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Also see Travel, Disney Vacations, Southern Humor and Location Humor
State Files - humor, page toppers and page ideas related to specific states
Please READ the note below before going to the state files the first time
NOTE: I found a LOT of discrepancy in the info available about the states. For example, there are various numbers given for the areas of the states and their relative size. Some variations were probably due to rounding or estimating. Other variations had to do was whether lakes and streams were included. I decided to use the numbers from the Bureau of the Census that includes inland waterways.
I was also surprised to find that in most cases no one really knows the origin of the state name (obviously states were named by men, because women would have put the explanation in a scrapbook!).
As for the coastline/shoreline information - shorelines include islands, sounds, bays, tidewater, narrows, etc.
In some things, like temperatures, I used whatever source seemed most reliable or I averaged what I found in various places.
The "notable natives" are the most confusing. If someone is famous every state wants to claim them so you will find the same people listed in the state where they were born, went to school, lived some of their adult life, died or was buried - and in some cases probably where they just drove through once on vacation!.
If you have any additions and corrections for your state please let me know.
The map graphic near the bottoms of the files are from GraphicMaps.com
Miscellaneous Page Toppers
- All roads lead to (Rome)
- (Austin) City Limits
- (Georgia) on my mind
- The Hotel (New Hampshire)
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be (Belgium)
- In Old (Chicago)
- Merrie Old England
- Moon Over (Miami)
- (Philadelphia) Story
- (Rhode Island), It's For Me
- There's a Little Girl in (Hartford) Who Saved Her Heart for Me
Mix and Match
Most of the above titles can be used for other locations. For example: All roads lead to Ireland; Denver city limits, etc. Some sound better if you use things that start with the same letter. "Midnight in Manhattan" and "Moon Over Montana" sound okay but "Midnight in Topeka" and "Moon Over Wichita" just don't have much of a ring to them.
State Page Idea
Kansas Grown - You could substitute any state. If your state had a shape that wouldn't work for cutting a photo you could use the shape for journaling or in place of the sunflower stickers.
Links to websites with info about individual states
No Place Like Home
(Henry Van Dyke)
Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air;
And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair;
And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome;
But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.
Africa
- Out of Africa
- Under African Skies
Africa ABC List
See this interesting and informative list at Africa From A – Z
- Under African Skies
(song by Paul Simon and Linda Ronstadt)
Antarctica
Antarctica ABC List
See this great list at Antarctica From A – Z
- Antarctica Starts Here
(song by Les Baxter)
Asia
Asia ABC List
At Asia From A – Z and you will find info about the continent and all the countries it contains
Australia
Australia ABC List
See this wonderful list at Australia From A – Z
Things made in Australia are high koala-ty.
- Down Under
(song by Men at Work)
Canada
Canada ABC List
See this wonderful list at Canada From A – Z
Use red maple leaf stickers of die-cuts with photos taken in Canada.
- Alberta Bound
(song by Gordon Lightfoot)
- Ca-Na-Da
(song by Bobby Gimby)
- Canadian Sunset
(song by Andy Williams)
England (The United Kingdom)
England ABC List
See this comprehensive page at The United Kingdom From A – Z
- Chelsea Morning
(song by Joni Mitchell)
- England Swings
(song by Roger Miller)
- A Foggy Day in London
(song by Dinah Washington)
- London Calling
(song by The Clash)
- London Pride
(song by Noel Coward)
- Streets of London
(song by Ralph McTell)
- Winchester Cathedral
(song by New Vaudeville Band)
Europe
Europe ABC List
At Europe From A – Z and you will find info about the continent and all the countries it contains
France
Paris
- Adieu, Paris
- An American in Paris
- April in Paris
(song by Ella Fitzgerald)
- Bonjour, Paris!
- A Country Girl in Paris
- Evening in Paris
- Give Pairs One More Chance
(song by Jonathan Richman)
- How're You Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm
(after they've seen Paree)
- I Love Paris
(song by Frank Sinatra)
- The Last Time I Saw Paris
(song by Johnny Desmond)
- Lost in France
(song by Bonnie Tyler)
- One Night in Paris
(song by 10cc)
- Passport to Paris
- Paris by Night
- Paris in the Springtime
- Paris Was Made for Lovers
- The Streets of Paris
- Under Paris Skies
- A Walk Through Paris Streets
- If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. (Ernest Hemingway)
- April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees. (E.Y. Harburg)
- When good Americans die they go to Paris. (Oscar Wilde)
Germany
I use the portrait sleeves a lot for travel pages; there is so much
memorabilia gathered during vacation. I interspersed Germany pages recently
with portrait sleeves.
All those colorful brochures from Neuschwanstein and the Alps and railway
tickets and a deutschmark or two - look super, front, and back, in the portrait
sleeves.
