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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
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Adirondack Eats: Sammy D’s Café
I don’t normally make plans to eat at the mall, but Sammy D’s Cafe is a joint to make exceptions for. We had just hiked Buck Mountain and were hungry and in the mood for something hearty. Located in the … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks
Tagged adirondacks, adk, adks, avocado, bacon, blt, cheap eats, chicken, cinnamon, cobbler, coleman factory outlets, complimentary, dessert, eat, eat me, feed, free, hippy, homemade bread, house cured meat, lunch, mall, outlet shopping, outlets, peach, peach cobbler, sammy d's, sammy d's cafe, sandwich, shopping, soft serve, the chief, tie-dye, vanilla, yum
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View the Stars at Hirsch Observatory in Troy
The night sky is so mysterious, so romantic, and so educational. If you’ve ever looked up at the stars and wondered what’s beyond… Hirsch Observatory [Inside RPI’s Campus in Troy on College Ave – the lot with the gate open … Continue reading
Posted in Troy
Tagged constellation, free, Fun, hirsch observatory, night sky, observatory, rpi, stargazing, stars, telescope, troy
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Tucson: Meditate and Hike at Sanctuary Cove
Sanctuary Cove [8001 North Scenic Drive, Tucson, AZ 85743] is an off the beaten path spot that firstly hosts an all creeds chapel, a quaint brick structure quietly situated in the desert. Secondly Sanctuary Cove offers an awesome little meditative … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged all creeds, arizona, botanical garden, cactus, chapel, desert, exercise, flora, free, Fun, hike, inspirational, labyrinth, love, meditate, meditative, mexcian golen poppy, nature, off the beaten path, rock labyrinth, saguaro, sanctuary cove, trail, tucson, wild flowers, wildflowers
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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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Best of Oahu Activities: Aloha Tower
Aloha Tower (Scenic Lookout, Honolulu) This tower used to be the tallest building on the island, but with the influx of skyscrapers that come with an international tag, it feels so small (1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813). We … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged albany, aloha, aloha tower, architecture, corning tower, elevator ride, free, Fun, hawaii, history, honolulu, kitsch, oahu, retro, round top drive, scenic overlook, tantalus, tantalus round top drive, tantalus rount top, view, vista
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Best of Oahu Activities: Dole Plantation
Dole Plantation (Koi Pond, Northshore) Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits and I buy dole products all the time so I decided to stop by the plantation when heading to the northshore. We visited the close-by Wahiawa Botanical Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged botanical garden, budget, cheap eats, chickens, dole, dole plantation, free, free chocolate, free pineapple, Fun, garden, hawaii, hedge maze, koi pond, li-hing, li-hing powder, maze, northshore, oahu, pineapple, pineapple plant, pink pineapple, rainbow, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tour, train, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Activities: Haleiwa
Top Picks: Haleiwa (Cultural, Northshore) One of my favorite things is getting the feel for a new town. Haleiwa is just small enough and kitschy enough to be a perfect place to explore in one day. There is one shopping … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged adzuki beans, banazi pipeline, best of, cat, chicken, chicks, coffee, coffee gallery, culture, doel plantation, free, giovanni's shrimp, guava, haleiwa, hawaii, Heiau, ice cream, lilikoi, Matsumoto, northshore, oahu, papaya, people watching, Pu'u O'Mahuka, Pu'u O'Mahuka Heiau, shave ice, shopping, shrimp, surfer, surfer vibe, tropical
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Best of Oahu Activities: Pearl Harbor Memorial
Top Picks: Pearl Harbor Memorial (Historical, Leeward) If you ask me, no trip to Oahu is complete without a visit to the Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial site (1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, HI 96818). The National Park … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged boat ride, bowfin, december 7th, documentary, film, free, hawaii, historical, history, honolulu, infamy, leeward, memorial, military history, museum, national park service, oahu, pearl harbor, pearl harbor memorial, tour, uss arizona, uss bowfin, uss missouri, ww2, wwII
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: An Arch, a Blowhole, and a Shrine
The Arch (Natural Attraction, Windward) If you park at the Halona Blowhole parking lot (Kalanianaole Highway heading east in Honolulu) and walk across the highway, head west past where the rail ends, you’ll be heading in the right direction. You … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged blowhole, buddhist, buddhist guardian, cacti, cactus, cultural, fishing shrine, flower, free, geyser, halona, halona blowhole, hawaii, hike, hiking glove, honolulu, japanese, jizo, koko crater botanical garden, koko head, lava, maui, natural attraction, nature, oahu, off the beaten path, offering, religious, religious site, shrine, star flower, starflower, the arch, trail, wildflower, windward
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