Winchester VA And Environs: Patsy Cline, Civil War Chaos, Farm Markets and Great Eats
WHY GO: During the Civil War, the little Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester VA suffered from extreme Multiple Personality Disorder. Allegiance towards Union a... Read more.
Staunton VA: Shakespeare and Diverse Architecture in a Small Virginia Town
WHY GO: Staunton VA (pronounced like “stand ton”), is best known as hometown of President Woodrow Wilson and as the rather unlikely setting for the American... Read more.
Lynchburg VA: Worldly From the Start
WHY GO: I found it very strange that a whole block of African American intellectuals found safe harbor and thrived in a place called Lynchburg VA in the early 2... Read more.
Mid-Hudson River Valley: Milton NY
WHY GO: There’s something divine about sunrise in the Mid-Hudson River Valley, over the Hudson River. Even more so from my private balcony at the Buttermilk F... Read more.
Dream Midtown Hotel NYC
If you are hell bent on finding some of the best bars in New York City, you won’t have to move around too much. Three are all in one place – a place you won... Read more.
Wildwoods NJ: Celebration of Kitsch
WHY GO: The Wildwoods, a Jersey Shore barrier island that encompasses the municipalities of North Wildwood (aka “Anglesea”), Wildwood NJ, and Wildwood Crest... Read more.
Hanover NH: Dartmouth and Appalachian Trail
WHY GO: It’s no big secret that Hanover NH is Dartmouth College. The campus takes up most of Hanover, including the Town Green and some shops. But there are s... Read more.
Cecil County MD: Busy Canal Meets “We Bought A Zoo”
WHY GO: Cecil County MD is the most undiscovered county in the upper Chesapeake region, and therein lies much of its charm. Encompassing five rivers, the Chesap... Read more.
Queen Anne’s County MD: On Upper Chesapeake Bay
WHY GO: Queen Anne’s County MD has the distinction of sitting almost within reach of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, offering one chief reason to stay: a sunset th... Read more.
Elmira NY: Twain Slept (and Wrote) Here
WHY GO: If you’re a Mark Twain fan, you don’t even have to ask. To many, Elmira NY and Mark Twain are forever linked in history. How? Read on. Things to Do ... Read more.