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Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials

The Benefits of Visiting the National Memorials on Sunday Morning On the way down to Washington D.C., my father and I discussed the smartest way to conduct our national memorials walking tour. Based on our schedule, it looked like it…

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour

College Park, Maryland to Georgetown, Washington D.C. Rather than go to the highway, it was actually easier from where we were to take local streets into Washington D.C. Basically we took US -1 South to P Street past DuPont Circle.…

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 1: New York City, NY to College Park, Maryland
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 1: New York City, NY to College Park, Maryland

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 1: New York City, NY to College Park, Maryland

It was Saturday morning around 8 a.m. The chill of winter was in the air, but the bright sun made it tolerable as I packed the car. The sky was bright blue with barely a cloud in sight. It was…

Bayville Scream Park
Bayville Scream Park

Bayville Scream Park

The coastal village of Bayville is situated on the north shore of Long Island. The village is located within the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island in New York State. One of the village’s major attractions…

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels
Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels

After the morning portion of the tour and a lackluster lunch our tour guide made sure that everyone was back on the van so that we could promptly leave at 2:15 p.m. for the afternoon portion of the tour. We…

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base
Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base

A Brief History of the DMZ In 1954, the French military was defeated by the Vietnamese at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, resulting in their withdrawal from the region. Following the French War, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam…

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site
Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

The first UNESCO site that I was able to visit in Vietnam in 2014 was the My Son Sanctuary. At approximately 5:00 a.m. I got picked up outside my hotel by a tour van that was already filled with people.…

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

Once we returned from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I suggested that we take a nice leisurely walk up Broadway. In the past, I was in a graduate school course where we took a walking tour with a…