by Traveller | Apr 6, 2017 | DC, North America, United States
I spent last weekend in our nation’s capital bathing in the glory “inside the beltline.” The celebs (or perhaps their doppelgangers) were out in spades last weekend in Washington, DC. Now, I’m no name-dropper, but I feel you should know about...
by Traveller | Sep 4, 2015 | North America, United States, Wisconsin
What do you do when you visit Chicago? Nope. I drive to Milwaukee. You see, my pursuit of seeing new places has reached a near-fever pitch. It draws the question: What are you looking for? A question I’ll pose to the nearest shrink or bartender at some point...
by Traveller | Sep 1, 2014 | North America, United States, Wyoming
“Let’s do that on Monday,” I suggested in a meeting last Thursday. “Umm. That’s Labor Day. The office is closed. Right” someone said with a tone of desperate hope. She was right. I’d failed to load “National...
by Traveller | Aug 13, 2014 | North America, Texas, United States
It’s called “The People’s Republic of Austin” because it’s Texas’s left-leaning pocket. If Austin changed its name to “San Jose” without the taxes, it wouldn’t be too far off. It’s hard to miss the high-tech...
by Traveller | Jul 27, 2014 | California, North America, United States
When I think of Silicon Valley, I think of apps and hipsters, sun and startups. Guess what? That’s exactly what I found on a recent trip to San Jose. As with most visits from the East Coast to the West, one leaves early in the morning, stops briefly in...
by Traveller | Jul 22, 2014 | North America, United States, West Virginia
The Greenbrier The Greenbrier has been around since the 19th Century. Hidden in the high hills of West Virginia, it’s one of America’s first resort destinations. The site was selected for the healing powers of the natural warm springs. Those springs...