“If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air Quaint little villages here and there You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod” -C. Rothrock / A. Jeffrey / M. Yakus [Sung by Patti Page] I recently visited…
Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Summer
“It was never built for the comfort and happiness of its citizens, but to astonish the world.” -Susan Ertz There’s no denying that NYC is expensive- the apartments, the swanky restaurants, even the cabs. However, there are still plenty of…
How to Spend One Day in LA
I wish you didn’t have to miss The lights of Los Angeles See the city and the ocean mist I wish you could be here for this -JOnathan Roy Ah, the City of Angels. You’ve seen it in countless movies…
Best Free Things to Do in NYC This Summer
Summer journeys to Niagara and to other placesAggravate all our cares, we’ll save our faresI’ve a cozy little flat in what is known as old ManhattanWe’ll settle down right here in town -“Manhattan” by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers While…
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…
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…
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…
Things to Do in Acadia National Park
“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…
How to Spend One Day in Edinburgh
“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…
How to Spend 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…
Things to Do Around Inverness, Scotland
“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…
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
“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…
