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How do you define good customer service? Apparently, it depends on where you’re from. I read this article the other day and it made me think. The author is British and almost cringes at the in-your-face customer service she encounters in America, that she says would be deemed rude in Europe. She says she’s trying Read More >>
While I was visiting Monticello and Polyface farm this past week I stopped at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. The museum’s basic function is to celebrate the diversity of the early colonial immigrants–and to show how their backgrounds {English, German, Irish, West African} all contributed to the success of the colonies. Holy canolies Read More >>
I was going through some photos of our trip last to Virginia and realized I forgot to share our trip to Montpelier {James Madison’s estate}. Since we went to Monticello and Mount Vernon last time we were back east, I thought I’d better keep up the themed history lesson and check it out. Quick history Read More >>
Last week while The Girl and I were in Virginia, we stopped by the Luray Caverns. IT.WAS.AWESOME. The Luray cavers were discovered in 1878, by Andrew Campbell and a small group of his men. The land the caves were on was privately owned at the time. It was later put up for auction, due to Read More >>
Vacations are all about experiencing new things and taking a break from the day-to-day realities of life. The downside to vacationing is that you can easily justify eating your weight in cookies for breakfast…because “you’re on vacation.” If, by some crazy chance, you are hoping to still fit into your pants when you return home, Read More >>
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