Worcester and Killarney
By Glenn H. Kipps
Perhaps you have been dreaming of being present when the cathedral city of Worcester, England joins with Gloucester and Hereford for the Three Choir Festival with its "music across the centuries". Can't manage it this year? Why not visit Worcester, Massachusetts - which got the nickname "Wormtown" because of its underground musical subculture. Worcester boasts of one of the nation's first and most beautiful major parks - Elm Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, a designer of Central Park in Manhattan. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Berlin and Kingston
By Glenn H. Kipps
Curious about Germany's Love Parade and other fun zone activities? Can't go because the kid's college tuition has fractured the budget? Why not try Berlin, Maryland on the Eastern Shore?
Berlin has a rich colonial history, and visitors can relive it right on Main Street, which was the path the Assateague and Pocomoke Indians traveled before the colonial period. Also on the main street is the Burleigh Inn, where colonial travelers stopped to refresh themselves. It is said that the name of the town, Berlin, was derived from a contraction of the words "Burleigh" and "Inn".