Tag Archives: Connecticut

Travel Photos of the Week: Mark Twain’s Home in Hartford

Posted on February 20, 2014 by TBM

I mentioned earlier this week that I would share some photos from my visit to Mark Twain’s house in Hartford, Connecticut. This isn’t the first time some of the photos appeared on this blog. Back when I first started blogging … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged Connecticut, Hartford, Mark Twain, Travel Photos | 98 Comments

Celebrating Away From Home

Posted on July 4, 2013 by TBM

Today is the 4th of July in the States. Even though we live in London, we still try to celebrate all the American holidays. Tonight we’ll lift a glass in a salute to the US. Instead of having one travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged America, American Cities, American Holidays, American Writers, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Colorado, Concord, Connecticut, Fenway Park, Fort Collins, Fourth of July, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Jackson Square, Louisa May Alcott, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Massachusetts, Mississippi River, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Orleans, New York City, Old North Bridge, Salem, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, The House of the Seven Gables, The United States, Walden Pond | 44 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 1)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by TBM

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house in Hartford, Connecticut. She’s the author of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Posted in Books, Travel, Travel Photos, Writers | Tagged 50 Year Project, American Civil War, American history, American Literature, Connecticut, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hartford, History, Literature, Photography, Travel, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Writers | 27 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Nov. 23)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by TBM

Mark Twain’s house in Hartford, Connecticut.

Posted in Travel, Writers | Tagged 50 Year Blog, American history, American Literature, American Writers, Connecticut, Hartford, History, Mark Twain, Photography, Travel, Travel Photos | 26 Comments

Reason 82 why I work

Posted on May 11, 2011 by TBM

To decide to get out of town and hit the road for a weekend getaway in Hartford, Connecticut.

Posted in North America, Travel, Travel Photos, United States, Why I Work | Tagged Connecticut, Hartford, Road Trip, Weekend Getaway | 1 Comment

Olde Burnside Brewing Tour

Posted on May 6, 2011 by TBM

Not all of my sightseeing includes historical places. I like to mix the “serious” with fun. After touring the Twain and Stowe houses we headed to the Olde Burnside Brewing Company located in East Hartford, Connecticut. The website states that tours are available … Continue reading →

Posted in North America, Travel, United States | Tagged Beer, Beer Tasting, Brewing, Connecticut, Dirty Penny, East Hartford, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Home Brewing, Mark Twain, Scottish Beer, The Burnside Ice Company, The Olde Burnside Brewing Co | Leave a comment

Mark Twain House

Posted on May 4, 2011 by TBM

On a whim last week we decided to go out of town for the weekend. We ended up in Hartford Connecticut. We had been there before but we weren’t able to do some of the stuff we wanted to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writers | Tagged A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, American Literature, Connecticut, Edward Tuckerman Potter, Europe, Famous American Writers, Hartford, Mark Twain, Mark Twain House, Samuel Clemens, Susy Clemens, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and The Pauper, Victorian Gothic Revival Architecture | 94 Comments

Reason 63 why I work

Posted on April 11, 2011 by TBM

To visit the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut.

Posted in Books, North America, United States, Writers | Tagged American Literature, Connecticut, Hartford, Mark Twain | Leave a comment