Flying by the seat of our pants, we popped into Termini Station in Rome and bought the earliest roundtrip train tickets to Florence. The trip was approximately an hour and thirty minutes (each way), $47 (each way), and absolutely worth it. The train was comfortable and the scenery was top […]
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Similar to the south section of Big Island, the north is remote, rural, peaceful. The big draw of the north is the view of striking Waipi’o Valley [Hwy. 240 west to Kukuihaele – the road comes to a dead end at the Waipi’o Overlook]. You could walk down from your […]
Las Vegas is known for being over the top, you’re supposed to indulge your sinful self here. So don’t skip on dessert. In fact, get dessert that’s so over the top, you may never forget the experience in your life. Go to Sweet Raku [5040 W Spring Mountain Rd #3, […]
To Grandmother’s house we go! Lunch inside Little Red Riding Hood’s house? No it isn’t a fairytale, but you may recognize this real life restaurant from the illustrations of a memorable childhood story. Enchanting Pickity Place [248 Nutting Hill Rd, Mason, NH 03048] offers a five-course gourmet lunch topped with […]
There’s something simply magical about the elements at work on the Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville [Intersection of County Road 23C & Maude Adams Rd, Tannersville, NY 12485]. Only minutes from the main drag in the kitschy town, head on up the hill, and after you pass by some beyond […]
I love pie. I can’t have it in the house very often because a whole pie won’t last for more than 2 or 3 days. It starts off as dessert as it is intended to be. Then it becomes breakfast…not so different from pancakes right? Finally any time I happen […]
As the days grow shorter it is getting harder to visit new hiking trails, there are only so many near by! The weather we had this last was so phenomenal I couldn’t help but get in the car after work and drive the 30 minutes out to Hand Hollow conservation […]
I had a great time in the Catskills the other day with a friend meandering about roads watching the leaves change their colors. First stop was Kaaterskill Falls for a worthy little hike. The lower trail begins with Bastion Falls, and leads you to the bottom of NY’s tallest two-tiered […]