26 November, 2013

Abandoned Durham Funwerks Photo Blog

Comments : 9 Posted in : Travel Guide for Durham - NC on November 26, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: abandoned, adventure, amusement park, bankruptcy, buildings, castle, durham, funwerks, garrett road, mini-golf, north carolina, photography

For eight years, I lived in Durham, NC, and for eight years, I told myself “Someday!” when I drove past the abandoned Durham Funwerks amusement park on Garrett Road, right before the 15-501 intersection. Someday, I would explore the mysterious giant castle. Someday, I would hike my way through the overgrown mini-golf course to the
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16 January, 2013

Travelogue: A Day in Ellensburg

Comments : 4 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Dining in Ellensburg - WA, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Ellensburg - WA on January 16, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: art, buildings, canyon road, central washington, central washington university, coffee, d & m coffee, day trip, dick, downtown, ellensburg, guide, jane, kittitas valley, palace cafe, panorama, retail, rotary pavillion, spot, the normal school, tourism, tourist, trip, visitor's guide, washington

This is the second travelogue on my adventures in Washington State in October 2012. The first covered my suggestions for a great day trip in Yakima, and this one is in the same vein. So spend a day with me in Ellensburg, located smack dab in the middle of the state. But first, we must
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5 April, 2011

Stellarcon 2011 and High Point, NC

Posted in : Travel Guide for High Point - NC, Writing on April 5, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: buildings, costumes, high point, john coltrane, klingon karaoke, nc, north carolina, panels, stellarcon, unc greensboro

I am way behind on all my travel posts, but I’m hoping to get that taken care of in the next few weeks. Here’s one on a trip the husband and I took to High Point, NC, for the 35th Stellarcon. “Now old enough to run for president!” was the unofficial slogan. This was my
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