Just before the 4th of July, The Nomads met up with some old family friends – The Smiths. They are the perfect complement to our quintet. They are a family of 5 with all boys and they are the same age as our Nomadic sons. On top of that, the… Continue reading
What do Mama and Daddy Nomad do when they celebrate a wedding anniversary? Road trip of course. This year for our 18th Anniversary Celebration we journeyed to Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What a day it was! We all woke up, ate breakfast and hit the door. With no idea… Continue reading
We were in Pennsylvania for the 4th of July this year, 2015. We were excited to celebrate Pennsylvania-style. So, Mama Nomad did some research on different venues and we settled on one in the City of Wilkes-Barre, the only hyphenated city in the United States. There was to be an… Continue reading
So, what do the Nomads do on Father’s Day? Hike the Appalachian Trail? No! That is Mother’s Day. We went to the home of our first President and one of the original Founding Fathers. That’s right. We visited Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of President George Washington. Mount Vernon is located… Continue reading
Four score and seven years ago. A famous man said these famous words at a now famous place during a famous time in American history; yes, the correct answer is Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg served as more than where the Gettysburg Address was delivered… Continue reading
What has over a dozen statues, Thomas Jefferson’s donated, personal library and is full of murals? The answer is not singularly the Capitol Building or the Library of Congress, but rather both, the US Capitol and Library of Congress, connected by an underground tunnel. Which one should keep in mind,… Continue reading
Nestled in the hills of West Virginia, just south of Maryland, is a city called Berkeley Springs. This small town, population of about 600 or so, is the county seat of Morgan County, West Virginia. Native Americans visited the warm mineral waters prior to any European settlers. As a surveyor,… Continue reading
The second leg of our Historic Triangle trip was to visit Yorktown, and Jamestown. Our schedule forced us to have to see both of these in one day; spending half the day at one, and half at the other. While you can certainly see what you want in a just… Continue reading
Memorial Day, in the United States, is a day we remember, pay tribute to and honor all those who died while serving in the US Armed Forces. For Memorial Day this year, 2015, The Nomads were in the Washington DC vicinity. We knew no better way to pay tribute to… Continue reading
During our trip to the National Archives, we had enough daylight left to explore another attraction. Mama Nomad suggested that we check out the American History Museum. We exited the National Archives and, in no time, we were at the steps of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The… Continue reading
