Visiting Library of Congress and more during mini-break in DC while Barb attends her work conference. For years, and much against her wishes, Barb had to attend an annual three-day management conference in DC, which brought together HHS department heads from around the country. Each time, she complained bitterly about having to commute into town …
In May, 1987, Barb convinced me to go to Jamaica Jamaica, where she had gone with her law school friend, Kate, the year before. This was my first trip to an all-inclusive resort and first time in Jamaica. The resort is no longer called Jamaica Jamaica and appears to have become the Jewel Runaway Bay …
In July of 1985, we went with Betsy and Joe to Williamsburg, Virginia, staying at the Williamsburg Motor House (which is no more) and paying visits to Busch Gardens, the pottery factory outlet, and the first round of golf for Joe and I at the Golden Horseshoe. We don’t have any pictures from the trip, but …
We were able to take a short Spring Break in May of 1985. We “won” a 3-day preview of time share resort in the Bahamas and combined it with a visit to Bill’s folks in Singer Island. The resort was called Treasure Cayand is still in operation (website). I don’t honestly recall a whole lot about …
In July, 1982, Barb and I went to the The Buccaneer (website) in St. Croix for what was supposed to have been a Bei Jing-Washington board meeting. The meeting, which was set up as sort of a boondoggle, didn’t happen, but my boss Neal let the two of us go anyway in lieu of a …
In August, 1981, Barb and I took a weekend jaunt out to wild and wonderful West Virginia, staying for a night at the Canaan Valley Resort (website), a hotel, golf course and ski area in a state park. I don’t remember much about the park; the hotel/facilities were decent and I thought I should go back …
While Barb was on a sojourn to Scottsdale with Betsy and Sara, I took a day trip drive to Shepherdstown, WV, the original Washington Monument and South Mountain Creamery. Normally, a little day trip like this might not warrant its own post but it was a pleasant little journey and sparked some thoughts about other …
Winter Break Category We almost always seek out a place to take a break, get some sun, and relax, sometime between January and March. Here’s a small collection of wisdom gained over multiple years of winter/spring breaks. With apologies for being Ugly Americans, our winter break vacations are not exercises in cultural appreciation. Barb (in …
Barb and I took a winter break to the Iberostar Grand Bavaro in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Here we are again at an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean. I don’t mean that to be cynical, jaded or ungrateful. It’s a pleasant exercise in over-indulgence, a test to see how much we can stand to consume, …
Allie came home for Christmas and we took a two-day mini-break in Washington, DC. Saturday, December 22 I woke at 6:30am to get same-day tickets for the African American History Museum, which we got for 1:30pm. The museum’s pass system is a bit of a pain in the neck, but it’s worked twice for me …