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Without Reservation
Blank stares. That’s what I got when I told friends I was heading to New York City for the primary purpose of spending two nights at The Whitby, a new British boutique hotel. It seems more...
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Cooped Up?
If you grew up in the mid-Atlantic, chances are good that you have strong opinions on fried chicken — corn flakes vs. Panko, nutmeg vs. good old salt and pepper, iron skillet vs. the more healthy...
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Portugal Perfect
The requirements for our mother-daughter trip were simple: someplace European with warm October weather and off-the-beaten-path places to explore. After a few months of narrowing down our choices, my...
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Cold Chills
Take a break from the normal beach experience and head to Cape May, New Jersey for a weekend of paranormal activity at Historic Cold Spring Village. The village, comprising of 27 homes from 1691 to...
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Crickets and Dragons
We arrived by rickshaw, rolling through bustling alleys, witnessing life in Beijing’s hutongs as it was a century ago: ramshackle buildings, potholed streets, the smells of unfamiliar and fishy foods,...
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Links, luxe and a lot to love
The champagne in my glass barely budges as our Hinckley yacht purrs across the Chesapeake, handling any swell that dares to sweep its gleaming hull as if it were a mere ripple. We are en route to Inn...
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A Muggle’s Guide to Edinburgh
When my cousin Deb’s husband, Dan, took a one-year sabbatical, he chose a post at the University of Edinburgh. Deb packed their household into seven suitcases, rented a “flat,” enrolled their two kids...
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(Southern) Charm City
Think of Savannah, Georgia as Baltimore’s fun cousin — the one that shows up to family reunions looking prim and proper but who will certainly close down the bar at the after-party. Though they’re more...
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Green Belt
Standing at the top of a towering sand dune more reminiscent of Scotland than Central Florida — yes, Central Florida! — my hands are sweaty and knees shaky as winds wallop my face. Below me, undulating...
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California Beckons
Tempted by the cheap airfare displayed on my computer screen, I wondered aloud if we could, or should, plan a trip to San Francisco three weeks out. “Sure. We could finally go to Yosemite National...
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College-Town Cool
At Argus Farm Stop, a modern farmers’ market that sells locally sourced meat, produce and dairy, co-founder Kathy Sample considers her place in the world. “Ann Arbor isn’t a food desert,” she muses....
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Two-Day Dream Trip: Beach & Brews
Dogfish Head has taken crisp, clean, cleverly named beers, a truly unique company ethos, three towns in Delaware and in all has created much more than a company: It has created a culture. One sunny,...
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High-Low Holiday
The internet is full of travel deals. But what if you want to jet somewhere that has been a tourist destination for generations, such as Rome? Even as one of the world’s premiere travel spots, the...
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Staycation? Who Me?
Somewhere deep in the suburbs, I am lying face down with a warm stone in each hand — and it’s one of the most calming sensations I’ve ever experienced. When stressed, I am normally one to head into...
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The Relax Factor
My relaxed weekend in Virginia starts with a monsoon and I arrive at the comfortable luxury of Tides Inn amidst a downpour, driving past new corn that looks like it’s growing in a creek and creeks that...
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Lithuania, You Say?
Anywhere you stand in Lithuania’s Old Town Vilnius, you can see the spires of at least three churches. For a nation once under the Soviet Union’s hammer and sickle, the number of ancient cathedrals...
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Day Trips & Delights
Our list of great festivals, concerts, hikes & more, compiled by Cassandra Cipparone and Miranda Nolan For the street cred … Can you say you are a Marylander if you haven’t attended each of these...
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Leipzig or Hype-zig?
If you were asked to name which city is home to Europe’s largest train station — and the second-largest in the world — you’d probably answer one of the great capitals: Paris, Berlin, Rome. But we know...
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Journey Forth
It was a simple question that was part of the advanced yoga instructor training that Dani Yarusso was studying: What can you do for the community? What could Yarusso do for her community? It wasn’t as...
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Play Time
The plan was to go to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to write about all of its sports and family fun for Baltimore’s Child and Washington Family. Three days of Lambeau Field, collegiate baseball and a roller...
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