Celebrate Presidents Day by visiting one of more than 400 national parks, preserves, historic sites and monuments FREE on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. That list includes sites associated with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the two presidents whose birthdays we are celebrating. That would include the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, Federal Hall in New York City, … [Read more...]
Free entry to US National Parks
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service by visiting one of more than 400 national parks, preserves, historic sites and monuments FREE on Monday, August 22, 2016. That list includes the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and Yosemite National Park in California. The birthday freebie is in addition to more than a dozen days every year the NPS grants free admission to the sites … [Read more...]
Estonia: where to go next
We’re all looking for the next great destination. My vote goes to Estonia, for historic architecture, the cobblestone streets, culture, fine dining and park land you expect to find in Europe, and for a lot less money than in what I call “the usual suspects”. Estonia is one of the three Baltic nations – Lithuania and Latvia are the others – and it’s full of happy surprises. The capital city, … [Read more...]
Hotel Aquatis opens in an aquarium
Where to Go Next - The Hotel Aquatis has just opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a complex with an aquarium and water museum. It's an interesting combination, but not so unusual considering snow-covered Swiss Alps melt into picturesque lakes, such as the one Lausanne sits alongside. That would be Lake Geneva. The complex is called Aquatis City of Water. The Hotel Aquatis features 143 … [Read more...]