Travel & Experiences
I saw many new, renewed and soon-to-open hotels in Washington, D.C., in September.
Oct. 23, 2016
Re: the answer given to the clue “ ‘Canterbury Tales’ inn,” 37 Down, in your Aug. 9 Puzzler: A “tabard” is a cloak, a jacket, a cape, a mantle, a coat, a gown.
Aug. 23, 1998
I’m sure I’m only one of many outraged English Lit majors responding to Olga McDougall’s letter last Sunday.
Aug. 30, 1998
America’s travelers made plenty of inauguration plans before last week’s election, then had to unmake them.
Nov. 16, 2016
How to get there: Enter Shenandoah National Park from four places along Skyline Drive, which runs north-south from Front Royal, on Interstate 66 about 70 miles west of Washington, D.C., to Waynesboro, on I-64 about 25 miles west of Charlottesville, Va.
June 3, 1990
Courtyards and concealed piazzas take diners far from the crowds
July 25, 1999
Visiting the city for the inauguration? Experience its authentic flavor on foot via offbeat -- and affordable -- cultural sites, cafes and bookstores.
Jan. 11, 2009
See Washington, D.C., like a local
World & Nation
Tradition: Scotland’s Lord Lyon has sole power over use of coats of arms, peerage disputes and other lineage issues. He doesn’t lack for work.
April 7, 1996
Like so many visitors to the historic utopian colony of Rugby, my husband and I began our experience with the turning of the brass doorbell at Newbury House.
July 9, 1995