Day Trips from Washington, D.C.: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler
Globe Pequot Press, 2010
Rediscover the road trip with Day Trips from Washington, D.C., my new book out just in time for summer. On the pages of this guide you will find my favorite spots all within a 2-hour drive of one of my favorite cities. This book is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from Washington, D.C. helps makes the most of a brief getaway.
Michelin Must Sees Washington, D.C. guidebook
Michelin, 2009
Everything you need to know to discover and rediscover the nation’s capital is here in this concise but thorough Michelin guide I helped write.
Where to Stay chapter
Fodor's, 2008, 2009, 2010
From small city inns to large convention hotels, I saw it all as I wrote the “Where to Stay” chapter for Fodor’s Washington, D.C., 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions. I once again explore the world of wake-up calls and mini toiletries for the forthcoming 2011 book.
Fodor's
Fodor's, various
In addition to contributing to Fodor’s Washington, DC 2008 guide I also write hotel reviews for fodors.com. Click below to read some of my reviews for the site’s “Hot List.”
Our Favorite Places: Pearl S. Buck House
Pages, January/February 2007
Charles Snyder credits Pearl S. Buck with leading him to his family. In 1965, Snyder and his wife moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the Nobel-and Pulitzer-Prize winning author made her American home from 1935 to 1970. Snyder learned about the writer’s foundation and her passionate work on behalf of international children and adoption in the years before and after his move. Seven years later, the couple adopted their daughter from Korea and nine months later they had a biological son.
“I always felt Pearl Buck gave us the perfect family and, after retiring, I wanted to help tell her story,” says Snyder who also runs the organization’s book discussion group. And that is exactly what the former high-school librarian is doing…
Available for reprint
Our Favorite Places: Monroeville, Alabama
Pages, September/October 2006
Explore the town where Truman Capote and Harper Lee both lived as children.
Our Favorite Places: Little House
Pages, May/June 2006
Follow in the footsteps of Laura Ingalls Wilder during her journey from the “Big Woods” to the “Golden Years.”