How to crab: -Find an empty place along the Eastern Shore of Maryland. (We chose Janes Island State Park near Crisfield). -Tie a chicken neck to a piece of twine and toss into water. Hold other end. Wait to feel a tug. Start yelling “Jon! Jon!” because Jon has the long-poled net. Get your visiting [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 24, 2009
Now Boarding: China for $799 (including hotel!)
Just last month, Jon and I were contemplating taking the month of June off and dropping in on my dad, who spends half his time in Beijing in his retirement. We would backpack through Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Guangzhou and maybe visit some long-lost friends in Hong Kong. However, my dad was coming back to New [...]
June 23, 2009
In The Suitcase: Swedish Trip Planning Resources
Last week I realized it was past mid-June and besides reserving our flight to Sweden, we hadn’t made any other reservations. Sure, we could just wing it once we land, but we have only one week in Sweden (after 4 days in London) and I have wung it (winged it? wung?) through Europe in the [...]
June 17, 2009
Getting Lost In: Burgundy, France
Burgundy is almost a cliche, but it is a great one. Taking a wine tour through that area of France, only a couple hours’ drive from Paris, is really as remarkable as it sounds. While Parisians were turning their tunnels into catacombs filled with skeletons, Burgundians transformed theirs into wine cellars. Rustic family-owned wineries, French [...]
June 15, 2009
In the Suitcase: Making a List, Checking it Twice
This past weekend Jon and I were heading out to Shenandoah National Park for a night of camping at Low Water Bridge Campground and hiking Old Rag, a popular and strenous hike to one of the prettiest peaks in Virginia. I spent the past few days beforehand preparing for our getaway – lugging out the [...]
June 10, 2009
Now Boarding: US to Australia for $229??? (We love this economy!)
If Scrabble allowed you to use proper names, Qantas would be a great use for the letter Q without the U. And today, Qantas has found even more new uses for its name to splatter across headlines: Flights to Australia starting at $229 one way from the U.S. ??!??!?!?!?? Talk about some great promotional marketing. [...]
June 8, 2009
Getting Lost In: Roma, Bella! (Rome)
I finally went out to see a movie for the first time since I saw Batman last summer. It’s not that we haven’t had any interest, but I suppose we have less interest in trying to find a parking spot in Georgetown on a Saturday night. So what great cinematic work of art drew us [...]
June 4, 2009
Now Boarding: stricter border-crossing laws
Several years ago, a group of us bridesmaids went up to Montreal for a bachelorette weekend. Three were flying from Chicago, one from New York. I was driving from Boston. Now, the New York bridesmaid had always entered Canadia by car and flashed her license to cross the border. Of course, she didn’t realize that when [...]
June 1, 2009
StayCation is a LameCation. Go camping instead!
Because of “The Economy” I have been hearing the buzzword “Staycation” a lot. And I really have to admit it drives me up the wall, the way “BabyMoon” has become the title for people taking a vacation before the baby is born, or “Carb” became a term for Evil Breads. I mean, what is a [...]
