Paris: The Heart of Europe (and some American History too!) May 13, 2020 There are some places you just can never visit enough. For me, those are places so rich in either physical beauty or history that you f...Read More
Normandy: The Epicenter of Western Civilization April 27, 2020 While most Americans have not visited Normandy, there are few places outside of the United States that have so greatly impacted our cul...Read More
Get the Most Out of Your Museum Membership February 27, 2020 One of the true blessings of our modern world is the opportunity for everyone to learn. As I've mentioned in earlier posts, I...Read More
Montreal - Where the Old and New Worlds Meet January 20, 2020 The last leg of our Canadian vacation was a trip to the melting pot of Montreal. As I mentioned in the last post, Montreal is the middl...Read More
Toronto - A Modern City with a Historic Past October 15, 2019 For years we have discussed taking a train trip through Canada. Not only do we like to take the train, but we have wanted to visit the ...Read More
Philadelphia - Where Have You Been All My Life? September 02, 2019 Our last stop on this trip was the other bookend of democracy that we set out to explore, Philadelphia. After spending two nights in Ne...Read More
Boston & the Road to Revolution June 24, 2019 I'm a United States history teacher, and for years I have been teaching about our forefathers, and mothers, and the fight for freedo...Read More
Vienna, Austria (Part II) - The Culture February 04, 2019 Thanks for coming back for the next post about our voyage through Vienna. If you're not familiar with the geography of Europe, Aust...Read More
Vienna, Austria (Part I) - Getting Started January 14, 2019 For years we have talked about going to visit the famous Christmas markets of Europe. Me being a teacher, I am always free over the hol...Read More
Bozeman, Montana July 29, 2018 In the previous post, I mentioned that a man named John Bozeman created a path through the Sioux lands in the 1860's that led miners...Read More
Paris (Do you have any museums?) April 27, 2016 For those who are considering traveling to Europe for the first time there are several cities that come to mind immediately as must see ...Read More
Atlanta History Center February 15, 2016 Atlanta is home to some amazing museums, and if you take the time to visit each of them you will learn Atlanta is truly one of the natio...Read More
Michael C. Carlos Museum December 28, 2015 Are you looking for something to do around Atlanta that will let you enjoy a day out in our amazing city we live in, or the amazing ci...Read More