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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: summer
Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve
I took a dazzling sunset stroll at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve yesterday. We picked it up at the end of Sugar Hill road in Vischer Ferry and parked in the power plant overlook parking lot. On our strip … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County
Tagged bunny, dam, free, frog, Fun, hike, history, mohawk river, nature, power plant, preserve, romantic, saratoga county, summer, sunset, trails, vischer ferry, vischer ferry nature and historic preserve, waterfall, wildflower
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Surf’s Out lunch in Kismet, Long Island
I celebrated my birthday recently, and there’s no one I like to do it better with than my Mom! We had all sorts of adventures around Westchester and Long Island. My annual birthday lunch is at Surf’s Out in Kismet, … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
Tagged baked clams, birthday, eat me, fire island, fire island light house, fish tacos, ice cream, kismet, light house, long island, lunch, robert moses, spumoni, summer, surf's out, yum
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Sherwood Island State Park, CT
A good beach day is one of my most cherished things in the world! I love the ocean air, the vitamin d, and all the natural treasures that can be found in a good beach. Sherwood Island State Park in … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut
Tagged beach, birds, connecticut, fishing, flowers, Fun, jingle jangle, mermaid, mermaids toes, osprey, rose hips, sea robin, shells, sherwood, sherwood island state park, summer, wildflowers
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Time in the Beautiful Berkshires
August is always a mad scramble for me to enjoy every last moment of the summer season! This past weekend I had so much fun gallivanting about the Berkshires. On our way to MA, we stopped at Grafton Lake State … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged art, art museum, berkshires, colorful, creepy, curried chicken, curry, dim sum, feather, feed, flavours of malaysia, free, Fun, grafton, grafton lake state park, hike, hopper trail, ice cream sandwiches, massachusetts, mount greylock, mushroom, nature, pittsfield, raodtrip, sculptures, summer, trails, williams college museum of art
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A Day in Columbia County
Today I had great summer fun bouncing around Columbia County. The morning started off cool and cloudy, perfect weather for a hike! First stop was High Falls in the town of Claverack, a great little preserve with 2 miles of … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County, Hudson
Tagged bacon, beaver cotton mill, blt, chasing waterfalls, claverack, columbia county, feed, Fun, high falls, hike, hudson, moth, nature, pink moth, reslish, sandwich, summer, trails, valatie, waterfalls, wildflowers, yum
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Ice Cream and a Walk in Watervliet
A short and perfect little after dinner outing can be had in Watervliet pairing ice cream at Mac’s Drive In and a walk at Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park. Mac’s has lots of great homemade flavors and a real cute atmosphere. … Continue reading
Posted in Watervliet
Tagged archeology, bacon, feed, Fun, Grandma’s Maple Bacon, history, kite, mac's drive in, nature, park, Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park, summer, summer love, trails, Watervliet
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Dining in Delmar
I love hopping over the bridge from Albany to Delmar, the quiet suburb has a lot to offer if your know where to look. I love Delmar’s Hannaford Plaza. It’s my favorite place to food shop, but it also has … Continue reading
Posted in Delmar
Tagged afordable, baba ghanoush, black raspberry, chicken tikka, delmar, feed, hannaford, hummus, ice cream, indian cuisine, jim's tastee freez, mediterranean cuisine, naan, pita, soft serve, summer, swirl, tzatziki, yum
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Grafton Lakes and Moreau State Parks
On two very different days I visited two of my favorite local State Parks. On a cloudy cooler day I went to Grafton Lakes State Park to hike the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower trail. I loved foraging raspberries along the … Continue reading
Posted in Grafton, Saratoga County
Tagged birds, birds nest, dickinson fire tower, fire tower, frogs, Fun, grafton lakes state park, hiking, lakes, moreau state park, nature, state park, summer, swimming, trails, wildflowers, woodpecker
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White Water Rafting + Hadley Mountain
I had such a fantastic time white water rafting with Adirondack River Outfitters. I purchased a Groupon for two people which included the rafting, a light lunch, and a bbq dinner. We spent four hours with a great tour guide … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, Saratoga County
Tagged adirondack, adirondack rafting outfitters, adk, ARO, bbq, beer, fire tower, frog, Fun, hadley, hadley mountain, hike, hudson river, nature, rafting, rapids, river treat, snake, summer, swim, trails, views, white water rafting, wildflower
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