Archive for the ‘Travel Tips’ Category

JOINING THE INN CROWD

By Emily Grey, contributing writer Thinking about becoming an innkeeper? Are you seriously considering owning and operating a small inn? If so, you should consider attending Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia (BBA V) annual conference. Each January,...

AMTRAK ACROSS THE US

AMTRAK ACROSS THE US

Compiled by Mary Gallagher NEW ST. LOUIS-CHICAGO schedule Highlights NEW AMTRAK TRAIN TIMETABLE CHICAGO – More opportunity for business or pleasure between Chicago and St. Louis is a highlight of Amtrak’s new timetable, effective Nov. 1, 2004....

Cantonese opera, Hong Kong

Around the World in 80 Days

By Sandra Scott Around the world in 80 days! It’s a song! It’s a movie! It can be your dream come true. When friends and family ask where you are going on your next trip, imagine the surprised looks when you reply, “We are going around...

Volunteer Vacations

Hello Friends: I did a segment for the CBS Morning News in Washington DC a few years ago on volunteer vacations and it was an eye opener. Mistakenly I thought “volunteer” meant one was an unpaid participant in some worthy project and your...

Contemporary Japanese Fashion

Hello Fellow Fashionista’s: I’ve just returned from previewing the new show Contemporary Japanese Fashion: The Mary Baskett Collection that opened October 17th at the Textile Museum in Washington DC. If you’re interested in the creative...

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