If you're tired of Revolutionary War history, you'll be glad to know that this post is about the Boston of today. From Logan International Airport you can either ride a taxi to town or catch a free shuttle bus that…
She got off to a rather awkward start. Her launch was scheduled for September 20, 1797. President John Adams and Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner were present for the occasion. When the launch was initiated she moved down the slideways only…
The names of some cities immediately bring certain images into our minds. Las Vegas? Gambling. New York? Broadway shows. San Francisco? The Golden Gate Bridge. Franksville? Sauerkraut. So, when I recently had the opportunity to visit Boston, I posed the…
The second day of the tour began with another bus ride to several historic sites. The first stop was at the Panama Canal Administration Building where we viewed a rotunda filled with paintings documenting canal construction. Behind the building we…
In 1513, Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama to become the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. I didn't want to walk through fifty miles of jungle, so my wife and I took a boat through…
I've written previously about some aspects of last year's trip to Germany, such as the Berlin Wall, a fashion show in Berlin, and the BMW factory in Munich. But I have not yet covered one of the real pleasures of…
We were walking down Mohrenstrasse towards the Berlin Mall when I noticed a sign for the "Big Berlin Fashion Show." If you've seen my wardrobe, you know that no one would ever consider me to be a fashionista. Having never…
If you mention "the wall" today, most people will probably think you're referring to President Trump's plan to prevent illegal aliens from crossing our southern border. Not long ago, however, people may have thought you were referring to other things,…
It may not be famous like Route 66, but Bob Dylan sang a song about it called Highway 51 Blues. This route quietly stretches 1,286 miles from the top of America's heartland down to the bayous of Louisiana. Through most…