Love crab cakes? You can get one of the best crab cakes on the Eastern Shore at Fisherman’s Inn located about six miles east of the Bay Bridge along the Kent Narrows. As a lifelong Marylander and lover of all-things-crabby, I’m always searching for that perfect crab cake. Tons of […]
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5 Tips for Planning Your First Trip to Ireland
Once a month I get an email or blog comment requesting tips for planning a first visit to Ireland. The most common question I get is “I’m going to Ireland. What should I see?” There are few travel destinations that I like to talk about more than Ireland, so I […]
The Angel Oak in Charleston – Oldest Living Thing in the East
The Angel Oak is said to be the oldest living thing east of the Rocky Mountains. This ancient Live Oak located in Johns Island, South Carolina just twelve miles from Charleston historic district is a hidden gem few visitors know about. Majestic Live Oaks draped in Spanish Moss lining the […]
Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge – A Reason to Visit the Shore in the Winter
What do you do in the winter in an area touted as a warm weather destination? Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Hall, Maryland has more notoriety as winter destination than summer, even though it’s a 2285 acre island in a region known for fishing, boating, crabbing, canoeing and […]
Photography Coaching and Afternoon Tea with Ed Remsberg
The Travel Hags are planning a Photography Coaching Session with Ed Remsberg followed by Afternoon Tea on March 23, 2013 at 9:00 am at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Hall in Kent County, Maryland. This Travel Hag Adventure features Maryland photographer, Ed Remsberg who will spend two […]
Christmas at Mount Vernon – Catch the Christmas Spirit
Christmas at Mount Vernon is a program at the famous estate of George Washington that offers the visitor an authentic 18th century Christmas experience. It runs the full Christmas season from the day after Thanksgiving to the Epiphany (January 6). Mount Vernon is beautiful all year long with its […]
Why Visit Mount Vernon? Uncle Tony’s Perspective
Mount Vernon is the 18th century Georgian-style mansion located on the Potomac River in Virginia just sixteen miles from Washington, DC. The mansion that George Washington called home is situated on a 50 acre plantation which is now a living heritage museum and a national historic landmark. George and Martha […]
Andrew McCarthy’s LA Times Article Sells Ireland Short
The LA Times article, In Ireland, Optimism is in the Air, written by Andrew McCarthy suggests that the economic crash has brought the Irish to their knees, and in their humiliation they’ve cast off their arrogant, materialistic attitudes and are returning to the days when they were hospitable and […]
What is a Buyboat Anyway?
The Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat Reunion was held this year (August 3-4, 2012) at Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield, Maryland. What’s a Buy Boat or Buyboat? It’s a boat whose captain would buy a waterman’s catch directly off that waterman’s boat, and then take the catch to one of […]
Bear Lake in the Colorado Rocky Mountains – Step into a Higher Existence
Bear Lake – Rocky Mountain National Park Bear Lake sits at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. It was formed by ice-age glaciers and is surrounded by the jagged peaks of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The staff at Rocky Mountain National Park have built an easy trail […]
Estes Park, Colorado – A Great Intro to the Rocky Mountains
Coming from Denver, Estes Park is about 65 miles. The hour and a half drive starts out on straight flat highway with the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains rising up out of the western landscape. It’s stunning really. I’ve done this drive once before and have also approached Denver […]
Grand Lake Colorado by Train – California Zephyr hits Granby Station
Cross Country Trip by Rail – Chicago to Granby on the California Zephyr Take the train to visit Colorado and the Rockies. Amtrak’s California Zephyr leaves from Chicago at 2 pm and arrives at Granby station the next morning. Noted as one of the most scenic train rides in […]