Watching the Sunset from Manhattan’s Little Island
On an excursion to Manhattan’s Little Island, I got to enjoy the sunset over New Jersey while walking through the gardens.
On an excursion to Manhattan’s Little Island, I got to enjoy the sunset over New Jersey while walking through the gardens.
After more than a year without in-person events, which meant numerous cancelled art events, Jersey City hosted its first major outdoor art festival. The Jersey City Mural Festival introduced 50 new murals around the city on June 5-6, with most of them under the highway overpass to the Holland Tunnel. Jersey City already had plenty …
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The northern branch of the Henry Hudson Trail is a beautiful bike ride that stretches along the coast and connects to Sandy Hook.
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when people mention Newark, NJ, but the city is home to an amazing cherry blossom festival.
On a short winter trip through Vermont, I stayed at North Shire Lodge in Manchester. This quaint independently-owned hotel even has its own pub to enjoy.
While 2020 was a miserable year by most counts, it was possible to enjoy some local pandemic travel and make the most of a bad situation.
A biking trip at Sandy Hook and Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey. There’s a lot to see at the beaches and former military base.
This year has been difficult for those who want to get out for a drink. COVID has kept us home to try out our own quarantine cocktails.
As flood waters in China have reached the Giant Buddha of Leshan, I’m reminded of my trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
While we have been stuck at home for months due to COVID-19, I was able to get out a few times to visit some of the great New Jersey parks.
Hong Kong was never my home, but it was there when I needed it. Amid the congestion of Kowloon and Central, I felt at ease. It was an escape.
Enjoying more than a few beers at the Pastrytown beer festival in Brooklyn. Most of the beers available were strong and based on pastry flavors.
Sometimes you have to make the best of a destination. It was a quiet trip to Vermont in winter when much of the town of Manchester was closed.
Overtourism is the reality of travel as more people head for the world’s popular destinations. But there are ways to avoid the crowds and headaches.
There’s a lot to see around touristy Luang Prabang, and Wat Xieng Thong, the most important of temples in town, is at the top of the list.