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Category Archives: Road trips
Amish rite of spring is plain dirty
Punxsutawney Phil may be a cute guy, but let’s face it — he’s not exactly Al Roker when it comes to spring predictions. (I worked with Al many weather forecasts ago. Lots of fun.) I like the odds better in … Continue reading
Posted in North America, Road trips
Tagged Al Roker, Amish, Lancaster County, mud sales, PA, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Witness
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Quebec City, Canada: Drive to Europe!
The holidays are always special, but even more so for me. It’s been a tradition for Mitch and me to take a vacation at the end of the year. We’re not exactly high-rollers the rest of the time. Travel is … Continue reading
Posted in Eats, North America, Road trips, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged Canada, poutine, Quebec City, tourism, travel
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Let’s Paws: Town & country
Da guyz of Asheville, NC: Lola and Fidel, busy at work at downtown Asheville clothing store. Lola is a Boston terrier mix; Fidel, a Havanese. And the menagerie at the Biltmore Estate …
Behind the scenes: Asheville, NC, in the movies
Hollywood’s taken advantage of Asheville’s pretty charms many a time. The lake that figured so prominently in Dirty Dancing — where Patrick Swayze gave Jennifer Grey a lift — is said to be Lake Lure, about a half-hour from the … Continue reading
Asheville, NC: Little bit of the West in the East
Take Boulder or Santa Fe, sub the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains for the Rockies, and what have you got? Asheville, NC. After years of hearing there was something really sensational in North Carolina other than my sister and … Continue reading
Posted in Cool places to stay, Eats, Road trips
Tagged Anderson Cooper, Asheville North Carolina, Biltmore, Charlotte North Carolina, CNN, Grove Park Inn
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A trip to the ‘other’ Florida
Just back from a Florida I’d never encountered. A Florida that’s much more Deep South than South Beach. On the road again; details when I return.
Sister Act: Our first trip together, ever
My baby sister Donna and I have been close ever since she was a baby. Now that we’re both baby boomers we’re still together. (She finally forgave me for burying myself in my books when I was supposed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Life: The biggest journey, Road trips
Tagged Amelia Island Florida, Coppertone, Cumberland Island Georgia, JFK Jr., Sisters, travel
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View’s the best thing on menu at this Philly landmark
You don’t have to run up the steps of the art museum like Rocky to enjoy one of the best views in Philadelphia. Well, you can if you want. But then, come on down to street level, go ’round the … Continue reading
Posted in Eats, North America, Road trips
Tagged Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Art Museum, Water Works
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Rating Tony Soprano’s last meal
I’m sure someone somewhere is still arguing over whether Tony Soprano was offed in the final moments of The Sopranos. (Of course he was.) But of more importance, how were those onion rings anyway? My review of the landmark where … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, Eats, Road trips, TV shows
Tagged Bloomfield, David Chase, food, Holsten's, NJ, onion rings, restaurants, Sopranos
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