The city of Charleston, situated on a peninsula bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers and Charleston Harbor, was founded in 1670 as Charles Town for King Charles II of England. The city quickly grew in size and wealth, becoming the fifth largest city in North America at the time, largely because of its role... Continue Reading →
The city of Savannah sits on Georgia's coastline, separated from the state of South Carolina by the Savannah River. It is a city full of public squares lined with luxurious antebellum homes and trees dripping with Spanish moss. It is a quintessential image of the south. It's also known as being one of the most... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 and during the American Revolution became our nation's first capital. As you can imagine, any place with that much history has to have some ghost stories, and there is certainly no shortage of haunted locations in the City of Brotherly Love. If you're looking for the chance to catch some... Continue Reading →
In the heart of downtown Boston, just steps from the Freedom Trail and Boston Common, sits a 551-room historic hotel called the Omni Parker House that is known to be the oldest continually operating hotel in the country. It's also rumored to be Boston's most haunted hotel. The Parker House was built in 1855 by... Continue Reading →
In the summer months of July and August, the quaint seaside resort town of Cape May, New Jersey sees its peak tourism season, with the population growing as high as 40,000 from its year-round population of about 4,700. Unlike many of the other shore towns, Cape May has a lot going on throughout the rest... Continue Reading →
I was ecstatic when my company asked me to spend two days in Baltimore, Maryland last week to work a booth at a conference. My position within my company doesn’t usually include much travel, so it was exciting to get out of the office for an overnight trip, and especially to a city that I... Continue Reading →
On the St. Lawrence River about an hour from the U.S. border lies the bustling Canadian city of Montreal, the largest city in the province of Quebec. As part of the region once settled as "New France," Montreal is full of quaint streets and historic French-influenced architecture. It's a perfect destination especially if you want... Continue Reading →
This post has been a long time coming. Anyone who knows me could easily tell you that if I could choose to be anywhere in the world at any given moment, it would probably be the quaint seaside town of Cape May. I grew up vacationing in Cape May, but never really gained a keen... Continue Reading →
Seven and a half miles north of Quebec City you'll find a natural wonder called Montmorency Falls, a waterfall located at the point where the Montmorency River dumps into the St. Lawrence. At 83 meters, the chute trumps Niagara Falls in height. Visiting the waterfall makes for a great half-day excursion from Quebec City. The... Continue Reading →
I'll be back in August! Since starting this blog in November 2018 I have consistently posted every other week. This week is supposed to be a post week, but unfortunately I have no fresh content to share. But that doesn't mean I've been slacking! These past few weeks I have put a ton of time... Continue Reading →
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