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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
Tag Archives: exercise
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
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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Best of Syracuse: Onondaga Lake Park
Known as the ‘Central Park of Central New York,’ Onondaga Lake Park [106 Lake Drive, Liverpool, NY 13088] has got a lot going on. Just minutes from downtown Syracuse dense streets give way to green grass and an expansive lake. … Continue reading
Posted in Syracuse
Tagged bike, bird watching, birding, boat, boating, bocce, central new york, cny, cuse, dog park, exercise, fishing, green heron, hike, inline skating, lake, lake view, liverpool, new york, onondaga, onondaga lake, onondaga lake park, owl, playground, salt museum, shuffleboard, skating, swan, syracuse, trails, travel, volleyball, wegmans
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Best of Thousand Islands: Clayton
Clatyon is another little town in the Thousand Islands region. Not quite as busy as Alexandria Bay, but that certainly adds to the charm of it. Although there is a huge hotel on the waterfront, and surely the wave like … Continue reading
Posted in Thousand Islands
Tagged 1000 islands, art, bacon, bacon egg cheese, bayside marina, breakfast, clayton, eat me, english muffin, exercise, french toast, Fun, kayak, koffee kove, mom and pop, mural, quaint, river rat, riverside, thousand islands, travel, upstate new york, yum
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Best of Thousand Islands: Walking over the Thousand Islands Bridge
The Thousand Islands region is made up of 1,864 islands splattered on the Saint Lawrence River between the U.S.-Canadian border. It is a terribly scenic region worth the trip up north, 3½ hours from Albany. With islands come bridges. A … Continue reading
Posted in Thousand Islands
Tagged 1000 islands, alex bay, alexandria bay, architecture, border, bridge, bridge walk, canada, exercise, free fun, Fun, island, new york, ontario, road trip, roadtrip, saint lawrence river, thousand islands, thousand islands bridge, travel, upstate
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Swimming in the Capital Region: Thompson’s Lake and Brown’s Beach
Labor Day is late this year and the weather is just perfect for one more week of swimming! Last summer I frequented Grafton and Moreau for my upstate lake swimming. This summer I took advantage of Thompson’s Lake and Brown’s … Continue reading
Posted in Albany, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs
Tagged bald eagle, birding, boat, boat rental, boating, browns beach, exercise, Fun, grafton, kayaking, lake, laps, moreau, paddle boat, saratoga, saratoga lake, state park, summer, swim, thompsons lake
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OMI Sculpture Park
Rolling fields sprinkled with thought provoking art, the OMI International Arts Center [1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075] in Columbia County’s Ghent is a must see. I never know how to pronounce the name, is it oh-me, or ah-mi, … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged art park, birding, bog meadow nature trail, columbia county, exercise, Fun, ghent, goslings, hike, omi, OMI International Arts Center, sculpture park, spring, sunshine, thought provoking, wildlife
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Poughkeepsie’s Walkway Over the Hudson
The Hudson River spanning over 300 miles is an iconic sight to Eastern NYers. Up North it is a sublime recreational area for sports such as white water rafting and swimming. Down South the beauty of the river is revered … Continue reading
Posted in Hudson Valley
Tagged bird watching, birding, cia, Culinary Institute of America, exercise, fdr, history, hudson, hudson river, jogging, Poughkeepsie, river, tidal, troy, walking, walkway, walkway over the hudson, wildlife
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Albany Hikes: Corning Preserve
I’m at the tail end of obtaining my masters degree so things are a bit busy on my end. I don’t have as much time to go far away trips and trails everyday; I’ve been staying close to home. As … Continue reading
Posted in Albany, Troy
Tagged 787, albany, all seasons, biking, boating, corning preserve, downy woodpecker, exercise, field mouse, fish, fishing, health, hike, hiking, hudson river, mouse, nature, paved trail, river, row, rowing, trail, troy, turtle, walking, wildflower, woodchuck, woodpecker
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Albany County Rail Trail
I feel like rail trails are popping up everywhere, even in our own backyard! Maybe I wasn’t looking for them before, or maybe it is a new trend to convert abandoned railroad tracks into recreational spaces, either way I’m all aboard. … Continue reading
Posted in Delmar
Tagged albany, Albany County Rail Trail, delmar, exercise, Fun, Helderberg, Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail, hike, nature, peaceful, rail trail, Walk
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