It’s a quiet summer morning; the canons at Fort Clinch are silent. They have been for many years.
The sign on the side of the train alerts visitors they are taking a step back in time. It’s now 1864.
The Civil War rages on with no end in sight. Union troops occupy the fort, which lies at […]

We pulled into Jesup, Ga., looking for a place to eat and a passing train. There were no trains during the hour and a half we were in town, but there was a place to eat and plenty of historic buildings worth photographing.
To say small towns hold charm and character seem so cliched, but it’s […]

Day 1
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

Day 2
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

18 to party; 21 to drink! Best on a Wednesday night.
Day 3
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

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LAS VEGAS — I sit here in the Las Vegas Airport. It’s a little after 12:30 in the morning back on the east coast. I don’t care what time that makes it here.
That annoying sound of the slot machines wafts through the airport terminal’s air. I cannot escape gambling hell.
I’m a bit of a fiend […]

BETWEEN ATLANTA AND PHOENIX — The plane idles on the taxiway just a few feet from the gate.
That annoying safety video plays. If we crash, leave everything behind. The cushion is a floatation device. Jump down the slide. I know the drill; I’ve heard it a thousand times before.
I think three people on the plane […]

ATLANTA — I’m on the plane again, headed to Vegas…again.
I’m excited to see friends. I’m not as excited to see Sin City again.
It’s not that I’m opposed to a city like Las Vegas. Rather, I have a “been there, see that” attitude toward the town.
The gambling is nice and the slot machines are a sight […]