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May 22, 2022

How to Spend One Day in Brooklyn

“Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in.Are you aware the shape I’m in?” -The Avett Brothers [I and Love and You] If you are visiting New York City, you should absolutely leave Manhattan at some point! While Manhattan is great, if you…

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May 11, 2022

Four Awesome Waterfall Hikes in the Finger Lakes

Don’t go jumping waterfalls Please, keep to the lake People who jump waterfalls Sometimes can make mistakes -Sir Paul McCartney When you think of waterfalls in New York State, Niagara Falls is probably what first comes to mind. However, you…

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April 30, 2022

Things I Learned On My First Cruise

I’m sailing awaySet an open course for the virgin sea‘Cause I’ve got to be freeFree to face the life that’s ahead of me -Styx This month I went on my very first cruise! I can honestly say it was a…

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April 5, 2022

Things to Do in Acadia National Park

Blue ocean water along the rocky coastline of Acadia National Park in Maine.

“I would rather feel bad in Maine, than feel good anywhere else.” E.B. White Spoiler alert: the best things to do in Acadia National Park are predominately in the great outdoors! Acadia National Park has some of the best landscapes…

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March 20, 2022

How to Spend One Day in Edinburgh

Rachel descends the steep Vennel staircase which cuts between stone houses, with Edinburgh Castle glowing orange in the morning sun.

“And yet the place establishes an interest in people’s hearts; go where they will, they find no city of the same distinction.” -Robert Louis Stevenson One day in Edinburgh is not nearly enough to take in the beauty of Scotland’s…

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March 13, 2022

How to Spend One Day in Glasgow

The red stand stone entrance to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, a great place to visit during one day in Glasgow.

“Glasgow is certainly a place where they will tell you if they don’t think you are anything special.” -Sam Heughan Having spent more time in the Highlands and Edinburgh, I was eager to spend a day in Glasgow on my…

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March 5, 2022

Things to Do Around Inverness, Scotland

Looking through green branches and red berries, the remains of Urquart Castle sits on the shores of Loch Ness, where a white boat cruises along the lake.

“If Nessie does exist, exactly who is she? A sole survivor from prehistoric times? A gigantic sea snake? It has even been suggested she’s a cosmic wanderer through time.” -Danforth Prince You absolutely should visit the Inverness area if you…

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February 20, 2022

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

The front of the 2022 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace, with large, blue blocks of ice forming walls and a small, round tower.

“Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I’ll hang around I could never leave the Adirondacks Cause I’m frozen to the ground.” -Unknown I have had the very great fortune to grow up with the Saranac Lake Winter…

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February 13, 2022

Rom-Com Locations in NYC

A girl in grey dress looks down at the buildings of New York City, from the viewing deck from the viewing deck at the Top of the Rock in NYC.

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” -When Harry Met Sally I partially blame the rom-coms of the 90s/early 2000s…

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February 5, 2022

Winter in Lake Placid, NY

Skaters moving counter-clockwise around the Olympic Oval on a sunny winter day in Lake Placid.

“As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year’s Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals…Not a single publication gave the American men’s hockey team…

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January 15, 2022

How to Spend Two Days in London

Rachel sitting on the ledge of the River Thames with the London Eye in the background.

For, suddenly, I saw you there And in a foggy London Town The sun was shining everywhere -George and Ira Gershwin Welcome to The Big Smoke! Jolly Ol’ Londontown! If you only have two days in London, you can still…

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January 2, 2022

How to Spend One Day in Oxford

The Radcliffe Camera, a stone rotunda building with a domed roof, in Oxford.

“I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful.“ -WB Yeats From its architecture to its history to its books, the city of Oxford is enchanting in every way and should definitely be…

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Another Parisian Story Time! Today we talk about w Another Parisian Story Time!
Today we talk about what happened when Paris kept building on top of unknown (and known) limestone quarries…
Stay tuned next week to learn about how those quarries have been repurposed ☠️
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A bucket list item I crossed off in Paris was seei A bucket list item I crossed off in Paris was seeing Monet’s water lilies!
The Musée de l’Orangerie houses eight of Monet’s water lily series. Monet himself insisted on sky lights as part of the exhibit, so that his works could be viewed in natural light.
The museum also asks that you view them in quiet, making it a peaceful experience.
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One of my favorite things we did in Paris was just One of my favorite things we did in Paris was just sitting on the banks of the Seine watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle! Definitely felt like a scene from a movie.
Did you know the tower only sparkles on the hour every hour after dark? This was the first of the night (10pm) and there was a celebratory feeling around it.
📍 Port Debilly, Paris
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It’s rooftop season in NYC! Brooklyn Rooftop Bar It’s rooftop season in NYC!
Brooklyn Rooftop Bars to Visit This Summer:
-Rooftop Reds (Brooklyn Navy Yard)
-Fornino Pier 6 (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
-Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co. (Greenpoint)
-Berry Park (Greenpoint)

For more places to enjoy drinks and views, check out my blog post! (Link in bio)
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New blog post! “7 Rooftop Bars in Brooklyn” is New blog post! “7 Rooftop Bars in Brooklyn” is up on my site! (Link in bio)
Rooftop season is one of the best times in NYC. And Brooklyn rooftops are fun because you can see the Manhattan skyline! 🥂 
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