After over a year of various forms of lockdown in the Netherlands and even longer since our last visit home to the US, we were beyond ready for a change of scenery. So in April of 2021, we decided…
USA
Just a few days before Christmas of 2017, Dan and I flew to San Diego to check out the city as a potential place to move to from New York. We spent three glorious days basking in the sunshine…
Niagara Falls lies right on the border between the US and Canada. Despite living in the same state as the American side of the falls, the long drive between New York City and the border with Ontario kept us…
Dan and I visited Denver for a long weekend last October. After spending two days exploring the city and the neighboring towns of Golden and Boulder, we decided to venture into the great outdoors to experience one of Colorado’s…
There’s no better way to experience the Autumn colors of New York’s Hudson Valley region than at the Storm King Art Center. It’s also just 1.5 hours away by train (and the same by car), making it one of…
This past Memorial Day weekend, I visited the three towns of Martha’s Vineyard as a day trip from Cape Cod with my husband and mother. We took our bikes over with us on the ferry so we could do…
Day Trip to Martha’s Vineyard: Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, and Edgartown
Located just off the southern coast of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard is an island made for day-trippers looking for fresh seafood, beautiful beaches, and quaint historic neighborhoods. Even though staying on Martha’s Vineyard can be pricey, it’s a relatively…