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PHOTOS: Mary Ann DeSantis+provided The South is known for its stories, especially those written by

The Daytona 500 is an event of mythical proportions, especially with all the new “Daytona

Photos: Tony+Mary Ann DeSantis+provided by Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitor Bureau What’s

It’s a gorgeous, sunny day in April as our plane approaches the Galapagos Islands. We

"Morning Rendezvous" by Jeff Stamer Manatees will crowd into Florida’s warmer spring waters

It was an early spring day in 2011 when my traveling companion, Cliff, contacted me

  Traveling to Cuba is hot, hot, hot… and it’s not the tropical temperatures we’re

If you have never driven a cat boat – and chances are you haven’t –

Presidential libraries are more than tributes to past commanders-in-chief. Although they are repositories for records

It’s that time of year when we gals want to get away together and leave

PHOTOS: Tony and Mary Ann DeSantis Key West has often been described as a party-hard

PHOTOS: Gary Corsair Forget Waikiki, Kauai is unspoiled Hawaii. Ma and Pa Kettle, the Brady

PHOTOS: Mary Ann DeSantis and the Mobile Carnival Museum. Parade photo by Tad Denson of

PHOTOS: Mary Ann+Tony DeSantis The Florida namesake has a lot in common with the Old

PHOTOS: Edson Pecheco When the current owners bought the historic Stetson Mansion in 2005, they

PHOTOS: Mary Ann DeSantis November is a great time to drive to St. Simons Island,

PHOTOS: Mary Ann DeSantis+Courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art + The Appleton Museum

Locals know there are only two answers to the question, “What’s in Webster?” Answer A:

PHOTOS: PROVIDED Beauty starts from within, and a day — or two or three —

Claude Monet believed his greatest masterpiece was his garden, and like the great artist, others