Every once in a while, it feels good for this Yankee to travel outside New England. I know - the destination needs to be a place that’s relatively easy to get to from Boston, plus scenic, fun and filled with beautiful B&Bs. For wandering educators, a few historic, cultural or educational attractions help too. Charlottesville, VA hit my radar screen when planning a fun place to go, and from the time my husband and I started the research we were impressed with all there is to do in this region. Home to the Virginia Wine and a number of fabulous win
Tucked away in a mostly-industrial section of Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, sits the Root Beer Stand.
The postcard lay taunting me from atop the day's stack of mail. P.T. Barnum's words, "There's a sucker born every minute," rang in my ears. On the front side of the invitation a sleek aircraft zoomed into a cumulous cloud dotted blue sky. The name of a well-known airline, in no way connected to the offer, beckoned me to come fly the skies with them.
I am at one with the poet John Masefield whenever I visit Sydney, for I too must go down to the sea again. But it is not the lonely sea and the sky for which I yearn, quite the opposite actually.
Prior to traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Spring Break, I figured it’d be like Mexico or any other Hispanic country and serve lots of tacos, enchiladas, burritos, rice and refried beans in every restaurant. I was wrong. Instead, there are many different restaurants featuring different cultural cuisines.