Holiday Light Displays: A Cure for Cabin Fever
For a little holiday spirit, here are nine great light displays, in and just outside the District, to enjoy either socially distanced or from the comfort of your car.
Holiday Happenings on the Eastern Shore
Charming historic towns on Maryland’s Eastern Shore are offering creative ways to cheer even the most pandemic-weary.
Georgetown’s Connections to Harry & Meghan’s Montecito
Montecito, California, is a great place for the famous and their families to live because, for the most part, they are traditionally, almost rigidly, ignored. They simply become part of village life.
Virginia’s Second-Home Market Is Hot, Hot, Hot … and Transformed
Instead of recreational purposes like horseback riding, hunting and gardening, what buyers now seek is refuge, a space to spread out and distance from their neighbors.
2020 Garden Tour Is Shelved
They are gorgeous. Intimate. Grand. Colorful. Hidden. And they will remain so until next May. They are the gardens of the Georgetown Garden Tour, an annual springtime event that lets […]
Buy Fresh Buy Local
In the middle of a global pandemic, food is more important than ever. The Buy Fresh Buy Local Program is a nationwide effort that works to connect local farmers and […]
AllTrails App, the Perfect COVID Thing to Do
For those going stir crazy inside, as they say, there’s an app for that! AllTrails, an app for hikers has an “outdoors” platform with crowdsourced trails from nearly 10 million […]
Touring Egypt: From the Sublime to the Surreal
For the first two weeks of March, my main concerns were whether I was brave enough to ride a camel (no) and wondering out the window of an air-conditioned coach […]
A Winter Escape to the Greenbrier
A Swedish massage at the famed resort is only a train ride away. The multiple restaurants, casino and massive parlor fireplace will keep you warm and entertained.
Quebec City to New York on Queen Mary 2
My husband and I needed a recharge. Not for our computers, for ourselves. Our Rx? An eight-day Queen Mary 2 luxury ocean-liner voyage from Quebec City to New York. Pre-departure, […]