The TWRTimes is pleased to bring you Mary Lee Cipriano. Mary Lee is going to take us traveling around the world. Let’s go meet her. By way of introduction, I owned a travel agency based outside of Philadelphia PA for twenty five years, and have been fortunate to travel quite a bit. Through this series of articles, I will tell about some of my favorite places in the world and at times will challenge you to know “Where in the World is Mary Lee?”
Sebring Regional Airport was originally constructed in 1940 as Hendricks Field, a B-17 Flying Fortress crew training base of the US Army Air Corps, later the US Army Air Forces. In 1940, Sebring Officials and citizens contacted their Florida congressional delegation to see about getting an Army base in the area. A committee of four…
If the answer is yes, I have two exciting options for you!! #1 – The Heartland Bluegrass Assoc presents Bluegrass jamming every month! Enjoy three different Bluegrass groups on the 4th Saturday every month from 1:00pm-4:00pm at Craig’s RV Resort in Arcadia. Each band plays for one hour. The venue is incredible! The stage has…
Our Haunted Hotel!Its October and time for another weird story about Florida. In researching hauntedplaces.org, I found this wonderful story to share with you, close to our hearts. The Kenilworth Lodge is an historic resort hotel located at 1610 Lakeview Drive in Sebring, Florida. Constructed in 1916 by City of Sebring founder George Sebring, the…
Tahiti! Adventures in Paradise starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy! Oh yes, I remember it well. Perhaps that TV show lit the fire under my wanderlust! In 1996, my family and I traveled to Australia to bring home my daughter who was doing her semester abroad in Sydney. On our way home from Australia, we…
Lava fields with hot, flowing rivers of lava! Double rainbows! The winding Road to Hana!! The Arizona Memorial! Books have been written about this island paradise with each island offering its own unique treasures to its visitors. This article is just a taste of the pleasures Hawaii has to offer. Picture yourself visiting Kilauea, one…
Far from the familiarity of home, exotic lands beckon with sights, sounds, and sensations that defy imagination. Down under in Australia, the horizons are broad, the experiences grand, and the natives are friendly! Physically, Australia is as large as the United States, so it takes a bit of planning to see the key areas. Cruises…
The idea for this article just popped into my head because I always wanted to know more about it. Maybe you do, too. Yes, both Iceland and Greenland are islands. Greenland is the largest island and at the top of the world. Both have hardly any people. Iceland has a population of around 350,000, while…
Far from the familiarity of home, exotic lands beckon with sights, sounds, and sensations that defy imagination. Down under in Australia, the horizons are broad, the experiences grand, and the natives are friendly! Physically, Australia is as large as the United States, so it takes a bit of planning to see the key areas. Cruises…
Its October and my chance to scare you with the story of The Haunting of Rolling Acres Road. Its our Florida. Rolling Acres Road crosses highway 441 in Lady Lake, and if you turn East on it, you will be disappointed. It runs through a populated area of ordinary residences and businesses-nothing weird at all. …