On and Off the Map

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and, the Northwest offers whatever art the eye wants. Attending the annual Seattle Art Fair is the perfect opportunity to open one’s eyes to a world of art with over 100 galleries participating, which translates to hundreds of artists on view. It is a fabulous display of…

Introduction Welcome to the land of coffee, computers, art, brew pubs, marijuana, tattoos, facial hair, lakes, mountains, ferries and people who take them to work, and mayors whose primary concerns have been creating bicycle lanes and tent cities (never mind the rain). Welcome to Seattle and the Northwest. All of that is Seattle and the…

Savannah to Hilton Head to Savannah After leaving Dublin and driving a few more hours, we arrived in Savannah. We made our way to the Savannah Marriott Riverfront and enjoyed our river view (although through windows that needed cleaning!) before we set out to explore Savannah. Because it was so hot, we waited and took…

From Athens to Dublin Allowing for a chance to catch our breaths, we opted for only a short drive (1 1/2 hours) to Athens. We found our hotel, the new Hyatt Place, a modern sleek hotel at the edge of downtown, a perfect location except that there was very little going on downtown. Even some…

Warm Springs and Balloons The next day had us off to another “presidential locale,” as we drove to Warm Springs. Warm Springs was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Georgia retreat to which he came for the healing powers of the warm springs. While he was still Governor of New York, he purchased the Meriwether Inn and 1,700…

Macon’s offerings were both diverse and interesting. After driving and admiring the antebellum buildings, we stopped at the Hay House, a historical landmark built from 1855-1859 in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style. With 18,000 square feet and 24 bathrooms, it is almost as big as some of the newer Naples “mansions.” Then it was on…

There’s gold (and wine!) in them thar hills! Another day and on our way to Amicalola Falls in the northern part of the state. I am a waterfalls aficionado (more enthusiast than knowledgeable), so, when an interesting waterfall presents itself, I must go. Amicalola Falls is 729 feet high and the highest in Georgia. It…

We are on our way to Cairo, Athens, Vienna, Rome and Dublin, all in the span of 10 days! Lest you think this trip is too ambitious for such a short time, I should add that these cities/towns are all in the state of Georgia. Who would have guessed that visiting these “capital cities” would…

From Presidential “Sites” to Macon Wednesday morning, following a short stop in Thomasville, we were on our way to Plains. Before and after, we made quick visits to Cairo, which claims bragging rights as the “hospitality city,” and, Vienna, pronounced “vye anna,” which is home to the southeast and Georgia’s oldest barbecue cooking contest. The…

Because I am a traveler, I am always at home and never at home. One of the outcomes of my passion for travel was a two-month trip around the world almost ten years ago. I planned every detail of that trip and made all the travel arrangements. While on that trip I sent email “postings”…