You know about Amtrak, but have you ever heard of the MARC train? MARC is a subsidiary rail service operating between Martinsburg, WV, and Perryville, MD and includes such locales as Baltimore, College Park, Silver Spring, and Washington, DC.

You´re about to ride the Washington, DC metro, but you don´t know how to buy a fare card. This article will show you how.

Virginia doesn't have any sports teams. Or does it? Would you be surprised if I told you the state has nine baseball teams!

Now that you know about the MARC train, get ready to ride. Learn to avoid the pitfalls associated with ticket buying and you´ll be on the rails in no time!

Lace lounge is currently the only woman-owned lesbian nightclub on the East Coast. Check out this history making establishment next time you're in town.

New York and Los Angeles aren't the only trendsetting areas in the United States. Washington, D.C. is also home to several noteworthy boutiques. Join me as I venture into Ida's Idea Boutique near Chinatown and talk with designer Carolyn Wilbourne about the Wilbourn Sisters collection.

Staying on land is not the only way to enjoy the midatlantic. Several cruises depart from and visit various ports of call in New York, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia. Here is a quick list of some of the most intriguing and value-laden offers scheduled for 2011.

The longest running musical off Broadway is now on U Street in Washington, DC at Arena Stage. The show is The Fantastics, a story of a ready-made match between Louisa (Addi McDaniel), a school girl wrapped in fairytale dreams, and Matt (Timothy Ware), a bookish young man blindsided by love.

Every now and then a travelogue comes along that not only takes you with the writer to a far away place, but also gives you reason to laugh. Jane Christmas’s Incontinent on the Continent is the real-life and often humorous story of the author as she travels with her mother on an Italian vacation.

The legendary Maurice Hines brings Broadway to Arlington, VA, with rousing choreography in Cool Papa´s Party at Metro Stage Theater. This musical is entertaining, energetic, and dazzling from beginning to end.