Longwood Gardens created by Pierre S. du Pont,(1870-1954) is one of the premier arboretums in the USA, if not in the world. It consists of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania , in the…
The Strasburg Train – Pennsylvania. Climb aboard the larger-than-life steam train and enjoy a round-trip ride through the tranquil Amish countryside to Paradise, PA and back. This is the most relaxing…
I’ve had these shoes for over 3 years and they’ve served me well. Comfort beyond my expectations. We’ve walked the east coast of the US, around Europe, Turkey and climbed mountains in Wales – together ! The crumbling pathways of Cuba and soaked…
By JP Chartier NUZZLED SNUGLY, DEEP WITHIN THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST AND ENCIRCLED BY MOUNTAINS THAT BREATHE BLUE SMOKE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THIS PLACE OF FAIRY TALES AND MAGIC. The opulent and somewhat imposing French Renaissance,…
I t’s easy for me to get jaded sometimes, comparing my local sights to more famous places, expecting them to compete. It’s always great, though, when I find local places that not only stack up, but outshine the more famous ones. That’s…
The furthest east that I reached on my drive across the country was a little town called Wells. On the map since 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine, has a population of around 10,000 and is a popular vacation spot in the summer…
Every year, for the first week of July, I travel home to see my family. They have a home in southern British Columbia near the US border as well as a home in northern Montana. I am able to attend the Canada Day activities and then…
Think of a hike and you think of nature, right? And this hike in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park will look a lot like nature, but that’s actually a complete deception. Almost nothing in the entire park is “natural.” When the then-city of…
Longwood Gardens created by Pierre S. du Pont,(1870-1954) is one of the premier arboretums in the USA, if not in the world. It consists of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania , in the…
The Strasburg Train – Pennsylvania. Climb aboard the larger-than-life steam train and enjoy a round-trip ride through the tranquil Amish countryside to Paradise, PA and back. This is the most relaxing…
I’ve had these shoes for over 3 years and they’ve served me well. Comfort beyond my expectations. We’ve walked the east coast of the US, around Europe, Turkey and climbed mountains in Wales – together ! The crumbling pathways of Cuba and soaked…
By JP Chartier NUZZLED SNUGLY, DEEP WITHIN THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST AND ENCIRCLED BY MOUNTAINS THAT BREATHE BLUE SMOKE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THIS PLACE OF FAIRY TALES AND MAGIC. The opulent and somewhat imposing French Renaissance,…
I t’s easy for me to get jaded sometimes, comparing my local sights to more famous places, expecting them to compete. It’s always great, though, when I find local places that not only stack up, but outshine the more famous ones. That’s…
The furthest east that I reached on my drive across the country was a little town called Wells. On the map since 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine, has a population of around 10,000 and is a popular vacation spot in the summer…
Every year, for the first week of July, I travel home to see my family. They have a home in southern British Columbia near the US border as well as a home in northern Montana. I am able to attend the Canada Day activities and then…
Think of a hike and you think of nature, right? And this hike in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park will look a lot like nature, but that’s actually a complete deception. Almost nothing in the entire park is “natural.” When the then-city of…
