On our way to Connecticut and it’s a pleasant drive through upstate New York and to the town of Danbury where we can drop off the rental car. Emily’s sister picks us up and we travel to her place in the beautiful little town of Brookfield. Looking through a local travel guide we discover that [...]
What is the Aurora Borealis? Simply put, it is a natural phenomenon caused by the collision of charged particles from the sun with the atoms in the upper atmosphere. It can be seen (obviously) in the northern hemisphere including Fairbanks, Alaska; Churchill, Canada; Tromso, Norway & Reykjavik, Iceland. It is at their most dazzling from [...]
As we travel down Main St looking for a place to eat dinner we find that there are a lot of choices. With a recommendation from our hosts at the Main St B&B we decided on Italian food at Nicolettas Italian Café. Even though it’s the off season for tourists it is still full but [...]
AMERICAN AIRLINES FILES FOR BANCRUPTCY – now what???? American Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. What this means ……. If you have a flight already booked with American, there should be no flight disruptions for the immediate future. There may be some minor changes like different airline or modified route, or restructured mileage program. It [...]
As we traveled by foot through Cooperstown to the Baseball Hall of Fame we enjoyed all the little shops along the way. You can find all types of baseball memorabilia; you can even have a custom baseball bat made to order. We stopped at the Doubleday Café for lunch and would definitely recommend it for [...]
After we left Philadelphia, we traveled back to New Jersey where we were staying with family. The next day we found a good deal on a rental car, the only way to get there is by car, and started our travel to Cooperstown, N.Y. to our next destination, the Baseball Hall of Fame. It seems [...]
As we walked from Independence Hall to see the Liberty Bell we stopped to take the tour of Congress Hall where the early Continental Congress met and it was worth the time. It is beautifully restored and we sat in the seats that the first congressmen used to decide the fate of our new country. [...]
How do you deal with children misbehaving in flight, especially when the parents do nothing about it? What’s the protocol? What works? What doesn’t work? Here’s a list of a few do’s and don’ts: DON’T give the parents ‘the look’ DO offer a sympathetic smile and offer to help DO talk to the parents nicely [...]
As we travel west into Philadelphia and the Independence National Historical Park we cross the Ben Franklin Bridge with the skyline in front of us. We have set the GPS for the Visitor Center and discover that as we travel west on 6th street it will send us right past the entrance to the underground [...]
For our most recent trip we traveled back east to the New York-New Jersey area to visit Emilys’ family and do a little site seeing. Our airline tickets took us to JFK airport and we went from there to New Jersey to stay with family. We decided to travel into Philadelphia to see the Independence [...]
