I can’t quite get over how rainy this vacation is turing out to be, but there have been some good times the last couple of days nonetheless. One of the highlights was being introduced to Anthony Thomas Chocolates, and they are …

I had lunch at a Waffle House today. While it was certainly entertaining, it was not at all what I would consider good food. In fact, the apparent popularity of the place has caused me to once again lower my …

OK, no pictures for this one either, just some nice words for Barley’s Brewing, a fantastic pub on Market Street in Columbus, Ohio. Not only do they brew all their own beer (and very well, I might add), but the ambience …

Does anyone else find it … well … disconcerting that some decorator chose this material for the bathroom? Perhaps he/she never saw Psycho?!? But once you get over that bit of kitsch, this place isn’t all that bad. I mean …

It’s a new year and a new trip! I’m not promising many pictures this time around as it seems that the weather will be less than beautiful for much of it (raining heavily, in fact!), but I’ll try to find …

After the highlights of Mackinac Island (which I’ve since been informed is pronounced “Mackinaw” in spite of the spelling … it’s a French thing, apparently!), there was just no point to trying to capture photos of anything else. But then …

At last, the highlight of the trip! Mackinac Island, a combination tourist trap and throwback to an earlier era — no cars allowed, only feet, bicycles, and horses! It was about a 20-minute ferry ride from Mackinaw City to the …

Today was a wet day for the most part, but there were a few breakthroughs of sun and blue skies for part of the afternoon. I spent the morning driving through torrential downpours, but found the first good weather of …