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Elizabeth's Bed & Breakfasts Blog January 2009 Archive

By Elizabeth Arneson, About.com Guide to Bed & Breakfasts since 1997

Unique Bed and Breakfasts by Email

Friday January 30, 2009
Some bed and breakfasts are truly unique -- the kind of destinations that live in your memories forever. This series of free weekly email newsletters brings you information on bed ... Read More

Top Kitchen Secrets from Professional Innkeepers

Wednesday January 28, 2009
In a way, innkeepers are more mysterious than chefs. They create spectacular, delicious meals... but in many cases they do it in what you know must be a kitchen that's ... Read More

Top 10 Romantic Inns for 2009

Tuesday January 27, 2009
American Historic Inns, publisher of more than 2.7 million guidebooks and parent company to the web site iLoveInns.com, recently announced their picks for the Top 10 Romantic Inns of 2009. ... Read More

Hiking from Inn to Inn in Vermont

Monday January 26, 2009
This sounds like a fantastic vacation idea: hiking from inn to inn. Writer Ilana Debare recently chronicled her experience combining hiking with some wonderful bed and breakfasts in Vermont for ... Read More

Bed and Breakfasts in Juneau, Alaska

Saturday January 24, 2009
Joe Juneau, a miner looking for gold, is the namesake of Alaska's capital city. Today, Juneau is home to the Alaska State Library, a number of parks, the award-winning Alaskan ... Read More

Most Unique International B&Bs

Thursday January 22, 2009
The world is full of unique bed and breakfasts. Among my picks for the most unique international bed and breakfasts are an underground B&B in Australia, a private island in ... Read More

House with Obama Ties May Become B&B

Wednesday January 21, 2009
A house in Kempton, Indiana, a place described by the Indianapolis Star as a "remote Indiana farm town," that once was home to President Barack Obama's mother's family could become ... Read More

Michigan Inn Steeped in Presidential History

Tuesday January 20, 2009
Lakeshore Bed and Breakfast in Grand Haven, Michigan, offers three suites for guests: the Presidential Suite, the Ford Suite, and the Lincoln Suite. Innkeepers Dan and Jackie Hansen have collected ... Read More

Virginia B&B Near Montpelier

Thursday January 15, 2009
The Inn at Westwood Farm in Orange, Virginia, is located just one mile from Montpelier, the home of founding father James Madison. A recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describe ... Read More

Authors Visiting Bed and Breakfast Capitol of Texas

Tuesday January 13, 2009
The Pulpwood Queens, a group which is described on its web site as "the largest 'meeting and discussing' book club in the world" is hosting its 2009 Girlfriend Weekend in ... Read More

Most Unique B&Bs in the West U.S.

Monday January 12, 2009
The west United States -- including the unique states of Alaska, Hawaii and California -- is home to some of the most unique bed and breakfasts in the world. Among ... Read More

Featherbed Railroad B&B - Nice, California

Saturday January 10, 2009
Innkeeper Peggy Barthel and her husband Tony operate a unique bed and breakfast: Featherbed Railroad B&B consists of nine railroad cabooses. The Barthels love welcoming guests from around the world ... Read More

Students Train at Bed and Breakfast

Thursday January 8, 2009
The Gathering Place Bed and Breakfast in Columbia, Missouri, is a five-room inn located just steps away from the campus of the University of Missouri. But as the Columbia Daily ... Read More

Howard Finster Headquarters Could Become B&B

Wednesday January 7, 2009
A building located on the grounds of the former headquarters of Howard Finster, a preacher and folk artist whose work adorned the cover of The Talking Heads album Little Creatures, ... Read More

Former Churches, Now Bed and Breakfasts

Tuesday January 6, 2009
The Boston Globe recently featured four New England bed and breakfasts which are converted churches: Belfry Inne & Bistro in Sandwich, Massachusetts; Haven by the Sea in Wells Beach, Maine; ... Read More

Thurston House - Near Orlando, Florida

Sunday January 4, 2009
While staying in various bed and breakfasts over the years, Carole M. Ballard and her husband always thought that becoming innkeepers would be something they would do. After 18 years ... Read More

Most Unique B&Bs in the Southwest U.S.

Friday January 2, 2009
Travelers can find wonderful and unique B&Bs all across the southwest United States. Among my picks for the most unique bed and breakfasts in the southwest U.S. are a cave, ... Read More
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