Road Trippin
Arches National Park, Beyond Words ~
As you’re mapping out your 2017 travel plans, keep in mind our national treasures; our national parks. I’ve often said I would love to pack the car, plot a map course and just take off to explore each and every national park. We have definitely visited our share but we still lag woefully behind. And, I don’t remember a more relevant time than right now to pay attention to our parks. Continue reading
The Vermont Country Store ~
The Classic Catalog
If you’re of a certain age there’s a pretty good chance you grew up with a copy of The Vermont Country Store catalog in the house, or maybe you discovered it as an adult. Either way, the catalog is filled with pages of wondrous treasures that find one happily reminiscing and thinking, “Oh, I remember those!”
Autumn in Vermont ~
“Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.” – William Cullen Bryant
The Quechee Gorge ~
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus
Ben and Jerry and Ice Cream ~
“Ice cream is the perfect buffer, because you can do things in a somewhat lighthearted way. Plus, people have an emotional response to ice cream; it’s more than just food. So I think when you combine caring, and eating wonderful food, it’s a very powerful combination.” Jerry Greenwood
The Hotel Giraffe ~
Our fourth and final stay with the Library Hotel Collection was at the Hotel Giraffe; a sleek, tall, and beautiful hotel, just like a Giraffe!
Sunset Cruise & The New York Skyline ~
I’m not sure there is a better way to see the New York skyline than from the deck of a boat slowly cruising along on the Hudson and East Rivers. An even better view of the skyline is at sunset, on a cruise, on the rivers; it’s really pretty. And, it’s something quite special to pass by Lady Liberty with the sun slowly setting behind her.
The Hotel Elysee ~
It’s a tricky business to write a hotel review. I mean, think about it. How much can one say? There is a room, a bed, bath and hopefully, it’s clean and comfortable with a sense of style. That about wraps it up, don’t you think? But every now and then we come across a hotel(s) with a little something extra that makes us sit up and take notice. And that’s the case when it comes to the 4 boutique hotels in the Library Hotel Collection in New York City; each offering the finest in accommodations. Continue reading
One World Trade Center ~
Meandering through the One World Trade Center, 9/11 Memorial Museum, I had a moment of realization that there is now a generation of children who were not alive on 9/11, and as such had no real concept of what they were looking at in the museum, other than was was told to them by their parents. Amazingly, it has been 15 years.
The Atlantic City Beach & Boardwalk ~
Just over the bridge from the sleepy seaside village of Brigantine Beach, New Jersey, lies the shore of Atlantic City’s Beach and Boardwalk. It’s an American classic, Atlantic City, one of those places that most everyone has either visited, or is curious about doing so. I can now say we’ve done both. We’ve been curious and we’ve been there. We’re good.
We are Patti and Abi. We retired early to live a simpler life, travel the world and hopefully, inspire others to redefine retirement.
