by Hannah | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Leonardtown is the county seat of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on the western shore of the Chesapeake. The town square holds the shops, galleries and restaurants, and the wharf sits down the hill on Breton Bay with a boardwalk, a playground, boat slips and an...
by Hannah | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most of a trip is not the trip. In spring 2026 I spent three weeks in Annapolis visiting my friend Sara, doing very ordinary things: the rec center, walks in the woods, food, painting. The useful part for anyone else is this. Truxtun Park is more than seventy acres,...
by Hannah | Sep 19, 2026 | USA
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is free to watch from the street. In 2026 it ran on Saturday, April 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., along ten blocks of Constitution Avenue NW between 7th and 17th Streets. The only ticketed part is the grandstands, $28 to...
by Hannah | Nov 20, 2023 | Asia, Europe
My solo travel adventures to Antalya were full of culture and nature! I hiked to the Duden Waterfalls (both Upper and Lower Waterfalls) and walked around the city of Antalya. After Jordan, I headed to Türkiye, which was such a pleasant surprise! Solo travel adventures...
by Hannah | Nov 7, 2023 | Africa
Let’s explore together the magic of Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon! Wadi Rum is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. A day of hiking and jeeping around the desert, complete with a...