‘Travel’ Archive

Carney’s in Stone Harbor is worthy of the old Henny’s space

STONE HARBOR, N.J. — After 75 years, Henny’s in Stone Harbor was sold and closed in 2008. It was going to be knocked down and turned into a resort hotel. Well, the financing for that apparently dried up and the space reamins. Two different restaurants, Blackfish and the White Heron Grill (I think) came and [...]

If your convertible top is up today…

…you are doing it wrong.

I-95: EZ Pass only lanes now open on the Delaware Turnpike

 

I-95 high-speed E-ZPass lanes open at Newark toll plaza – The News Journal (New Castle, Del.)
A nightmare of a construction project along Interstate 95 has been completed.
The Delaware Turnpike toll plaza near Newark now has two dedicated left lanes for cars with EZ Pass — drivers with the transponder no longer have to slow down!
Last [...]

Driving the Intercounty Connector

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — This weekend I took advantage of the free preview of the newest Maryland toll road, the Intercounty Connector (MD 200). The free preview continues through March 6.
I picked up the ICC near the current eastern end, MD 97 Georgia Avenue, north of Wheaton, though I could have done so at Norbeck [...]

2011 Skiing: Whitetail

MERCERSBURG, Pa. — I typically get in one day of skiing annually and I was concerned that was going to be too warm when I went out way back on February 12 — I thought we’d be skiing in “white mud.” Thankfully, despite 42° temperatures, the conditions at Whitetail in southern Pennsylvania were surprisingly [...]

Who framed Brer Rabbit?

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As characters go, Brer Rabbit is just about persona non grata in the Disney empire. Song of the South, which included Brer Rabbit cartoons, has never been available on home media and was last released in the theaters in the 1980s. I have never seen it or read any of [...]

Disney’s Halloween bunting

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — We arrived at the Magic Kingdom the day before Labor Day and were kind of surprised to see Halloween already being observed on Main Street USA. That was so long ago though and Halloween still several days away. I like the bunting though.

Staying at Jambo House in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – My brother and sister-in-law treated all of us to lodging for our trip to Walt Disney World. They choose Jambo House at Animal Kingdom Lodge for our 6 days, 5 nights. Jambo House is the first hotel built at Animal Kingdom Lodge. The large multi-story lobby features an African theme [...]

NPR I-95 series looks at Delaware travel plaza, Maine

That’s No Rest Stop, It’s A ‘Travel Plaza’ – NPR
The second weekend of I-95: The Road Most Traveled features a look at the Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza that was recently reopened. The old service plaza was pretty bad and I only went to it a few times over the years. Typically, if I [...]

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — I think the first time I ever went to Baltimore it was 105° out. I remember standing under a white canopy waiting to get into the aquarium. By coincidence, my son’s first trip to Charm City had similar weather conditions, though we were going to the Maryland Zoo (formerly Baltimore Zoo) instead which [...]

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