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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: local
An afternoon in Historic Charleston
Charleston is a city overflowing with bright colors, architectural charm, and palm trees. It’s very walkable, although there is also a free trolley that can get you to where you need to be. Parking can be a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Charleston, South Carolina
Tagged american south, architecture, battery park, bird watching, birding, boiled peanuts, bouillabaisse, cannon, charleston, charleston city market, dinner, fish, fort sumter, free, george washington, historic, historic charleston, history, local, lowcountry, magnolias, magnolias restaurant, mortar, museum, old slave mart, palm tree, rainbow row, ravenel bridge, seafood, south carolina, travel, trolley, waterfront park, white point garden
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Coopers Cave Ale Company, Glens Falls
After a long day of running around, but not yet ready to quit, we were in Glens Falls and looking for a place to relax. Cooper’s Cave Ale Company [2 Sagamore St, Glens Falls, NY 12801] fit the bill and … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks
Tagged albino, albino squirrel, beer flight, bring the kids, coopers cave, coopers cave ale, coopers cave ale company, coopers cave beer, coopers cave soda, glens falls, gourmet soda, james fenimore cooper, last of the mohicans, local, squirrel, waterfall, wild cherry cream soda
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Crazy Bowlz, Kingston Eats
There are so many fusion joints popping up, a testament to our globalized melting pot culture. These restaurants are great for those nights when you just don’t know what you want to eat – because you can have a variety … Continue reading
Posted in Catskills
Tagged affordable, asian, bubble tea, casual, cheap, crazy bowlz, fusion, fusion restaurant, kingtson, local, lotus bun, melting pot, mexican, noodles, pork belly, pork bun, sake, salad, sunset, tea
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Black River and YS Falls, Jamaica
We decided to plan out one day trip out of Negril during out stay and with so many options, it was really hard to choose. We wanted a lot of bang for our buck, to be able to see more … Continue reading
Posted in Jamaica
Tagged beres hammond, bird watching, birding, black river, blue mountains, boat, bob marley, brackish, crocodile, culture, day trip, dunns river falls, egret, flora, flowers, heron, history, horses, jamaica, jitney, kingston, little london, local, mayfield falls, nature, negril, rope swing, saint elizabeth parish, travel, waterfall, wildflower, ys falls
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Eat your way through Seven Mile Beach
Jamaican patties and jerk chicken were my only experience with Jamaican cuisine prior to visiting, these foods commonly found in New York. I loved trying authentic versions of these delicious old favorites and also learning about a whole new world … Continue reading
Posted in Jamaica
Tagged ackee and saltfish, blue mountain coffee, bourbon beach, brown stew, callaloo, Colettas, conch, hidden paradise, iced coffee on a stick, island time, jamaica, jamaican apple, jamaican cuisine, jamaican patty, jerk chicken, jerk sauce, jerk seasoning, julie mango, lobster, local, must eat, negril, niahs, red stripe, seven mile beach, shelfish, sour sop, soursop, sweet spice restaurant, woodstock
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Reflections on visiting Negril, Jamaica
My Mom and I were looking to book a last minute February trip with two important components, warm weather and beach. We thought about Belize, but the flights weren’t cooperating with our dates. We thought about Panama, but we didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Jamaica
Tagged all inclusive, beach, belize, birding, birds, blue mountains, bob marley, capital of casual, Caribbean, crab, dunns river falls, jamaica, local, montego bay, nature, negril, negril river, ochos rios, panama, seven mile beach, starfish, sunset, the cliffs, tourist, travel, vacation
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Candlepin Bowling at Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley
I never got into bowling. My parents brought us as kids, and they were on bowling teams, but I wasn’t any good and never developed an interest in it. Same story with Jeff. So in the seven years of our … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged arcade, arcade games, bowling, candlepin, candlepin bowling, day trip, Fun, history, local, local beer, massach, salmon falls, shelburne falls
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Hager Farm Market, Shelburne Falls
A perfect little country store with killer sandwiches, Hager Farm Market [1232 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370] is such a great spot for lunch! Not all sandwiches are created equal. The sandwiches here start on homemade bread with fun … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged avocado, bakery, blt, cabot, day trip, dill, eat local, farm market, garlic dill, hager, Hager Farm Market, homemade, local, lunch, maple, maple latte, massachusetts, sandwich, shelburne falls
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Riverview Café, Columbia County Eats
March seems colder than February this year and it has me daydreaming of warm weather. Excited for what is ahead and thinking about days gone by. Last summer I had the loveliest dining experience at the Riverview Café [48 Riverview … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged amtrak, blt, cafe, chicken salad, columbia county, crispy onion, daydreaming, eat local, farm to table, hudson river, local, lunch, pork, pulled pork, pulled pork sandwich, riverview, riverview cafe, sandwich, stuyvesant, train tracks
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