Month: August 2018
A Peak Inside the Italian Farm’s Castle
Living inside a castle may sound like a posh lifestyle, but the reality is that it can be a bit rough at times. Structures built…
10,000 Olive Trees
It’s not everyday you find a farm growing olives, so today we take you to a place with 10,000 such trees and we learn a…
A Farm With Centuries-Deep Roots
We had several listeners recently join us on our American Countryside tour of Italy. We hope you’ll join us on future trips, but for now,…
The Castle is a Home
There’s a cliché that says your home is your castle. For the owners of this farm, it’s one in the same, for the castle is…
A Place Called Hildene
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived most of his adult years in Illinois. But where did future generations of the Lincolns reside. Most…
The Son of a President
Being the son of a U.S. president has its perks. However, it does provide a very high bar of achievement for that second generation. Which…
The Youngest Pilot of Her Kind
She’s the youngest pilot of her kind in the state of Arizona. If you think flying a plane is hard, this may be far more…
Love and a Unique Hobby
You must admit, today’s story about how one couple met and fell in love is certainly unique. Now add the fact that the place of…
A Wealth of History and Natural Beauty
It’s a relatively new site in the National Park Service and for most of us, you’ll have to drive a ways through the woods to…
Some of the Longest and Deepest Holes Dug In the Earth
A trip here will reveal some of the longest and deepest holes dug into the earth. In fact, some of the tunnels are so long,…