Google Podcasts Spotify Apple Podcasts iHeartRadio TRANSCRIPT Hi, and welcome to The Traveling Fool, the show where we talk about travel destinations and the history and culture around those destinations. I'm your host, Bob Bales, and today we are talking about River Parishes, Louisiana. That's right. I'm going to take you to Louisiana. So stay tuned, and we'll be … [Read more...]
How to Uncover the Heart of Hays, Kansas: Best Local Spots & Hidden Gems
My Visit to Hays Kansas was sponsored by Visit Hays and Creekside RV Resort Driving west from Abilene, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Hays, Kansas. What I found was a town layered in history—once a rough-and-tumble frontier post at the edge of the Great Plains, now a place that quietly preserves the legacy of Buffalo Bill Cody, Volga German settlers, and the cavalry … [Read more...]
How the Eisenhower Presidential Library Brings History to Life for Curious Travelers
My trip to Abilene Kansas was hosted by Visit Abilene Depending on how you count it, there are either 16 or 17 Presidential libraries. President Gerald Ford has a split library with the library located in Ann Arbor Michigan and the museum located in Grand Rapids Michigan. I have only visited four of the Presidential libraries but there are many that make traveling to and … [Read more...]
8 Stunning Louisiana Plantations to Tour in the Historic River Parishes
I was hosted on this trip by Louisiana River Plantations I love history, and I have visited historic locations around the world. I have never been a proponent of cancelling history. I have visited Dachau concentration camp in Germany, Civil War battlefields and forts, Medieval torture chambers, even a Philippine prison that played a part in WW2 history. Some want to bulldoze … [Read more...]
How One Man’s Chisel Built a Hidden Art Treasure in Kansas
Update: Pete Felton, passed away in Feb 2026 and although he is no longer with us his legacy lives on in his art that is on display throughout Kansas. My trip to Hays Kansas was sponsored by Visit Hays Discovering a Kansas Sculpting Icon I always enjoy meeting people when I travel. People tell the story of places and the history and culture of those places, like the day … [Read more...]
