by Doug | May 6, 2013 | Travel
If you want to be in the center of things at Wrightsville Beach, the Summer Sands is worth a look. Just a block from the main cross-roads, you are walking distance to all the action. Right next door are town-favorite eateries (The Trolley Stop, South Beach Grill and...
by Doug | May 1, 2013 | Travel
Pounding surf or placid inland waters? Wandering on miles of beach or paddling for hours on smooth, clear waters? These are the type decisions one needs to make before picking an East Coast vacation destination. Well, they used to be. Head for Wrightsville Beach in...
by Doug | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog, Travel
To really appreciate a city, it helps to have a historical background on the place. In Quebec, that can easily be accomplished by a short, 15-minute drive north from the city center to Wendake, home of the Huron-Wendat Nation. (pronounced When – dock’ – ee) When first...
by Doug | Dec 28, 2012 | Blog, Travel
One of the little secrets we learned many years ago, was that we could stay in New Jersey, while going to see all the sites in New York City. Just across the Hudson River, there are many hotels and motels that provide great service, for far less than you would pay in...
by Doug | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog, Travel
Tired of small European rooms? If you are in London, you simply must try a night at Landmark London If you had taken a train into London in 1899, you would haveundoubtedly booked a hotel room at Landmark London, which celebrated its grandopening that year. Rail was...