by Jeff Maisey | Aug 1, 2018 | Travel
Words & Photos by Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro Pop quiz: what is most widely consumed beer style on Planet Earth? Hints: It was originally brewed in what is now the Czech Republic, when that land was part of the German-speaking Austrian empire, however the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 23, 2018 | News & Views, Robotham, Travel
By Tom Robotham Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. ~ Mark Twain. Whenever I feel the need to take a journey of some kind, I’m torn between two options: revisiting a place that I know...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 21, 2017 | Travel
Words & Photos by Cindy Mackey If you enjoyed Local Hero, the 1983 movie about the oil businessman who finds himself on a Scottish island inhabited by stubborn locals, then you’ll love the real-life version during a vacation on the Isle of Islay (EYE-luh), part of...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2017 | Travel
By Jeff Maisey There are many enlightened views of travel. All are worthy of exploring. In the early 1600s, it was the duty of every able-bodied young English gentleman to travel as a means of enhancing his knowledge of the world and thus his education. Today, travel...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2017 | Robotham, Travel
Words & Photos by Tom Robotham How is anyone ever gonna come up with a book, or a painting, or a symphony, or a sculpture that can compete with a great city? You can’t. Because you look around and every street, every boulevard, is its own special art form. ~...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 16, 2016 | Travel
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Virginia has caught quite a beer buzz in the past few years! Since July 2012 when breweries were able to begin selling beer by the glass directly to the public in on-site tasting rooms, thanks to State Bill 604, Virginia has seen...
