I recently explored the Hocking Hills area in the southeastern Ohio and discovered America’s only remaining Washboard Factory. The Columbus Washboard Company has been creating washboards in many sizes and materials since 1895. Although founded in Columbus, Ohio, today you can tour their factory in Logan just an hour’s drive away near scenic Hocking Hills […]
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Explore the North Market in Columbus
A few days ago I made my first trip to Columbus, Ohio and spent my initial evening at the North Market. On the next block from my hotel, the Hilton Columbus Downtown, I discovered the North Market occupies a giant space accommodating 35 different stalls. The North Market offers shopping, international food vendors and lots […]
Celebrating Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India
While on a WanderTours trip to Southern India a couple years ago, I discovered the holiday of Pongal. Taking place in January, it is a harvest festival like our American Thanksgiving and has been celebrated for more than a thousand years. It is an extremely important holiday for people in Tamil Nadu, the southeastern state […]