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Queens, the largest of NYC’s five boroughs by size, is home to over 2.3 million people, which would make it the fourth largest city in the U.S. if it were not part of NYC. Queens’ melting pot boasts a brew of…
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To many people, Monticello and Charlottesville, Virginia are synonymous. Indeed, even more than his famous home, the presence of Thomas Jefferson, the Man, can be felt throughout the quiet college town, about a three-hour drive from Washington, D.C. For any…
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Sure, we are all now accustomed to hotel rooms admonishing us to leave the towels on the rack so they can be reused. And occasionally, we come across two waste baskets in the room, one for recycling paper. And we…
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I was contacted a few months ago by the PR firm representing Nova Star Cruises, a large car and passenger cruise ferry that was scheduled to begin service between Portland, Maine & Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on June 1st. Was I…
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No one fully grasped the damage to lives and property when Category 3 Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Music is New Orleans’ legacy, its cultural gift to the world. The aftermath of Katrina scattered NO’s…
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Of course, everyone knows “Remember the Alamo!” But, what’s this “Remember Goliad”? Presidio La Bahia played a major role in the early days of the Texas Revolution. In 1836 Colonel James Walker Fannin took command of Presidio La Bahia. At…
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Over the last 20 years we have spent many weeks on both business and holidays in the Los Angeles area, but it was only about four years ago that we discovered the beautiful adjacent town of Oxnard, just over an…
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There is a gathering a-coming of the tiny houses August 7-9th in Colorado Springs called Tiny House Jamboree. Builders, designers, suppliers, tiny “housers” and TH enthusiasts will convene for a three-day celebration. I will be part of that celebration. This…
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First I should confess that part of my family has lived full time in the Hamptons for over 10 years. I have spent birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas there. Ten years ago, I visited a friend at her home in the…
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Sedona was on our agenda following the Grand Canyon experience. What Yixian, Julia (Jiaojian) and I didn’t anticipate was how different the Sedona experience would be from our Grand Canyon. The brilliant red and orange sandstone formations kept the cameras…
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