The Arboretum at Penn State: A Happy Valley Gem with Stunning Gardens and Annual Pumpkin Festival

Corny dogs, anyone?Your Texas State Fair experience is not complete without Fletcher’s iconic corny dog, a staple since 1942. Hand‑dipped and fried to a golden crisp, these sausages are practically impossible to stop at one. A dash of mustard is the classic finishing touch, but adventurous palates can try the veggie dog or the jalapeño‑cheese variation. Fletcher’s enjoys seven convenient spots around the fairgrounds—including the Midway and a location near Big Tex—so you’ll never miss a chance t

Perched cross legged high up on a Benghazi rooftop sipping sweet Arabica coffee the sound of Kalashnikov fire cuts through the evening call to prayer and we hear the bullets zinging upwards into the night sky. Our Libyan host doesn’t flinch but after a pause his friend insists that ‘we go inside because you can be killed by a falling bullet and we will be in trouble because no one will believe the story’. He is calm and collected but we soon realise that he isn’t joking and move inside. I res

This is how Sarah Marquis describes her philosophy, and her approach, to her incredible journeys. It all began when, aged just eight, Marquis went exploring with her dog. She left the family home in Montsevelier, Switzerland, one afternoon, without telling anyone where she was going, and discovered a cave. Beguiled by the bats hanging above her, she decided to spend the night. She was 17 when she learned to ride a horse by crossing Central Anatolia in Turkey on horseback. As the new millen