Joe meets 12 new people in Australia by Joseph Meissner

We love traveling, but not just to see the tourist sites. You could simply sit on your plush living room couch at home and eye Rick Steves travels, if your only goal was see the sights. No, we like to meet real people and dialogue with them. In Australia we met many people and made many new friends. This article is dedicated to twelve of the wonderful people we chanced upon.

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Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County

Travels with Pat & Tom Mugridge


There are over 125 covered bridges in Ohio, second only to Pennsylvania in number (so let's build some more so we can take the lead!). We decided that we would spend a weekend in June visiting the 17 that adorn the countryside of Ashtabula, and the 1 in the City of Geneva.

Story and photos of the Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County