The Lincoln Memorial in Washington
Posted on June 25, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
The Civil War is just one of the significant events that has changed the cultural landscape of this country and is remembered in Washington DC. This was one of the pivotal events that could have taken this country in a couple of different directions and the contemporary residents consider it a blessing that the war [...]
Read More..>>From DC to Arlington and Back
Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | 1 Comment
When visiting DC there are so many things that you may want to do don’t expect to see them all. For the most part you don’t need to have a car to get around this city either. You grab a schedule and head off on the subway which can get you anywhere. You can get [...]
Read More..>>Bayou Bend in Houston, Texas
Posted on June 15, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
Years ago, before Caller ID, when children made crank calls to businesses, any prankster would have been delighted to ask for a Miss Ima Hogg, quite probably unaware that Miss Ima Hogg was not only a real person, but in fact considered The First Lady of Texas. She was a philanthropist and a collector of [...]
Read More..>>Kramerbooks & Afterwords in Washington
Posted on June 13, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
A trip to the nation’s capital can be exhausting. By the time, you’ve explored the branches of Government — visiting the White House , checking out the Capitol Building, and stopping by the Supreme Court Building –you might want to slow down for a coffee or lunch and actually participate in some of the liberties [...]
Read More..>>The Exploratorium in San Francisco
Posted on June 9, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
No matter if you stay with friends or friends of friends or in one of the five star hotels in San Francisco , this unique American city can be a place that challenges your imagination and opens up hearts and minds. For the latter, visitors may not have to wander much farther than the city’s [...]
Read More..>>Fastest Transportation in Amsterdam
Posted on May 28, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
Amsterdam’s Fast Flying Ferries works as a hydrofoil commuter service from Amsterdam to Velsen. You can’t miss the Fast Flying Ferries because their colours, which are the same mix of fluorescent and ivy greens as the city buses, are the brightess things in Amsterdam. This form of transportation is just as reliable as the bus [...]
Read More..>>New Orleans King Cake
Posted on May 19, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
New Orleans King Cakes, a tradition that goes right along with Mardi Gras, is a sticky, coffee cake like pastry that evolved into one of the most fabulously delicious, famous and most hungered for symbol that represents the meaning of Mardi Gras. The King Cake symbolizes the unity of faiths and each cake is decorated [...]
Read More..>>London Bedlam
Posted on April 27, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
There’s a wealth of important and fascinating historic places in London, all testifying to a rather wild and brilliant story that stacks up like years on the edges of the world’s library. Some of the more fascinating little haunts are places off the beaten path, and some of them are rather large and looming, and [...]
Read More..>>The Band in Atlantic City
Posted on April 3, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
There’s groups that define a moment, and the Band is one of those. It’s one of the rare greats that actually seems to be moving the culture forward at its peak, and in hindsight seems even more important than they did then. It’s an amazing thing, then, to see the Band getting attention lately, with [...]
Read More..>>Haunted New Orleans
Posted on March 31, 2010 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
Anyone who has spent a little time in the city of New Orleans would probably respond to the idea of hauntings here as if you were asking if the sky was high. Of course it’s haunted, it’s one of the most active places in the world for mysterious happenings. Or at least, there are more [...]
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