TIPSY TOURIST: Sazerac magic
It’s the absinthe that makes the Sazerac something sublime. Dubbed “the green fairy,” the licorice-flavored liqueur was banned for nearly 100 years. Until 2007, in fact. But it is this […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Wednesday night at the races
If it’s Wednesday night in Annapolis, it’s time for sailboat racing on the Severn River. Sailboat racing isn’t the usual spectator sport. There are no stands for watching. You can’t see […]
A Tangier Island kind of day
You almost can’t get there from here. Tangier Island, a tiny speck in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, far south where the bay is its widest, is more than an […]
Treasure hunt in Fells Point
Sometimes you need a little retail therapy. Maybe with a snack, a drink, a whole meal. And definitely with some historic streets, water views and a lot of personality. When […]
Stories of faith, stories of family
The beautiful synagogues draw me in first. I want to see the historic worship spaces, the mikveh, the matzoh oven, the Torah scrolls. But when I visit the Jewish Museum of […]
Postcard from Normandy
This is when travel becomes so much more than a trip. When I recall that today is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, I remember walking on the hallowed ground in Normandy […]
A Day Away Travel 