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Monday, 28 May 2012

Real estate ... and a surprising choice ... takes priority as we return home

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A bit over two weeks ago, we left a cold, wet England, feeling more like March than late May.  We returned to high summer.  Skies were sunny...
Sunday, 27 May 2012

Durham's Arrowhead Inn takes us back to honeymoon luxury

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I'd always heard that American B&Bs were different from their British counterparts.   British bed and breakfast started as stayi...
Friday, 25 May 2012

Vidalia, Milton Inn, Old Ebbitt Grill: Local delights, historic venues, old friends make dining special

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About half the meals of this trip took place at the dining tables of the friends with whom we were staying.  Thanks, Trey and Di, for that s...
Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Finding my inner confederate on the Civil War trail

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Until very recently I was far more interested in, and knew much more about, the English Civil War of the 17th century than the American on...
Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Two days in Baltimore pack a cultural punch

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There's no tour guide like a passionate local. Baltimore was the next stop on our trip, where we were given the royal treatment by my ...
Friday, 18 May 2012

Exploring DC: The best of the rest

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Five minutes after we emerged from the metro train on our first day in DC, closed streets and a profusion of uniforms told us something wa...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Crowds make official DC tours a disappointment

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As democracies go, the UK is arguably a lot more representative than the United States.  The average member of parliament supports 92,000 ...
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