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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: hidden gem
Great Island Common, New Castle NH
On a quick weekend trip to Portsmouth, we only had one day to experience the New Hampshire coast! So many beaches to choose from I was swimming in decisions. I do declare I picked the perfect little beach, Great Island … Continue reading
Posted in Portsmouth
Tagged great island common, hidden gem, local, new hampshire, portsmouth
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Off the beaten path in Venice
Scala Contarini del Bovolo, S. Marco, 4301, 30124 Venezia, Italy You want to get a great view of the city, but shutter at the thought of the crowds and lines you’ll find near the St Mark’s Campanile. What if I … Continue reading
Kent Falls State Park, Connecticut
If I can make it a three state day, count me in. From New York, through Massachusetts, into the Southern Berkshires that reaches to Connecticut…it sounds a lot more intense that it actually is – but Kent Falls State Park … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut
Tagged bald eagle, bbq, birding, connecticut, covered bridge, ct, day trip, frisbee, hidden gem, hike, housatonic, housatonic river, kent, kent falls, kent falls state park, nature, picnic, state park, trail, waterfall
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Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, Moab
Moab is a Mecca for the outdoorsy. Most flock to the national parks or state parks, it is easy to overlook the townie preserve. Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve [820 Kane Creek Boulevard, Moab, UT 84532] is a vacation from … Continue reading
Posted in Moab
Tagged birding, colorado river, deer, free, Fun, hidden gem, hike, la sal, la sal mountains, Matheson Wetland Preserve, mecca, mill creek, moab, mountains, national park, nature, off the beaten path, peaceful, preserve, Scott M Matheson, Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, state park, trail, travel, utah, Wetland Preserve, wetlands, wildlife
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Yoshi Sushi, Latham Eats
Dinner here is different. There is one sushi chef so if it’s busy, and it normally is, you’re going to have to wait. It’s worth it though. The place is Yoshi Sushi [Latham Plaza, 640 New Loudon Rd #5, Latham, … Continue reading
Posted in Latham
Tagged at me, caviar, edamame, eel, flounder, hidden gem, japanese, japanese cuisine, miso, miso soup, roll, sushi, tea, tempura, yoshi, yoshi sushi, yume
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E.K. Cibo’s, Schenectady Eats
I know my weaknesses. I don’t generally go for Italian food for that reason. When I see bread and pasta there is no stopping me. So I only have my affair with Italian once in a blue moon. Most recently … Continue reading
Posted in Schenectady County
Tagged baked haddock, bread, butter, carb, eat me, ek cibos, evoo, fish, fish dish, garlic, haddock, hidden gem, italian, italian bread, italian cuisine, italian food, morsel, mushroom, mushrrom, olive oil, pasta, pork, salad, schenectady, soup, tagliatelle, tomato soup, veggies, yum
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Mapparium, Best of Boston
I’ve always been fascinated by geography and loved looking at maps or globes. Normally you look at these things from the outside, but if you know where to go you can look from within. The Mapparium [200 Massachusetts Avenue, The … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged 1935, acoustic, boston, christ, church, Church of Christ, earth, geography, globe, hall of ideas, hidden gem, history, library, map, mapparium, mary baker, mary baker library, off the beaten path, perspective, roadside attraction, Scientist, tour, travel, world
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, Best of Boston
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Boston, so I figured it was time to return and see what’s new. My last trip was pretty straight forward – since it was my first time visiting I did the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged anemone, archaeology, beantown, beantown pub, beetle, boston, boston common, cambridge, cockroach, dinosaur, dinosaur fossil, dodo, ethnology, exhibit, faneuil market, fossil, freedom trail, gem, giant sloth, glass flower, harvard, harvard museum of natural history, hidden gem, hissing cockroach, hobbit, hominid, homo flores, hummingbird, insect, jellyfish, manhattan, mineral, museum, Museum of Natural History, natural history, off the beaten path, peabody museum, peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology, pub, public garden, skeleton, sloth, uss constitution
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Best of Syracuse: Lipe Art Park
An abandoned train yard transformed into an art park, how romantic? A tiny little treasure in the middle of the Syracuse warehouse district, Lipe Art Park [W Fayette St, Syracuse, NY 13204 Between S Geddes St & Seneca St] brings … Continue reading
Posted in Syracuse
Tagged abandoned, art park, Fun, graffiti, hidden gem, lipe, lipe art park, loch west monster, mural, off the beaten path, sculpture, street art, syracuse, warehouse, warehouse district
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New Paltz Hike: Stony Kill Falls
A super short hike to an off the beaten path 90 foot waterfall? Add this to your itinerary for a day trip in New Paltz. Stony Kill Falls is way less publicized than it could be, and that is great … Continue reading
Posted in New Paltz
Tagged 90 ft waterfall, butterfly, forest, Fun, heilicopter, heilicopter pad, hidden gem, hike, minnewaska state park, nature, new paltz, secret, shawnagunks, stony kill falls, swim, swimming hole, tiger swallowtail, trail, waterfall, Wawarsing, woods
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