Last March, Dan and I visited Charleston for a baby moon while my mom (aka Super Gran) stayed with our daughter Margot. Charleston had been high on my list…
Last updated: January 2025 In honor of traveling where you live and in looking at the year ahead, today I’m sharing New York State activities for every month of…
Last updated: November 2024 I love New York City at Christmastime. It may be crowded and a little hectic, but I think that’s the Grinch-like way of looking at…
Last updated: August 2024 Nestled in the center of New York state are two glacial lakes that share a unique and unexpected feature: brilliantly vivid turquoise water. These bright…
After a grey and gloomy Northeast winter, there’s nothing more welcome than the sight of beautiful blooming flowers, bringing color and life back to the stark landscape. Cherry blossoms…
Founded in 1751, Georgetown is the oldest neighborhood in Washington, D.C., predating the creation of “The District” by four decades. In 1791 the L’Enfant Plan combined Georgetown with the…
Ithaca is a city in New York’s Finger Lakes region found at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake. The longstanding play on words is that “Ithaca is Gorges” (gorgeous)…
