TIPSY TOURIST: Guinness at home
Welcome to Baltimore, Guinness! Even if the actual Guinness Brewery on Route 1 west of the city isn’t through construction, the fine people of this Irish institution have opened […]
Category Archives: Beer
TIPSY TOURIST: Annabel Lee Tavern
In the town where Edgar Allan Poe found his footing as an author, you can find all kinds of tributes to him: the house where he lived, statues, his graves (there […]
Tipsy Tourist: Luscious libations in Lewes
The seaside town of Lewes, Delaware, has a charm quite different from the other beach towns of Maryland and Delaware. Instead of turning toward the water, Lewes leaves the beach […]
Tipsy Tourist: Ford’s Garage
After a day of sightseeing at the Edison-Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, I joined my hungry family and headed to the garage. Ford’s Garage takes burgers and beer and […]
Tipsy Tourist: Doc Ford’s
I like to support local writers. At Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille, not only can I get a beer, I can buy the owner’s books. I not only left […]
10,000 step tour: Baltimore’s waterfront
As luck would have it, I found myself with an opportunity to stay in Baltimore’s gleaming new Harbor East neighborhood. Of course, I took it. Born and raised here, I […]
On the stage at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
The trip across country was mandatory but our route was not. My daughter was heading west and I elected to go along. (There was never any question about my accompanying […]
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 […]
10,000 step tour: Old Town Scottsdale
Ten thousand steps, 90 degrees. Not a great combination, you think? In Old Town Scottsdale, I set a goal to walk 10,000 steps in three hours — I wanted to […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Dogfish Head Brewing
I’m a longtime fan of Dogfish Head Brewing in Milton, Delaware. I feel like I’ve watched a child grow and mature into a fine adult with a promising future. The first […]
