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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
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- 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: New York
Colonie’s Hong Kong Bakery & Bistro
I recently had a great dinner at Hong Kong Bakery and Bistro in Colonie. It’s difficult to pull in if you’re coming from Albany, (I turned left into I-Hop and made an easy right from there) but is a quiet … Continue reading
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Albany’s Corning Tower
I love the Corning Tower, I’ve been there countless time, but never in the winter…until now! The sights were so different with the bare trees, you can really observe a whole lot more. I love visit in every season, this … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged 42nd floor, albany, art, binoculars, capital building, corning tower, elevator, empire state plaza, free, Fun, observation deck, seasons, skyline, the egg, winter
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Guilderland’s Natural Way Café
I had breakfast at the Natural Way Café in Guilderland with some friends not too long ago. The place was different than I expected inside, it was pretty spacious and modern seeming. We all ordered breakfast sandwiches, and one of … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged bacon, bacon egg cheese, baked eg, breakfast, breakfast sandwich, cheese, ciabatta, eggs, free wifi, french toast, french toast cup, guilderland, local, natural, natural way cafe
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Yorktown’s Sylvan Glen Park Preserve & Peekskill’s Kathleen’s Tea Room
Sylvan Glen Park Preserve in Yorktown was where my Mom and I spent Black Friday, sweet deal! It was a bitter cold, but starkly gorgeous day. We parked and instantly got a winter wonderland view of a little lake. We … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged adorable, afternoon tea, black friday, blt, cave, dog park, fireplace, hike, homemade, icy, kathleen's tea room, lake, lavender tea, lunch, mohegan lake, mohegan lake quarry, nature, overlook, peekskill, pond, potato salad, quarry, salad, scottis salmon rounds, snow, snow hike, soup and sandwich, sylven glen, sylven glen park, sylven glen park preserve, tea, tea room, trails, westchester, winter, yorktown
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Pleasantville hikes and bites: Rockefeller State Park and Flour & Sun Bakery
I spent Thanksgiving at home with my family in Westchester, and before we had our feast I got to take a beautiful snowy hike with my Mom. Rockefeller State Park in Pleasantville was the destination, and it was so beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged 13 bridges, 13 bridges trail, bakery, bird watching, birding, caramel, carriage road, chocolate, club crackers, deer, dessert, eagle hill, eastern bluebird, eat me, family, flour & sun, hike, nature, old sleepy hollow trail, pie, Pleasantville, rockefeller, rockefeller state park, saw mill, saw mill river treat, sleepy hollow, snow, state park, sweet and salty, thankful, thanksgiving, trail, winter wonder land, yum
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Sushi X in Latham
We recently visited Sushi X in Latham with friends in town who wanted to pig out on some sushi. The decorations are garish and the service is lax. This is definitely a quantity over quality place so you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Latham
Tagged all you can eat, big appetite, budget, buffet, cheap eats, green tea, gyoza, ice cream, latham, mushroom, red snapper, rock shrimp, shrimp, soup, spicy girl roll, strawberry, sushi, sushi x, teriyaki
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Westchester Walks
Back home around lower-Westchester, NY I have lots of natural gems that I grew up observing and walking about. These are places I would walk around to get in some fresh air, exercise, maybe see some interesting birds in a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged bird watching, birding, castle, five islands park, foliage, glen island, glenwood lake, hike, Hugenot Park, lake, larchmont, larchmont manor park, manor park, nature, new rochelle, new rochelle high school, orchard beach, shore park, trails, turtle, walking, walks, westchester, westchester walks
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Catskill Hike: Ashokan Reservoir
You don’t have to be a mountain climber to experience the beauty of the Catskills, you just have to know where to look. There is a flat paved trail along the Ashokan Reservoir in the town of Olivebridge with breathtaking … Continue reading
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Tagged ashokan, ashokan reservoir, awe inspiring, beautiful, biking, bird watching, Catskills, deer, Fun, hike, mountains, nature, olivebridge, rollerblading, running, trail, views
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Catskills Route-28 Oddities
Route 28 in the Catskills has got a lot of quirky and cool spots to visit, if you know where to look. Yesterday we started out with breakfast at the Bread Alone Bakery in Boiceville, and ooh it was good. The … Continue reading
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Tagged America’s Largest Kaleidoscope, art, bacon, bacon egg and cheese, bakery, boiceville, bread alone, bread alone bakery, breakfast sandwich, cars, Catskills, chocolate, chocolate croissant, coffee, counter culture, counter culture coffee, croissant, Emile Burnel Sculpture Garden, feed, Fun, furniture, Kaleidoscope, quiche, raspberry, raspberry danish, roadside attraction, robots, rockets, route 28, sclupture, Sculpture Garden, silo, steve heller, Steve Heller’s Fabulous Furniture, strange
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The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is one of the biggest and best zoos I have ever been to, I was very lucky to grow up with it right in my backyard. I have so many memories running around with peacocks, watching seals … Continue reading
Posted in Bronx, NYC
Tagged animals, baboon, bronx, bronx zoo, elephants, Fun, gila monster, golden lion tamarin, gorillas, himalayan, lions, madagascar, monkey, monkey house, nature, peacock, polar bears, red panda, reptile, reptile house, rhinos, seal, snow leopard, tapir, tigers, white naped crane, zoo
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