Gwinnett County's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir © Jo Clark Gwinnett County, in northern Georgia, holds sixteen distinct cities forming part of the metro Atlanta area, including Duluth, Buford, Norcross, and Lilburn. Gwinnett, second in size to Fulton County with Atlanta as its county seat, has a population approaching one million. Fulton’s population is nearly 1.1 million. The traffic isn’t as...
Healdsburg vines have entered the home stretch and are glowing with fall colors © Jo Clark Sonoma County’s Healdsburg nestles in a curve of the Russian River in a northern section of the county. Founded in 1857, Healdsburg boasts a central plaza that offers a shady respite during the day’s heat and lighted paths at night. We arrived at the Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa and, taking a Lyft...
Run, Run Rudolph! Santa is coming to town Myrtle Beach-style © Jo Clark As I hum I’ll Be Home for Christmas, I picture a beach-style Christmas, because I'll be staying home for Christmas. But I can’t help alternating the tune with our local version of Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow…Just Not HERE! LOL! While we rarely have a blanket of white to mark Christmas Day, we do hold a record—for...
Soaring over Chemung County and the instrument panel of the glider © Jo Clark Harris Hill, near Elmira, is in Big Flats, New York, and is the glider-soaring capital of America. It is smack in the middle of the Finger Lakes. With an elevation of 1,709 feet above sea level, the view is spectacular, and winds are all but guaranteed. The location is perfect for so many reasons. The most important...
Ride through a vineyard to have the most exciting time in Sonoma! © Jo Clark Let me tell you how to have the most exciting time in Sonoma: go zipping through the vineyards in a motorcycle sidecar! I spent ten days in Sonoma County and the most fun I had (see that huge smile) was riding beside Jérôme. Jérôme Ribeiro is a relocated Frenchman, chef, tour guide, and gentleman. He is also hilarious....