Hotels
The Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Pennsylvania
The Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania is not just a hotel it is a destination onto itself. Rich History It has a rich history — built in 1806 as a hotel catering to […]
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Americas
Memphis, Tennessee for the Ignorant Traveler — 12 Things to Do or Know
Memphis is smack dab in the middle of the Southern US — at the very bottom of Missouri just above the Mississippi Delta and alongside the Mississippi River; just east of the flatlands of Arkansas. […]
Europe
Dresden, Germany for the Ignorant Traveler — 12 Things to Know & Do
Dresden — an East German city behind the Iron Curtain for 45 years. Dresden — the place that the Allied Forces bombed the hell out of in World War II — to the point where […]
Americas
Fort Huachuca & Tombstone, Arizona for the Ignorant Traveler
Fort Huachuca, Arizona was not a place I’d ever thought of traveling to — but the job calls and you find yourself in foreign places. In Fort Huachuca’s case, pleasantly surprised. Fort Huachuca is due […]
Americas
Oshkosh, Wisconsin & Lake Winnebago for the Ignorant Traveler
Having a job that requires regular travel to all parts of the world — you can find yourself bouncing into a town with little preparation or forethought. Another plane ride, another town, another client or […]
Asia & Australia
Beijing, China & Tiananmen Square for the Ignorant Traveler
The first of several trips to Beijing, China was a 2-part trip — the first part found me in a wonderfully dilapidated part of the Great Wall of China an hour’s drive outside the city; […]
Asia & Australia
Beijing, China for the Ignorant Traveler. Reminds Me of Brooklyn
I’ve been to Beijing, China twice for a week each time, and the more time I spent there, the more it reminded me of Brooklyn, NY — the place where I was born. And I’m […]
Hotels
The Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. You Gotta See the Lobby
Washington DC is known for back-room political deals and scheme-ings at its famous hotels — making certain Washington DC hotels a tourist attraction in themselves — and the most interesting, historic and beautiful of them […]
Where to Eat
Santini’s — Amazing New York Deli in Virginia
I was recommended to Santini’s in Chantilly, Virginia by Big Mike Clark of the Ashburn Clark’s. Big Mike is originally from Syracuse and played college football at Hobart in Geneva NY, but has been living […]
Where to Eat
Pursuing Blue Rare Steak vs Pittsburgh Rare Steak at Texas Roadhouse
I like my steaks rare. I love my steaks Blue Rare. That is not Pittsburgh Rare — which is very nice but sometimes a bit too greasy off the grill — I love them Blue […]