Mystic is a highlight of Connecticut and a place I visit a couple of times a year. It is almost two hours from my house, otherwise I would likely visit more. There is something special about the water, the village, the food and sightseeing, all giving me appreciation for living in Connecticut. We started our… Read More An Afternoon in Mystic, Connecticut
Continuing on from my blog post about Oahu (here), our second leg of our Hawai’i vacation was spent on the Big Island. We flew from Honolulu to Hilo. Hilo airport was so cool! It’s small and looks like you stepped back in time to easier days of travel. Day One We grabbed our rental car… Read More How We Spent Three Nights on the Big Island Hawai’i
Six nights was not enough! I could say there are never enough vacation nights in Hawai’i. The excitement of this trip made the ten hour flight there seem like a cake walk. We had easy smooth traveling; we got lucky! For the six nights in Oahu we stayed at the Disney Aulani Resort in Ko’Olina,… Read More How We Spent Six Nights on Oahu
Hopeville Pond State Park is certainly one to visit during the summer! While we did not go there to swim, there were lots of families enjoying the pond. It was an extremely hot day and we didn’t even get in a hike unfortunately. I imagine it’s a great lake to kayak or canoe. It took… Read More Connecticut State Parks Journeys: Hopeville Pond
My kids and I are chugging along on our Connecticut State Park visits! I wasn’t fully prepared for Squantz Pond unfortunately. I would have packed swim suits, towels and flip flops if I had been ready. The water was clear and beautiful and I would love to have taken a dip in it. Next time.… Read More Connecticut State Park Journeys: Squantz Pond
Been a while since I wrote one of these blog posts! We stayed local, you know, kids needed to finish the school year 🙂 I’ve never been to Hawai’i and of course am overexcited and been planning for months. My National Geographic map spells Hawai’i with the apostrophe so I’m sticking with it, in case… Read More Where to Next? Hawai’i
Hit my 30th Connecticut State Park! Only 77 more. I have a feeling I’ll be all over my state by the end of this summer 🙂 Like Indian Wells, Kettletown was one of the state parks closest to my home that I avoided since childhood. Old wives tales…lol My sister, my three kids and two… Read More Connecticut State Park Journeys: Kettletown
We are fortunate here in New England to have many places to take day trips to. Visiting Louisa May Alcott’s house has been on my bucket list for a while now and my sister and I planned a day around it. Our itinerary here was for two women in their forties so keep that in… Read More How to Spend a Day in Concord, Massachusetts
Spending an early spring day in lower Manhattan… Read More A Day in Lower Manhattan in Early Spring
Continuing on from my last blog post, here. Day 3: a day to spend in the rain in Boston! We lucked out in the fact that it never down poured on us, but I was ready just in case. I packed ponchos for everyone and a few umbrellas and made sure everyone had a hood… Read More How To Spend a Weekend in Boston in March, Part Two
Part one of spending a long weekend in Boston… Read More How To Spend a Long Weekend in Boston in March
Having lived seven years of my life in Boston I am elated to go visit as a tourist! It has been years since I visited up there and since the kids have a long weekend off in March, we decided it is time to see Bean Town. We are staying close to Boston Common and… Read More Where To Next? Weekend in Boston
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