http://theslowtravelers.com We brake for good pie, roller coasters and historic landmarks Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:28:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Sierra K. H., Curds 'n' Whey Reporter "Ladies and Gentlemen, the cheeses!" That was what Official Cheese Chopper Daria Labinsky said after the Official Cheese Label Maker and Curds 'n' Whey Reporter Sierra K. Hieronymus introduced each cheese at the First Vermont/Wisconsin Cheese Fest. The cheese were: * Scratch & Dent ... http://theslowtravelers.com/another-cheesy-blog-post/ Posted by Daria Warning! Beware of DD's #1 Fans—The Scavenging Seagulls Have Been Known to Snatch Cones From the Hands of Unsuspecting Tourists Sierra and I laughed when we saw this sign at Dee Dee's Gourmet Ice Cream in Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. Little did we know ... (Cue ominous music.) So there ... http://theslowtravelers.com/theyre-watching-you/ Posted by Daria Acadia National Park is definitely different from what we're used to in the way of national parks. Most of it is on Mount Desert (de-SERT) Island, but it only takes up about half of the island's land, so there are houses and businesses and small industrial sites in ... http://theslowtravelers.com/acadia-is-different/ Posted by Sierra Hello, and welcome to ... Tummy Tours! Today we will be "Tummy-fying" two factory tours: The Ben & Jerry's Factory in Waterbury, Vermont, and the Cabot Creamery in Cabot, Vermont. Here's how the show works. Our extra-qualified judges visit each factory and take its tour. They take notes ... http://theslowtravelers.com/are-you-ready-to-get-tummy-fied-part-1/ Posted by Sierra Now, more of "Are You Ready to Get Tummy-fied?" Name: Cabot Creamery Location: Cabot, Vermont Owned by: A large group of farmers Founded by: A large group of farmers How it was started: A large group of farmers wanted to start making cheese. So they saved up some money and did just that. ... http://theslowtravelers.com/tummy-fied-part-deux/ Posted by Sierra with additional comments from Daria Those of you who have been to Cedar Point, Ohio, know what I'm talking about when I say it's huge. This Sandusky amusement park holds the record for the most roller coasters in the country, as well as being the second-oldest park ... http://theslowtravelers.com/cedar-point-roller-coaster-heaven/ Posted by Daria What was appearing "Jeopardy!" like? How did I get on the show? What's Alex Trebek really like? Some of you may already know the answers to these and other questions that people keep asking me, but for those who don't, here's a brief recap. How did I get on ... http://theslowtravelers.com/jeopardy-the-faqs/ Posted by Sierra Here we are at the S.S. Destination Dome. It's the final round of Museum Madness and ... oh! The crowd goes wild as our first contestant enters the arena! He's strong, he's packed with info, he lives in Potosi, Wisconsin! Please welcome ... Brewy, the National Brewing ... http://theslowtravelers.com/beer-vs-mustard/ Posted by Sierra It is easy to think that the Royal Tyrrell Museum only tells about dinosaurs. It is located in Drumheller, Alberta, which is about as dinosaury as it gets. Around town are a ton of dinos, and the world's largest dinosaur, who is 84 feet, lives in town (more ... http://theslowtravelers.com/37/ Posted by Sierra On June 27, 2008, we, the Hieronymi, officially went whitewater rafting on the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Mom and Dad had gone before, but not I! So we got on the bus and rode to the Athabasca River. Then we were split into groups. In ... http://theslowtravelers.com/raging-rapids151for-real/