1919 – The Year That Changed Baseball
I think you all know by now that I love Cincinnati. I also love baseball. And Cincinnati loves its Reds. What I didn’t know was how pivotal events in 1919 […]
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Category Archives: Museums & Tours
Austin Detours
All trips to Austin should begin with a Detour. That is the PERFECT tagline for what Austin Detours is about! Their concept is simple: We’re different, because Austin is. A […]
Recognizing the Red Cross
It was 3:00am. My phone rang. I could barely make sense of the sound as it roused me from a deep sleep. I groggily answered. “Julie? There’s an apartment fire […]
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
It’s wonderful to venture out and see all the light displays of the Christmas season. But at Heritage Village Museum in Cincinnati, they decorate a little differently: the historical houses […]
Leaving London for a Day: Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath
One of the most popular day excursions from London that I found includes visits to three iconic spots, two of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites: Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, and […]
Jack the Ripper Was Here
If you come out of London’s Tower Hill Underground station any time in the early evening, you’re sure to see murder enthusiasts milling around waiting for one of several Jack […]
Touring a FIFA Fiefdom
Fiefdom – anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group I’d say Real Madrid’s football stadium counts as a fiefdom. In fact, they’ll […]
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait
It seemed strange to walk along a sidewalk in Brussels, Belgium and suddenly see Amy Winehouse’s picture along the wall. Being neither Belgian, nor alive, I wondered what was going […]
St-Roch Rocks the Food Scene!
Who doesn’t love a food tour? A guided tour through area eateries where you’re treated to the best that the best restaurants and bars have to offer. In St-Roch Quebec […]
Art & Architecture in Old Quebec
You’ll never lack for beautiful sights to see in Quebec City, but I loved learning little factoids as I wandered the narrow streets of this provincially-French city on an Art […]
