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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
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- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
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- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Category Archives: Capital Region
Lunch in East Greenbush: The Cottage Café
I feel like I stumbled upon some enchanted grandma’s cottage, there is certainly some down home deliciousness to be had at this café (705 Columbia Tpke East Greenbush, NY 12061). To get to the restaurant you have to walk through … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Rensselaer County
Tagged cheap eats, cottage cafe, country trunk, east greenbush, eat me, enchanted, grandma's cottage, healthy, healthy eating, hearty, homey, lunch, pasta salad, sandwich, soup, soup and sandwich, yum
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Albany’s Taiwan Noodle
Such a yummy dinner here, so close to home! Just on Central Ave in Albany with a great little parking lot to get off the main drag (218 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206). This place has been on my list … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged albany, baked rice, beef noodle soup, broth, bubble tea, central ave, cheap eats, chicken cutlet, chinese, chinese food, coconut, dumpling, mango, noodle, savory, soup, soup dumpling, taiwan, Taiwan Noodle, tea, tender, warm, winter, wonton soup
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Clifton Park Hike: Kinns Road Park
I took a trip up to Clifton Park for a little hike before some libations at a nearby brewery. Kinns is a small park filled with a lot of trees and dog walkers, and not too much else (625 Kinns … Continue reading
Posted in Clifton Park, Saratoga County
Tagged brewery, bring fido, clifton park, community, decoration, dog, dog walk, hike, holiday, Kinns, Kinns Road, Kinns Road Park, loop, nature, ornament, quaint, shmaltz, shmaltz brewery, trail
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Shmaltz Brewery
Breweries aren’t my normal spot to spend an afternoon, but I had a really fun time at Shmaltz in Clifton Park (6 Fairchild Square, Clifton Park, NY 12065)! We parked in the lot and walked in a bit past noon on … Continue reading
Posted in Clifton Park, Saratoga County
Tagged bagel, bagel and cream cheese, bagels, bagels and cream cheese, brewery, brewery tour, chosen beer, clifton park, complimentary, cream cheese, driedel, flight, free, free bagels, free glass, Fun, funky jewbiliation, hang out, he'brew, jewbiliation, jewish, relax, reunion, shmaltz, shmaltz brewery, smear, solitaire, tasting, tasting flight, the game, token, tour
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Ballston Lake Hike: North Woods
little I really enjoyed strolling these woods in Ballston Lake on a quiet afternoon (Between 38 – 40 Shadow Wood Way, Shadow Wood Way, Ballston Lake, NY 12019). We parked on the street in front of the trail head and … Continue reading
Posted in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County
Tagged ballston spa, bird watching, birding, birds, clifton park, deer, hike, nature, north woods, peaceful, rabbit, snow, snow shoeing, tepee, trail, wasp, wasp nest, wigwam, winter hike, woods
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Art and Shopping in Downtown Troy
A friend and I popped in to Troy to have lunch and check out som art exhibits at The Arts Center of the Capital Region (265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180). When we got there the lady at the front … Continue reading
Lunch in Troy: Muddaddy Flats
I recently visited a ‘quesadillary’ in Troy called Muddaddy Flats, which has a quesadilla for any state of mind (49 3rd Street Troy, NY 12180). Parking on the streets is metered, and we were able to find a spot easily … Continue reading
Dinner at Plum Blossom in Troy
I know there is no shortage of Chinese spots in the Capital Region, some more authentic than others, but sometimes I long for the qualities of the joints I grew up with back home around Westchester. It’s the little things … Continue reading
Posted in Troy
Tagged capital region, chinese food, delicious, dim sum, dinner, eat me, food, fortune, fortune cookie, hot tea, hungry, noodles, plum blossom, seafood war bowl, shrimp, spinach noodles, tea, troy, yum
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Hoosick Falls Hike: Tibbits Forest State Preserve
This is our first year of real winter hiking, and therefore we are always learning new things. We recently took a hike at Tibbits Forest State Preserve in Hoosick Falls, and learned a new and valuable lesson (no real address, … Continue reading
Posted in Troy
Tagged four mile loop, hike, hoosick falls, loop trail, nature, snow shoes, snowshoes, snowy, State Preserve, stream, Tibbits, Tibbits Forest, Tibbits Forest State Preserve, trail, waterfall, winter hike
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Dinner in Schenectady at Persian Bite
I can’t rave about my experience at the Persian Bite in Schenectady enough, it was amazing! We parked in a free lot around the corner (for up to 2 hours) and popped into the little restaurant (96 Jay Street, Schenectady, … Continue reading
Posted in Schenectady County
Tagged cheap eats, chicken tikka, dinner, eat me, fresh, garlic, persian, persian bite, persian cuisine, persian food, persian tea, schenectady, seer must, sir must, soup, sugar cube, warp, yogurt, yogurt dip, yogurt sauce, yum
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