Wow! Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center jam packed with air and space marvels
How many times can you say WOW! in one afternoon? After a couple hours at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport in Chantilly, Va., I was sounding like a […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Sipping in Maui’s Upcountry
After a morning of incredible whale-watching with the Pacific Whale Foundation, (a trip I highly recommend) we were thirsty. And only an hour from Ocean Vodka. How did I know? […]
Light City illuminates Baltimore
Baltimore has never looked more beautiful. And I don’t only mean the light displays strung like a necklace around the Inner Harbor. Light City brings people of all ages and […]
Fr. Damien and more on Molokai
Images from my childhood continue to affect how I think about things even a half century later. That is certainly true about Molokai. I remember learning about Father Damian (now […]
Capital shopping and eating in Lahaina
Most of our Maui adventure was spent on the water or on the beach. But we had to explore the town closest to our resort. Lahaina was the capital of the […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Ashes and Diamonds
While the hills above their vineyards blazed hot and red, Ashes and Diamonds employees were getting ready to open the tasting room for the first time. When neighboring wineries couldn’t get […]
Sunrise at Haleakala
When the alarm went off at 1 a.m., and when we raced to get ready for our 2 a.m. bus, then as as we stood in the freezing cold darkness […]
March is Maryland Wine Month
Fourteen days in and now I discover March is Maryland Wine Month. This calls for a toast, and a visit to a local winery. I’ve visited my share. Most recently, […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Wine Country on a bus
I generally like to go my own way when I’m traveling: stop where I want, eat where I want. But there’s something to be said about a bus trip to […]
A palace filled with plants and flowers
I was standing under massive palm trees, looking at how the stained glass windows splattered color all over their deep green leaves. And then it started to rain. I saw […]
