Jan 5th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Summary: When most people think of the city of Baltimore, tourism is the last thing that comes to their mind. The Maryland city known for high crime, seedy neighborhoods and social stratification often falls by the wayside when travelers consider the hipper east coast cities -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington DC. But nestled deep in the grit of Baltimore lies a dark warm culture, a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Budget Travel: Baltimore
Jan 5th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Summary: When most people think of the city of Baltimore, tourism is the last thing that comes to their mind. The Maryland city known for high crime, seedy neighborhoods and social stratification often falls by the wayside when travelers consider the hipper east coast cities -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington DC. But nestled deep in the grit of Baltimore lies a dark warm culture, a ...Get close (enough) to the inauguration
Dec 28th, 2008 at 12:00PM:
You want to witness the dawning of the age of "hope" and "change" first-hand. You want to be their in person when President-Elect Barack Obama drops the second half of his current title. But, there's a problem. You're not alone. In fact, as many as two million people are expected to attend the inauguration, and hotel rooms are disappearing as far away as Pennsylvania, according to the latest from ...Part of U.S. Airways plane breaks and falls to the ground somewhere in Maryland
Mar 24th, 2008 at 6:00PM: Do you live in Maryland? Did you find an unknown piece of metal in your backyard this afternoon? If so, U.S Airways and the FAA, no doubt, would like to have a word with you, as it most likely fell off the wing of one of their planes. A local ABC affiliate reports, "The company notified local fire departments that a 17-square-inch piece of wing fell off and may be somewhere in Anne Arundel or ...Wildlife causing car accidents is on the rise and it's not cheap
Dec 22nd, 2007 at 11:30AM: When the black bear crossed the road in front of my car when I was on my way to Washington, D.C. this summer, I was astounded. He made his ambling dash across the six-lane highway near Cumberland, Maryland. I may have still been in West Virgina, but I do know I saw a bear.
Animals crossing roads is happening more and more frequently which is increasing the likelihood of hitting one. One reason is ...One for the Road: Charm City - A Walk Through Baltimore
Dec 20th, 2007 at 1:00PM: I'm super excited about today's book suggestion. The latest title in Crown's Journey Series is Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore by Madison Smartt Bell. The cover itself, decorated with Hon hair and a photo of the famous Painted Ladies, is enough for me to know -- I want to read this book! When I first started writing for Gadling back in 2005, I was still a Baltimore resident, and I've ...Nachos and Natty Boh on The Square in Baltimore's Canton
Oct 17th, 2007 at 10:00AM: I lived in Baltimore for many years, so while reading this New York Times piece about Canton, I thought of some additional insider info I could share. First of all, no one calls the heart of the neighborhood by its real name, O'Donnell Square. But it was nice of Mr. Villano to fill us in on who Captain O'Donnell was. Locals just call it "the Square". Secondly, (and I'm sure some native ...Fall Leaf Peeping by Rail
Sep 13th, 2007 at 10:00PM: The leaves haven't started to change in Columbus, Ohio-- yet, but they will--soon. This morning the air was crisp and cool. Yep, leaf changing conditions are here, and I expect edges of red will appear in a couple of weeks until eventually there will be bursts of color everywhere. If you are interested in optimum leaf peeping, plan a bit a head. Instead of taking a driving trip for fall splendor ...Quick Road Trip: Washington, D.C. Part One
Jul 27th, 2007 at 9:39AM: As I struck out for Washington, D.C. two Thursdays ago today with my 14 year-old daughter and her best friend settled into the back seat of our car with their array of pillows, snack foods, MP3 player, head phones, Map Quest directions and who knows what else --there was so much back there, I felt that sense of freedom and adventure that gives me an energy boost.
I knew we were heading to ...The Truth Behind "Gravity Hills"
May 10th, 2007 at 1:00PM:
According to Wikipedia, a gravity hill "is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope." The video above investigates a gravity hill just outside of Burkittsville, Maryland (also where the Blair Witch Project was filmed). The legend of this particular gravity hill goes that the ghosts of the dead ...
Yekta
Dec 10th, 2006 at 10:03PM: Towards the end of my work week last week sometime while working in Rockville, Maryland I decided to pop into Yekta, a restaurant specializing in kabob and other fine Persian dishes. It was a good decision too. Normally I would have tried the koobideh (skewered lean ground beef) or kabob-e barg (flattened strips of marinated beef), but since I'm shying away from red meat temporarily I went for the ...I Spy a Museum
Dec 9th, 2006 at 9:31AM: The NY Times had a fun piece by a former CIA case officer, in which she talks about visiting various spy museums. He went to NSA's National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, MD, and the International Spy Museum in DC.
Having visited the International Spy Museum myself, she describes the experience well, while adding in little tidbits about her experiences with the CIA in Eastern Europe in the ...Touring America's Northeast with HP
Nov 8th, 2006 at 9:41PM: Just wanted to give everyone here a quick update on my whereabouts since I haven't sat still all year. Over the next couple of months you can find me riding around parts of America's chilly north east as one half of Hewlett Packard's Color Works dynamic tour staff. I'll be hanging around the local Staples, Office Max, & Office Depot in places like Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire, ...One Hundred Very Angry U.S. Cities
Aug 22nd, 2006 at 7:35PM: Why this list of angry U.S. cities makes me laugh - I don't know? Could it be that Orlando, the very home of Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Mickey Mouse ranks number one for some bizarre reason? Maybe it's because my city (Tampa, FL) ranks 12 and the near by St. Petersburg, FL comes in second? So my first question is this - what's up with all the anger Florida? World Hum points readers to a fine ...
