The Museum of the Confederacy Having grown up in New York, I can honestly say that visiting a museum about the Confederacy was never really on my bucket list. Â However, one of my stops on my recent trip to Lynchburg, VA was at The Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox, the largest capital project scheduled… Read More
How can you spark an interest in history for someone who says they have no interest in the subject? Instead of making them read history, show them history. Â One way you can do this is by taking them to Virginia, a state rich in history with an abundance of historical sites. Â One of these sites… Read More
On this anniversary of 9/11, the nonstop coverage that used to mark this date has now been replaced with regular programming. Â There are children growing up in a post-9/11 world who will never know any other way of life. Â But for those of us that were around on 9/11, we know that the world was… Read More
Melodies and Travel Memories Let’s face it.  Music can enhance memory so it’s no surprise that during those special and important moments in our lives, we often have a memory connected to a specific song. As for me, my brain is chock full of melodies and travel memories. It’s safe to say that my list of… Read More
Whether you travel often or only occasionally or if you work in travel, do you believe you have a responsibility to the world to leave it better than how it was before you arrived? Anyone who works in tourism, be it a cruise line, resort, CEO, hotel front desk clerk, travel agent, travel writer, or… Read More
My guess is that if you are like me and live anywhere outside of Iceland, you are more than familiar with the concept of names and how people call and refer to one another.  Take that and forget about it because in Iceland they use patronymics.  What? Let’s start with an example like that of little John… Read More
Nothing more than this nondescript sign flanks the entrance to the Anne Frank House and Museum in Amsterdam. When I learned I was going to be in Amsterdam over New Year’s, at the top of my list of must see places was the Anne Frank House. Now that her name has been in the news… Read More
Anyone who knows me well knows I am not a fan of Top 40 music. Yes, the occasional Kelly Clarkson or Rihanna song may make it onto my workout playlist, but I tend to stray far, far away from popular music. I turn instead to alternative music and anything a little off the beaten path.… Read More
Inevitably when you tell someone that you went to Amsterdam, you are asked if a) you went to a coffeeshop (see my earlier blog post about this topic) and b) if you went to the Red Light District. Since we weren’t out looking specifically the Red Light District, I wasn’t sure if we would stumble… Read More
Coffeeshops in Amsterdam TSG is here to give you all the necessary information you’ll need for your next trip to Amsterdam. When you talk about a coffeeshops in Amsterdam, we are not talking about Starbuck’s or Dunkin’ Donuts. “What?” you say, “If there isn’t coffee in a coffeeshop, what are they selling?” Glad you asked… Read More
