10,000 STEP TOUR: Wild Pony tour on Assateague
There are all kinds of ways to see the wild ponies of Assateague. We’ve seen them close enough to feed (but didn’t of course) on the beaches on the Maryland […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Postcard from Chincoteague, Virginia
This peaceful little island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is perhaps best known for the annual pony swim and penning from the ponies’ home on Assateague to Chincoteague. No wonder, the herd of […]
An Old Senate Chamber restored in Annapolis
Maryland’s State House, the oldest continuously used state capitol in the country, served as the first national capital of the United States. So it was here that General George Washington […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Annapolis pub crawl
Annapolis knows how to party. And on just about every corner there seems to be a spot where they know how to pour a drink. So when faced with a […]
Novel Destinations: a literary travel guide
I’ve been so close to greatness and didn’t know it. In Sonoma, I could have visited Jack London’s ranch. And in Savannah, I missed the home of Flannery O’Connor. I love […]
Postcard From Edgar Allan Poe’s house
Edgar Allan Poe knew the Baltimore street where his aunt, grandmother and cousin lived as Amity Street. It has a new name, dedicated July 11, in ceremonies with local officials […]
Nine-plus reasons to visit the Charleston Museum
Like history? Science? Taxidermy? Gems and jewels? Then you’re gonna love the Charleston Museum. Styled after the British Museum, the museum relates the story of us, our earth, our history […]
A monumental bicentennial
Two hundred years ago on July 4, 1815, proud Baltimoreans set the cornerstone for the new nation’s first public monument to George Washington. A column of Cockeysville marble over brick with […]
A Day Away Travel 