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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Harvard Bridge and The Charles River Esplanade, Best of Boston
When I’m traveling I love getting to some vantage point where I can see the skyline, the heartbeat of the city. The best place to do that in Boston was from the center of Harvard Bridge [Massachusetts Ave and Beacon … Continue reading
L.A. Burdick Chocolates, Best of Boston
After a long day of exploring the Boston area, I wanted to end on a sweet note. Who are we kidding? I always want to end on a sweet note, not matter what I’ve done with my day. A visit … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged airbnb, art, bonbon, boston, cambridge, chocolate, chocolate mouse, chocolate penguin, dessert, eat me, harvard, l.a. burdick, l.a. burdick chocolates, la burdick, led, led light, manhattan, mouse, penguin, street art, travel, yum
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Arnold Arboretum, Best of Boston
I can’t spend too much time in a city before I have the urge to get back into nature. Lucky for me, Fredrick Law Olmsted has designed many green spaces around American cities. One of them is the Arnold Arboretum … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged arbor, arboretum, arnold arboretum, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, autumn, blue jay, boston, bussey hill, cardinal, chipmunk, emerald necklace, exercise, fall, foliage, Frank Law Olmsted, Fredrick Law Olmsted, Fun, green, harvard, ivy, jamaica plain, nature, Olmsted, rainbow, rare, rose, skyline, toad, travel, trees, wildlife
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Ball Square Café, Best of Boston
On our trip to Boston we only stayed in town for one night. On a Saturday morning we left at the crack of dawn from Albany – it was dark, frosty, and the sky was sprinkled with stars. The drive … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged albany, apple, apples and cinnamon, bacon, ball square cafe, blueberry, blueberry muffin, boston, breakfast, cafe, cinnamon, eat me, feed, french toast, grilled, grilled blueberry muffin, grilled mashed potatoes, grilled muffin, harvard museum of natural history, homemade, homemade whipped cream, mashed, mashed potatoes, muffin, Museum of Natural History, omelet, potatoes, somerville, sunrise, travel, whipped cream, yum
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, Best of Boston
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Boston, so I figured it was time to return and see what’s new. My last trip was pretty straight forward – since it was my first time visiting I did the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged anemone, archaeology, beantown, beantown pub, beetle, boston, boston common, cambridge, cockroach, dinosaur, dinosaur fossil, dodo, ethnology, exhibit, faneuil market, fossil, freedom trail, gem, giant sloth, glass flower, harvard, harvard museum of natural history, hidden gem, hissing cockroach, hobbit, hominid, homo flores, hummingbird, insect, jellyfish, manhattan, mineral, museum, Museum of Natural History, natural history, off the beaten path, peabody museum, peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology, pub, public garden, skeleton, sloth, uss constitution
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Chuang Yen Monastery
The anthropology minor in me has always been fascinated with other cultures. When I heard that the largest indoor statue of Buddha in the Western Hemisphere was just a day trip away, I was in. The grounds of the Chuang … Continue reading
Posted in Hudson Valley
Tagged anthropology, arahant, arahants, bodhi, bodhi path, buddha, buddhist monastery, carmel, chuang yen monastery, day trip, elephant, Fun, hudson valley, lake, largest buddha, lunch, monastery, mystical, nature, sculpture, temple, travel, vegetarian
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Mohonk Preserve Bonticou Crag and Table Rock, New Paltz Hike
This past weekend I made a trip down to New Paltz to hike in the Gunks with the fall foliage, it was beyond beautiful. We were ready for another rock scramble, our last one was at the nearby Mohonk Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in New Paltz
Tagged bonticou, bonticou crag, crag, fall, foliage, Fun, geology, gunks, hike, labyrinth, Lemon Squeeze, mohonk, mohonk mountain house, mohonk preserve, mountain, nature, new paltz, rock scramble, sam's point preserve, sams point, scramble, shawangunk, table rock, trails, travel, views, vista, woods
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Dohnut, Dessert in New Paltz
If a donut has always been your favorite dessert, you are living in a dream world these days. Donut shops are popping up everywhere and I’m all for it, bring on the sugary circles! I love a good donut, and … Continue reading
Posted in New Paltz
Tagged butterscotch, chocolate, chocolate glazed, coffee cake, cream soda, dessert, dohnut, donut, doughnut, eat me, heath, new paltz, sugar, sweet, tasty, travel, treat, vanilla, vanilla glazed, water street market, yum
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Unison Sculpture Park, New Paltz
Outside the hustle bustle of town on the road leading up to the mountains of New Paltz I always took a second glance passing by an artsy looking place. One particular day I decided to follow stop there and see … Continue reading
Posted in New Paltz
Tagged art, art park, death takes a holiday in the gunks, gunks, mountain, nature, new paltz, osprey, sculpture, Sculpture Garden, sculpture park, shawangunk, spooky, unison, woods
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Mohonk Mountain Labyrinth and Lemon Squeeze, New Paltz Hike
The Mohonk Mountnain House is a ritzy resort in New Paltz [1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561]. Those who stay at the castle have access to Lake Mohonk, tennis courts, golf, and all sorts of activities; it sure … Continue reading
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Tagged blazes, blue feather, castle, day hike, feather, forest, garden, hedge maze, hike, labyrinth, Labyrinth and Lemon Squeeze, ladder, Lemon Squeeze, living stone, mohonk, mohonk lake, Mohonk Mountain, mohonk mountain house, mountain house, nature, new paltz, preserve, resort, rock scramble, scramble, sky top tower, splurge, succulent, sunflower, talman seat, trailhead, travel, tree house, wildflower, woods
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