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Washington: A bloomin’ city
Cherry blossoms are always a winning sight, but they were especially enchanting this spring when, with a couple of friends, I spent a weekend in Washington, in 2014, during the city’s two-week National Cherry Blossom Festival. We went into full tourist mode, watching the National
Switzerland on a budget?
Rex Fritschi is a long-time travel agent, now based in Wisconsin. But he was born in Switzerland and he occasionally returns to the homeland. He called me after a recent trip to discuss prices, meaning high prices. Mind you, he knew about the prices —
New York: Farm to table in Lake Placid
Asgaard Farm & Dairy in New York’s Adirondack Mountains is pretty picky about the products it will sell. Caitlin Aherne (who makes caramels — and soap — from goat’s milk at the farm in Au Sable Forks, N.Y.) said the proprietors recently fed an entire
Chile: Atacama, a desert with many faces
I did a lot of research about the Atacama, the world’s driest desert, for my book of travel trivia, but nothing beats seeing the place — which I finally was able to do when visiting Chile in 2012. My press group saw a wide range
New York: The Village, tasty and charming
I have found the best-ever chocolate chip cookies. That is my opinion after a three-hour walking tour in New York’s Greenwich Village operated by Foods of New York Tours. Those cookies, especially good when warm from the oven, can be had at Milk and Cookies
Montana: ‘Teepee capital of the world’
I write this in the wake of the annual Crow Fair, held in Crow Agency on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. The fair site is often called the “teepee capital of the world” because so many of the cone-shaped tents dot the grounds. Part
Morocco: The Marrakech souks
Sightseeing in Morocco’s Marrakech had to include the souks, or open-air markets, many of them identified with specific goods, such as jewelry, carpets, spices and so forth. The souks are a maze of narrow walking streets and alleyways that never head anywhere in a straight
Sweet pickin’: Strawberries in Japan
Visitors to Japan might, quite reasonably, expect to sample sushi, sashimi and soba (the latter are, to us English speakers, noodles) … but strawberries? Yes, you heard (or read, rather) me right: strawberries. I did indeed indulge in grilled eel, green tea and other typically
Spain: Madrid for foodies
I think I ate my way across Madrid during a recent trip to Spain with travel journalists. We had meals that really were worth writing home about, but I’ll write about them here: • Poncelet Cheese Bar, Calle de Jose Abascal, 61, is a relatively
