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Aurora Texas Mystery: The Curious Story Behind the Legend of Ned

October 31, 2025 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

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 I'm taking you to a small town in North Texas where something happened in 1897 that people are still talking about today. So, I … [Read more...]

6 Texas Road Trip Stops With History, Culture, and Bloodsucking Creatures

October 24, 2025 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

Texas Road Trips

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 I'm going to take you on a Texas road trip. Six destination stops that are just full of history and culture. And if you believe … [Read more...]

Why Abilene Kansas Was Voted The Best Small Town To Visit

October 17, 2025 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

Abilene Kansas Podcast

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 I'm taking you to a place that has a Hall of Fame, a history of a president, and the old West. That's right, I'm talking about … [Read more...]

Louisiana River Parishes Why Every Traveler Should Explore at Least Once

October 3, 2025 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

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

August 13, 2025 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

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...]

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Profile Flipped Hi and welcome to The Traveling Fool. Born with a passion of learning about the history of different cultures, Bob Bales (aka The Traveling Fool) enjoys discovering people and places he finds off the beaten path that most tourists don’t know about. Often found with a cigar in one hand and a good whiskey in the other, Bob likes to write about what makes those people and places he visits special. Being retired military and having lived, worked and traveled from Europe to Asia and North America there is always a history and story to be told. To learn more about The Traveling Fool check out my About Me page.

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