Beaches, BBQs and booze. That’s the typical agenda for celebrating our nation’s holiday over this long weekend. But in all the hype, we often overlook that – for various reasons – not everyone gets to down several hot dogs and bottles of beer. This year my ability to eat and drink has been slightly curtailed.…
This was originally posted in 2012, which would turn out to be my last Christmas with my mother. Although we usually had some sort of seafood when I was growing up, we’d been trying to do the Feast of the Seven Fishes over the last several years. For this occasion, I took care of all…
As you enter the airport, t-shirts adorned with sayings such as “You Better Belize It!” and “Don’t Stop Belizing!” hang from shop windows. But a visit to this Central American country is anything but generic. With beaches and sea life inhabiting the barrier reefs, rainforests and jungles hiding Mayan ruins, and pine forests with stunning…
For this month’s travel post, instead of a far off land, I’ve chosen a more accessible destination — the Ocean State. At least it can be reached by car if you’re one of my readers in the Northeast. Outside of Newport and Block Island, which have for years been frequented by the well-to-do, most of…
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