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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: Fun
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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Long Island Eats: Claws
We proclaimed, “This was the summer of Claws,” and what a fine summer it has been. With all the brilliant sunshiney weather there was, I never wanted to be inside. Claws [20 Main St West Sayville, NY 11796] was the … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
Tagged baked clams, canal, clams, claws, claws seafood market, eat me, fresh seafood, Fun, live music, lobster roll, long island, outdoor seating, salmon, sayville, scallops, seafood, summer, west sayville, yum
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Long Island Hike: Sunken Forest
A ride on a ferry to a rare forest and a secluded beach? Count me in. Sunken Forest is located on Fire Island, a place where your car cannot go. Park it and hop on the ferry from Sayville towards … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
Tagged beach, boardwalk, ferry, forest, frog, Fun, hike, holly forest, long island, maritime holly forest, nature, sayville, sunken forest, swim, trail
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North-South Lake Escarpment Trail
A trip to North-South Lake was on my bucket list for this summer, and I couldn’t have been happier to complete the escarpment trail – all 10 miles of it [North Lake Road (Rt. 18) and Sc(h)utt Road in Haines … Continue reading
Posted in Catskills
Tagged artists rock, badman cave, bird watching, birding, blue blaze, boulder rock, camp, catskill mountain house, Catskills, escarpment, escarpment trail, fauna, flora, Fun, hike, inspiration point, lake, layman mountment, mary glen, millipede, nature, newman's ledge, north south lake, north south lake escarpment, scramble, summer, swim, trail, view, vista, wildflower
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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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Best of LA Museums: The Getty
The Getty [1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049] is one of the most fabulous art museums I have ever been to, both inside and out! Entrance is free, but parking will run you $15 – which was worth … Continue reading
Posted in California, Los Angeles
Tagged art, bougainvillea, cactus, culture, Fun, garden, impressionism, LA, los angeles, louie xiv, monet, museum, sculpture, the getty, travel, van gogh, view
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Griffith Park and Trails Café
No trip to LA is complete without a visit to Griffith Park. Iconic Griffith Park is to LA what Central Park is to NYC, there is something to see for anyone visiting. You can spend an entire day exploring, or … Continue reading
Posted in California, Los Angeles
Tagged abandoned, avocado, california, charlie turner, eat me, feed, Fun, griffith observatory, griffith park, hike, hollywood, hollywood sign, iced coffee, iced tea, LA, la zoo, lemonade, lizard, los angeles, mount hollywood, nature, observatory, old la zoo, pie, post apocalyptic, snake dog, trail, trailhead, trails cafe, travel, urban exploration, wildflower, yum, zoo
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El Matador Beach and Malibu Seafood
Driving into Malibu on the curvaceous roads you’ll see ritzy cars and glamorous homes on top of the hills across from the ocean. This is the pinnacle of living, take part in it, at least for a few hours. One … Continue reading
Posted in California, Los Angeles
Tagged beach, california, eat me, el matador, feed, fish, fresh fish, Fun, malibu, malibu seafood, nature, pacific, pacific coast highway, rock formation, seabass, socal, swim, travel, yum
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Staying in the town of Joshua Tree
When I told a friend I would be staying in the town of Joshua Tree he said, ‘Why? There’s nothing in the town but the park – stay in Palm Springs instead.’ I was nervous about my decision, had I … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged ants, art, birding, breakfast, california, crochet, crossroads cafe, culture, desert, desert sculpture, dinner, eat me, farmers market, Fun, joshua tree, joshua tree national park, museum, national park, natural sisters cafe, nature, noah purifoy foundation, palm springs, peach, poodle, rabbit, sculpture, sculpture park, sunflower, travel, world famous crochet museum, yum
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Croatian Sights: Diocletian’s Palace
If you’re in Split you simply cannot miss it. The structure: a fortress of ancient marble quarried locally in the 4th century AD to serve as a retirement home for a Roman emperor. Today Diocletian’s Palace is in and out … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia
Tagged croatia, diocletian, Diocletian’s Palace, Fun, gold toe, gregory nin, history, lore, luck, roman, roman empire, split
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