I remove the white middle page so that the sleeve is clear, and use a little
photo tape to secure the small stuff (tickets, etc.) where I want it inside the
sleeve, then let the brochures and guidebooks just fall to the bottom inside.
Germany ABC List
See this interesting and educational list at Germany From A – Z
Holland
- A Dutch Treat
- Tiptoe Through the Tulips
- Windmills and Tulips
Ireland
See the Ireland file.
Italy
- All roads lead to Rome
- Arrividerci, Roma
(song by Cliff Richard)
- Vienna Calling
(song by )
- It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. (Erica Jong speaking of Venice)
- Italian building inspectors in Pisa are very leanient.
- Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city. (Anatole Broyard)
- Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go. (Truman Capote)
- This is the fairest picture on our planet, the most enchanting to look upon, the most satisfying to the eye and spirit. To see the sun sink down, drowned in his pink and purple and golden floods, and overwhelm Florence with tides of color that make all the sharp lines dim and faint and turn the solid city to a city of dreams, is a sight to stir the coldest nature, and make a sympathetic one drunk with ecstasy. (Mark Twain)
- When in Rome do as the Romans do
One customer of mine recently returned from Italy and used a Red Reflections and lots of the Design
Line Christmas stickers (not the holly or candy canes!) just the red and green
things for Italy. She also effectively used the Christmas Cherubs (ones with a
blue drape) which looked rather Baroque and fit in with some of her photos.
(Gayle H.)
Japan
Japan ABC List
See this interesting page at Japan From A – Z
Mexico
- Down Mexico Way
- Fun in Acapulco
(song by Elvis Presley)
- Hello Mexico (and Adios to You)
(song by Jimmy Duncan)
- In Old Mexico
- Think I'll Go to Mexico
(song by Gary P. Nunn)
- I've Got Mexico
(song by Eddy Raven)
- Maybe Mexico
(song by Jerry Jeff Walker)
- Mexican Minute
(song by Brooks and Dunn)
- Mountains of Mexico
(song by Jerry Jeff Walker)
- New Life in Old Mexico
(song by Robert Earl Keen)
- South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
(song by Chris Isaak)
- This is My Year for Mexico
(song by Crystal Gayle)
- Tijuana Taxi
(song by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass)
- I saw another CMC use black pages for her Mexico vacation. Looked awesome with the teals and tans and peach southwest type colors. Looked great with all the papers from the Tropical Combo Pack. (Jenni-ID)
- Use a saguaro cactus in place of the 'i' in the word 'Mexico' for a title. Put a sombrero on the 'o'.
Mexico ABC List
See this wonderful list at Mexico From A – Z
North America
North America ABC List
At North America From A – Z and you will find info about the continent and all the countries it contains
Scotland
- Bonnie Scotland
- Flower of Scotland
(song by The Corries)
- Highland Cathedral
- A Highland Fling
- I Belong to Glasgow
(song by Carl Peterson)
- Mist Covered Mountains
- Misty Morn
- The Pipes Are Calling
- Roamin' in the Gloamin'
- Rolling Hills of the Borders
- Scottish Fantasy
Ireland ABC List
See this informative page at Slovakia From A – Z
Spain and Portugal
- April in Portugal
(song by Les Baxter)
- Petticoats of Portugal
(song by Dick Jacobs)
- The Rain in Spain
(song from My Fair Lady)
- Spanish Eyes
(song by Al Martino)
South America
- Down in Brazil
(song by Michael Franks)
- El Salvador
(song by Peter, Paul and Mary)
- The Flowers of Guatemala
(song by REM)
- Going Down to Rio, Flying to Brazil
(song by Motorhead)
- A New Argentina
(song by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
- South American Way
(song by Carmen Miranda)
North America ABC List
At South America From A – Z and you will find info about the continent and all the countries it contains
United States
United States ABC List
United States From A – Z has lots of info about the history of our country
On the same site see how the U.S. is divided into regions by the National Weather Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, the IRS, the FDA and many other groups
- America the Beautiful
- Back in the USA
(song by Chuck Berry)
- Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
(song by Marshall Tucker Band)
- Breakfast in America
(song by Supertramp)
- Dixie On My Mind
(song by the Charlie Daniels Band)
- Dixie Road
(song by Lee Greenwood)
- God Bless America
- God Bless the USA
(song by Lee Greenwood)
- Smoky Mountain Memories
(song by Dolly Parton)
- Smoky Mountain Rain
(song by Ronnie Milsap)
- Southern Nights
(song by Glen Campbell)
- Southern Rain
(song by Mel Tillis)
- Southland in the Spring
(song by Indigo Girls)
- Springtime in the Rockies
- Surfin' USA
(song by The Beach Boys)
- That's What I Like About the South
(song by Phil Harris)
- Weekend in New England
(song by Barry Manilow)
- Whoever's in New England
(song by Reba McEntire)
Many of the song titles in the travel files come from Eric's List of Geography Songs