A Guide to Visiting DC (for Jon Stewart’s rally-goers)

First I want to say to Jon Stewart and his “Rally to Restore Sanity” crowd, welcome to our city. We’ve been waiting for you! It’s been two years of over-wrought red-staters with misspelled signs, fanny packs and racial epithets leaving McDonald’s wrappers in their wake for those of us who call the nation’s capital home. [...]

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Honeymoon pics! (part five)

Two of my favorite things were the Japanese Tea Garden, and the California Academy of Sciences, both in Golden Gate Park. The park itself is lovely, and has many other attractions – and is entirely worth wandering through on it’s own merits. But these two particular locations should be included in any trip to San [...]

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Honeymoon pics! (part four)

During our 8 days in San Francisco, we took day trips. The first was a bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge and down the (steep) hill into Sausalito. It was a cold, windy ride, but the other side of the Bay was in sunshine — yes, even while San Fran and the bridge are [...]

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Honeymoon pics! (part three)

Various images from our touring of San Francisco’s neighborhoods.

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Honeymoon pics! (part two)

We left San Diego on Sunday afternoon and flew in to San Francisco. After our awesome shuttle driver went out of his way to give a scenic route to the Marina district (he diverted to bring us into the Marina via Pacific Heights, both to show us the mansions of that neighborhood and to show [...]

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Honeymoon pictures! (part one)

The first weekend of our honeymoon trip was spent in San Diego, where we had a great gathering of improvisers known as Barrel of Monkeys. When not improvising, we enjoyed some of San Diego’s fine offerings, mainly beaches and brews.

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When you visit my city: lessons from a traveler

Get off the beaten path as quickly as possible. Look at my city as a collaborative collection of smaller towns, and learn its neighborhoods. Bring a map and know how to read it yourself. When you find a neighborhood you like, visit the shops. When you find one you like, ask the salesperson or owner [...]

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Memories of food and travels

Jen Walker, freelance writer, blogs about food at My Morning Chocolate, and recently posted a food and travel piece about her trip to Costa Rica. She invited comments on others’ memories of food/travel. Here was my reply: When I think of food eaten on travels, I think of New Orleans. There are so many wonderful [...]

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NYC Weekend FTW

I had been needing a weekend away – and Manhattan hit the spot this weekend. We took an early bus from DC to NYC on Friday morning, and spent the afternoon wandering, first in Central Park – I wanted to see Strawberry Fields, and just sit in the park – then in “DUMBO” (Down Under [...]

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