Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

I saw this today on the Stickley Museum blog and thought some of you might like to enter, or at least have a look at the entered travel photos. I’ve seen some amazing Craftsman Farm photos in our Flickr group! If you have a great picture of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, why not [...]

A recent trip to the NY Renn Faire! On Saturday, Germaine invited me to go to the NY Renn Faire. Germaine is Bethie’s friend from high school, but being sisters means I get to steal her clothes and her friends. Score! I was really excited to go, since it’s been a few years since my [...]

Traveling to New Jersey? Ok, no one travels to New Jersey. Stuck in New Jersey and looking for something new to do? Next month is MUSEUM DAY which means free admission to local attractions, like the Stickley Museum. Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on September 27, 2008. Museum [...]

Kaiser Kuo has written a brilliant Guide for Visiting Journalists, to avoid the awkward Bylines-At-Customs type of writing so scathingly described by Huo Lei Feng, and to avoid the shallow cliches that make us cringe. Here’s an excerpt: Topping the list of forbidden clichés is the phrase “coming out party.” As apt as it may [...]

Thursday, 22 May 2008 – Part 1 (10:30 am – 2 pm) Yorktown, Virginia From The Historical Park, I set off to explore the town. Not as big or exciting as I expected, but I did enjoy my time at the beach! Old Yorktown, Virginia * http://www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism/ Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown was named after England’s York [...]

Kokoro Sushi Restauranthttp://kokorodenver.ypguides.net/303) 432-0600 * 5535 Wadsworth, Arvada * (55th and Wadsworth) A small healthy fast food joint off Wadsworth, part of a chain of a similar diner that’s in the style of Tokyo Joes somewhat, but more sushi and Japanese fare than Tokyo Joes. Specializing in lunch and dinner, they do have a healthier [...]

Yorktown National Cemetery * Yorktown National Historical Site * Yorktown, Virginia. I Passed the Union Soldier’s Burial Ground … laid out in avenues and enclosed with a Virginia rail fence .. each grave having a headboard neatly marked telling the hero’s name, his company, and regiment … In this lonely resting place, on the plains [...]

Jones Mill Pond This old mill town and mill dam (now covered by the Colonial parkway) show on Civil War maps, and may have existed in Colonial times. A Union Advance On May 5, 1862, Lt. George A Custer (who is 1876 made hist “Last Stand” on the Little Bighorn River in Montana) led a [...]

Thursday, 22 May 2008 – Part 1 (8:00 am – 10:30 am) Yorktown, Virginia Early to rise and checked out of the Janus International Hostel and out to explore the final section of the Historic Triangle. Driving down the Colonial Parkway, I found my way to “Yorktown”. Yorktown Colonial National Historical Park * http://www.nps.gov/colo * [...]