On no levels is Gettysburg, which is commemorating its 150th anniversary, just a battlefield. The site in south-central Pennsylvania, run by the national park service, carries a big wallop even for those who find the History Channel a bore. A few years ago … Read on
The Civil War is 150, which means four years of particularly robust re-enactments and a lot of new Civil War books. Even a CD or two. Here are two things I recommend doing to tribute the occasion: 1. WATCH ‘SHERMAN’S MARCH’Do you know … Read on
Yesterday I appeared on ABC News Now to discuss some of the lists made in Lonely Planet’s new Best in Travel 2011. Talked about Albania’s Ottoman-era houses, Japan’s $40 guesthouses, the notion of ‘communism travel’ and re-enactments from the upcoming 150th anniversary of … Read on
WHAT TRAVEL TEACHES If you’re like me at all, you’ve spent countless nights burning trying to solve an immortal question: at Civil War and other battle re-enactments, who dies first? Are newbloods asked to shed theirs as the cannonballs begin to fly? Or … Read on
