No one would ever call me a big sports fan. (Unless they were being sarcastic.) But there is one sporting event that I love and that I have gone to for the last several years: The US Open. Most of the year, the game of tennis doesn’t even cross my mind. But that all changes […]
It’s one of the great ironies of hotels that the higher room rate, the less likely it is to include breakfast. And if you want a good laugh, just take a look at the room service menu, where breakfast always seems to have the highest markup. And the hotels make the morning meal so tempting, […]
Connecticut is full of charming towns. Yet as cute and authentic as these towns may be, they usually don’t offer much to do. That’s what separates Lakeville, CT, from the rest. Lakeville is famous for — you guessed it — its lake. Lake Wononscopomuc, which everyone refers to as The Lakeville Lake, is the deepest […]
So far, the weather has been gorgeous for this Labor Day Weekend. At least it has been in Ridgefield, CT. Last year, the weather was perfect too. I was in Kennebunkport, ME, and amazingly enough it was in the 80s and sunny for the entire time. Quite unusual for Maine!
If you're in need of a crash course in American history, don't crack open your old text book. Just head to Philadelphia where around two hours of intense sightseeing can give you a greater understanding of how our country began as well as a large dose of patriotic pride. Even more good news? Most of […]
(Waianapanapa State Park in Maui; all photos by Maggie Overfelt Valentine) When I visited Maui on my honeymoon, we didn’t make it through the entire Road to Hana, a drive that has become a popular rite of passage for visitors to the island. Maui’s Highway 360 (aka Hana Highway or Road to Hana), features more […]
(photo by Amanda Lobell) As I wrote in an earlier post, Venice feels magical on a summer night. On certain Saturday nights, Providence, R.I., channels Venice but put its own spin on the theme with WaterFire. At the core of WaterFire is, well, fire on the Providence River (pictured above) although there is also fire […]
When you’re driving through Big Sur, you’ll see a lot of ocean. But you won’t see that much beach. That’s because Big Sur’s coastline is mostly rocky, and those cliffs are a big part of its charm. If you get the urge to take a walk on the beach (as we did after a nice […]
Until recently, I had never been to a destination spa. To be honest, I only had a vague idea of what went on at them and wasn't quite sure if I would even like what I imagined. But after a fabulous 24 hours at The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, PA, I know exactly what […]
Initially, I had planned to call this post "Ithaca is Gorges." That's a popular t-shirt and bumper sticker slogan praising the awesome town of Ithaca, NY, for its gorgeous gorges. But then I discovered that the subject of this post, Taughannock Falls State Park , is actually in Trumansburg, NY, a few miles away from […]
