Category: U.S.A.

  • Hotel Review: Maritime Hotel

    Hotel Review: Maritime Hotel

    In July, I had to take a quick overnight business trip to New York City. My meetings were in Chelsea, so I decided to ditch my usual Midtown lodging & stay right in the neighborhood. As I was researching places to stay, I came across what could be called a cruise-lovers dream come true: the…

  • Good ol’ Fashioned Virginia Road Trip

    Good ol’ Fashioned Virginia Road Trip

    While we were making our way down to Primland a few weeks ago, I told B that I wanted to take the backroads & go on a good ol’ fashioned Virginia road trip. Unfortunately, we got a late start (shocker), so we decided to stick to the highway most of the way (which are still…

  • Primland Activities

    Primland Activities

    We had a ton of fun at Primland, participating in their various activities & pretending we were kids at summer camp. My favorite was stargazing, while B loved shooting sporting clays. Here’s a summary of just a few of the fun things you can do during your stay: Stargazing Primland has an amazing stargazing program,…

  • Hotel Review: Primland

    Hotel Review: Primland

    This summer has been a bit of a stressful one for us: B switched jobs in early July &, since the middle of May, our house has been undergoing a major (basically gutted) renovation. So when the team at Primland invited us down for a weekend of adventure & relaxation, I couldn’t pack our bags quickly…

  • FriFotos: America

    FriFotos: America

    Tomorrow is America’s 239th birthday (but she doesn’t look a day over 25!) so it’s fitting that today’s #FriFotos theme is America. Over my three decades of living here, I’ve loved being an American, hated being an American, been embarrassed to be an American, & felt overwhelming pride being an American. I’ve practically burst with patriotism when…

  • San Diego Relaxation

    San Diego Relaxation

    A few weeks ago, I took B on a surprise trip to San Diego to celebrate his birthday & visit his brother (who smartly moved there three years ago from Cleveland). While I had been to San Diego last year for a few quick business trips, we really got to explore the area this time &…