Alexandria Trips

Packed seven bodies into the minivan - me, my wife, my three kids and my parents - and started our journey East towards the Nation's Capitol at 8:30am. We chose to leave the day before Thanksgiving so that we could make it a leisurely trip …

Wow! Niagara Falls , a spectacular natural wonder, lived up to our lofty expectations. Niagara Falls has served as power for electrical experiments, a sacred place to the Iroquois, the nemesis of daredevils, inspiration for artists, and of …

NOTE: I took byways for most of these destinations, but most are accesible by highways and exits. Though to get true Americana, the blacktop monsters aren't the best way. CHICAGO, IL to HUNTINGTON, IN Route: Take U.S. 41 (Lake Shore Drive) …

Sunday found us getting a late start and then getting lost on the way to the Virginia Renaissance Faire . The faire was smaller and had less high-level entertainment than others I've attended (except for the belly dancers below--best I've ever …

Mount Vernon has been owned and operated by a private non-profit organization, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, since 1858. Mount Vernon accepts no government support and is maintained entirely by fees from admission tickets, retail and …

We left Lexington on time and had a nice trip to Charlottesville, Va. The Monticello took us a bit longer than we had planned, but it was well worth it. Admission was $15.00 and it included three tours. The home, the gardens and the slave tours …

Notes about our trip: Our Itinerary was planned around tours scheduled through our congressman's office. As a result, it doesn't always have museums and monuments located next to each other, which logistically would make more sense. I had to …

Boston is a modern American city that has at the same time somehow managed to retain the feeling of a quaint European town (or what I imagine one would feel like, since I still have yet to go to Europe!). Though maybe this shouldn't be so surprising …

We got into DC around 2:00 and checked into our hotel. It was rainy and our hotel was initially a little hard to find. The Residence Inn by Marriott is a very nice hotel; we had a 2 bedroom suite with a small kitchen. The hotel served a complimentary …

After having a rushful start and only just making the flight with about two minutes to spare, I met a great, friendly airplane whom I was sitting beside. He was just going back to Auckland from a holiday he had spent with his daughter, who …