Spring break… Long Island mystery: Who is Catherine M. Walsh? 11 Jun 201420 Jun 2014 LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — There were just two things I really wanted to do while stateside for March break: drive the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel again, and visit a few thrift…
Spring break Harriet Quimby and the theatrics of flight 20 Mar 20147 Jun 2014 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Way back in 1903, just a short walk from here, Orville Wright made history when he flew the remarkable little plane he and brother Wilbur…
Spring break Baltimore and a day of almosts 17 Mar 20147 Apr 2014 BALTIMORE, Md. — Sunday was a day of almosts. We almost went to the National Zoo, but it had taken us so long to get out of New York on…
Spring break Spring Break 2014: Road trips aren’t always what you plan 16 Mar 20144 Apr 2014 NEW YORK, N.Y. — I shouldn't call this trip cursed. I mean, we're only about 36 hours into it, and it's not like we're miserable. It started when I picked…
Spring break The Gullah-Geechee people of South Carolina 7 Feb 201018 Apr 2017 In March 2008, Melani and I did something we hadn’t done since the summer of 1995: We took a vacation sans child. Charleston, S.C., has everything I look for in…
Spring break Wild ponies, then dragging us away 8 Mar 200929 Jul 2012 On every trip, I discover a place I hate. When we drove east two years ago, it was St. Basile, N.B. (our car broke down and we were trapped in…