Wandering Maryland’s Eastern Shore
June 30, 2009
By Carol Sorgen
Whether you’re attending the springtime Food and Wine Festival, the annual “Christmas in St. Michaels” celebration, or simply looking for a relaxing getaway, Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a year-round picture-postcard destination. Read more »
Mama Needs a New Pair of Shoes!
June 8, 2009
Photography courtesy of Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando’s luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and the Mall at Millenia have teamed up to present the “ultimate” shoe shopping package: Mama Needs a New Pair of Shoes. Read more »
North to Alaska
Family Foursome Finds Inside Passage Fabulous
May 29, 2009
By Merrill Witty
Photography courtesy of CruiseWest
The 6 a.m. wake-up call our first morning aboard ship was a bit of a rude awakening, but we dutifully vaulted out of our beds, threw our parkas over our fleecy PJs, and trotted out on deck. It was cold all right, but we were so stunned by the beauty of towering mountains banded in mist we didn’t much notice. Read more »
A Trip for All Ages
May 13, 2009
Photo from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Photography by Paul Shoul
© 2003 The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art/Paul Shoul
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a full-scale museum devoted to national and international picture book art. Through the exploration of images that are familiar and beloved, it is the museum’s goal to provide an enriching, dynamic and supportive context for the development of literacy. Read more »
Easter Bunny Brings A Family Weekend
April 7, 2009
Have kids? Need a little getaway? Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is offering a family-friendly Easter package from Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12. Suited to accommodate a family of four, this package features two nights of luxury accommodations in a Grande Room, Easter Sunday brunch for four, a welcome Easter basket and complimentary participation in all scheduled Easter activities. Read more »
Hotel of Ice Becomes Hot Destination
March 17, 2009
Want one last winter travel hooray? Consider visiting the Hotel de Glace, a hotel in Quebec made entirely of ice. This year, its ninth year of operation, the hotel is open from early January through March 29. So hurry! Read more »
Easing Down I-95
Great Places To Stay Along The Interstate
December 11, 2008
Stopping overnight on a road trip can be the highlight of your day. You can find out where to stay in the guidebook Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia, written by native New Yorker Sandra Phillips-Posner and husband Stan Posner. Together, the Posners have traveled 175,000 miles in car trips, and their marriage still hasn’t run out of gas — maybe that’s because they know where to have fun eating, playing and sleeping on I-95. Read more »
Tilghman’s Winter Tranquility
This Eastern Shore island's relaxed nature has year-round appeal.
November 25, 2008
Photography courtesy of the Talbot County Office of Tourism
A Chesapeake Bay Island, even one with a drawbridge to the mainland, may seem an unlikely destination for a winter vacation or weekend. But plenty of people have discovered that much of what draws visitors to Tilghman Island in warm weather is still there even when the temperatures drop. Read more »
Beautiful Bermuda
February 13, 2008
By Merrill Witty
Bermuda gets its name from Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermudez, who first spotted the uninhabited island in 1503. But nothing much happened here until 1609. That’s when an English ship bringing 150 would-be colonists to the new settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, was caught in a violent storm and foundered on the Bermudian reefs. Read more »
Aruba
Dutch Jewel in the Caribbean
February 8, 2008
By Mimi Roeder Vaughan
Aruba is a jewel. The Dutch island’s residents are welcoming and helpful. The island, just 15 miles off the north coast of South America, offers long stretches of pristine beaches, refreshing trade winds and tranquil seas. The average temperature year-round is 82 degrees.
