I’ll admit, I wasn’t expecting much. Although I had been to Baltimore once before, just briefly for an Orioles game, I had heard nothing but negatives since. There’s so much crime! Haven’t you seen The Wire? So when I was presented with the opportunity to travel to Baltimore, Maryland for a work assignment, I initially [...]

Take a guess: What city would you say boasts the world’s largest, continuously running market? Kashgar? Marrakesh? Istanbul? Cairo? How about Mumbai? Although these are perfectly logical choices, they’re not even close. Surprisingly, this distinction belongs to Baltimore, Maryland, on the east coast of the United States. Indeed, Baltimore’s Lexington Market traces its history back [...]

I don’t know why I have this fascination, but I do. Steeples, domes, alters, frescoes. You would think seeing one is about the same as seeing another. Not for me. Some of my favorite places to visit when I travel are cathedrals. So when I arrived in Baltimore a few months ago, one of my [...]

I had no idea. I never saw it coming. Why had I waited so long? When I finally made it to Baltimore after years of choosing trips to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. instead, I couldn’t believe what I had been missing. This city has it all — culture, arts, history, sports, parks — [...]

“I’ll take ‘U.S. Cities’ for $500 please, Alex.” “All right, ‘U.S. Cities for $500′: This U.S. metropolis has been home to Edgar Allen Poe, Michael Phelps, the Sultan of Swat, Billie Holliday and the Star-Spangled Banner.” “What is Baltimore, Maryland?” “That’s correct!” Are you surprised? Baltimore, Maryland is one of America’s oft-overlooked historical and cultural [...]