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Private Michelin Dining at Salpoente in Aveiro, Portugal

On a trip through Aveiro, Portugal, I dined at Michelin-rated restaurant Salpoente. It was an amazing meal, and I was the only customer.

Watching all the blue-footed boobies and great frigatebirds around the Galapagos Islands on a tour with Lindblad Expeditions.

On a hike through Punta Espinosa on Isla Fernandina in the Galapagos, we encountered the largest congregation of marine iguanas.

A walk through a few Jersey Shore towns from Asbury Park to Bradley Beach, filled with sights, flavors, and, of course, beer.

A post-pandemic cruise vacation through the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador with Lindblad Expeditions / National Geographic Expeditions.

A couple of excursions kayaking in the Galapagos Islands were full of beautiful scenery and wildlife encounters.

On my 4th day in the Galapagos with Lindblad Expeditions, we took a sunset hike on Isla Isabela around Darwin Lake and Tagus Cove.

The plan was a biking tour around Portland, Maine, for all the breweries in the city, but trips don’t always go as planned.

I thought I’d be eating lobster rolls in Maine every day, but prices prevented me from enjoying it all on my road trip.

Sometimes it’s worth hiking the same New Jersey parks multiple times. As it’s convenient, I’ve hiked South Mountain Reservation a few times.

It was a brief but worthwhile stay in Brunswick, Maine, on the road trip through the state. There are beautiful sights and hikes nearby.

The views from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park are beautiful in the early morning, even if you don’t make it for sunrise.

In an effort to enjoy low-risk pandemic travel, I headed off on a Maine road trip to get my fill of nature, lobster, and beer.

On a short road trip through New Hampshire and Vermont, I got to taste quite a few local beers at the breweries.

My first post-vaccine travel experience was a New Hampshire road trip with a stop in Vermont to get away, even for just a long weekend.