Feb. 10 - 15 - Fashion Week - CLICK ALL MONTH - New York Public Library Celebrates Black History Month- for Events CLICK List of NYC Parks named after prominent African Americans - CLICK Now - Feb. 12 - Restaurant Week - CLICK Sun. Feb. 12 - 1:00 pm - Chinese New Year Parade -... Continue Reading →
February is BLACK HISTORY MONTH, and there are quite a few great resources to post. Arlington National Cemetery has a NEW series of educational resources. There are currently a dozen topics, including African American History, and they are AMAZING! - CLICK HERE A list of recommended secondary sources on the history of African Americans and... Continue Reading →
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 - 7:00 pm THE ROAD TO FREEDOM LITERARY FESTIVAL Rainbow Railroad is thrilled to announce the Road to Freedom Literary Festival, centered around the theme that “storytelling helps heal humanity’s wounds.” This new book festival will raise money for at-risk LGBTQ+ people. On January 12, 2023, the Road to Freedom Literary Festival... Continue Reading →
SUNDAY, JAN. 22, 2023 - 2:00 PM CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE The 2023 Annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade is organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC (CCBA) in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA). The Year of the Rabbit - People born in... Continue Reading →
The ONLY ancient Egyptian temple in the U.S. 2,000 Years Ago: The temple was built by the Roman emperor Augustus when Egypt was ruled by the Roman Empire. 1965: Egyptian Government gifted it to the U.S., took it apart in Egypt, packed it into 660 crates, transported to NYC by ship, and put back together... Continue Reading →
The film adaptation of Lin- Manuel Miranda's “In the Heights” draws on the real history of Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhoodknown colloquially as “Little Dominican Republic,” comes alive on stage and on screen, imbuing every scene with an unmistakable, pulsating presence Situated between 155th Street and 195th Street The neighborhood’s story is one of hardship, prosperity... Continue Reading →
‣ 1639: A Swedish sea captain named Jonas Bronck sailed from the Netherlands with his wife, some domestic servants, and a number of other emigrants to New Amsterdam—still 25 years away from being rechristened “New York” ‣ Upon Bronck’s arrival, the Dutch West India Company granted him about 500 acres of land that had belonged... Continue Reading →
January, 2023: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History brings television, film, music and sports together in one enthralling space with its big new permanent exhibition, “Entertainment Nation.” After Gloria Estefan met Emilio Estefan (above: costume worn by Gloria and Emilio's drum) through her work with the local Cuban-Americanquartet Miami Latin Boys, Miami Sound Machine... Continue Reading →
A replica of the 40-foot Domino Sugar sign was installed and fully illuminated this week atop Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery building, which was part of a massive sugar factory that operated from the 1880s to the early 2000s. All photos by Wes Tarca THE SIGN: It is not neon like the original one, but instead... Continue Reading →
Stop spending $55 on Ubers or switching from the Metro at Rosslyn to a city bus, or the Washington Flyer from Reston Station… ditch all of that! How long will it take from DCA? 62 minutes How long will it take from the Smithsonian? 58 minutes What will it cost to ride? Like the rest... Continue Reading →
By: Liz Stuckey August 25, 2022
Glencoe Mountains just before it started pouring Glencoe Mountain Range Pass About 10 miles outside of Glencoe Kilchurn Castle (behind the sheep) Carnasserie Castle
Dunvegan Castle, on the western shore of Isle of Skye. Inner Hebrides. Caledonian Canal Glencoe Mountain Range Glencoe Mountain Pass
My home for the night. A beautiful Caravan site right on the coast From the inside of my warm and dry car I made a valiant attempt to cross this inlet to the island To find the lighthouse on the far side - but never made it. I blame the tide coming in and not... Continue Reading →
Stonefield Castle (Hotel) Tarbert Harbor Tarbert’s Healing Garden Skipness Castle Climbing onto this roof was… interesting.
“Rest and Be Thankful” Viewpoint Invarary Castle Inveraray Castle has been standing on the shores of Loch Fyne since the 1400s, although the impressive castle we know today was inspired by a sketch by Vanbrugh, the architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard in the 1700s. Vanbrugh died soon afterwards, but the great architect's gem... Continue Reading →
Balloch Castle- a county park now Park’s view of Loch Lomond Sassenach Coffee in Luss Village Luss Village Around 1,500 years ago, an Irish missionary, St Kessog, arrived at Loch Lomond, bringing Christianity to the area. At the time Luss was called Clachan Dhu (the dark village) because it lay in the shadow of the... Continue Reading →
The church is dedicated to the 6th century saint, St. Blane and this gives its name to the settlement: dunblane meaning hill of St Blane. The church also had an altar to St. Lawrence. The oldest surviving part of the church is the lower four storeys of the tower which date from around 1100AD. The... Continue Reading →
OK there was absolutely no way that I was only going to visit one highland games. Today was my second Highland Games in Crief. It's said the Highland Games originate from Ireland in 2000 BC and that they crossed the water to Scotland with the fourth and fifth century migrations of the Scotti into Dalriada... Continue Reading →
Today was the reason I flew all the way over here to Scotland. Seeing the Highland games has been on my bucket list for 20 years. ✔️ Toss that caber! William Wallace’s gravesite (allegedly). It points to where he was killed King James III. Killed in a battle. Or murdered? Mystery. William Wallace national monument... Continue Reading →
On the Road in 2023 