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Charleston, SC - Hanging in the Lowcountry
Next stop - Charleston, South Carolina. In case you are curious, our summer plans were roughly determined by our plans to be in New...
Jul 4


The Food in Miami is Fantastic (Duh!)
Welcome to Miami Beach! I feel like this whole post is going to be a series of obvious statements, but that doesn’t mean they should not...
Jun 25


Living in New Orleans: Water, Water Everywhere
But definitely none I would drink. More about that below! One of the aspects of living a month in each place in our retirement that I...
Jun 5


New Orleans: Laissez les bons temps rouler
New Orleans (aka NOLA) is one of our favorite cities - the music! The food! The laid back attitude! I mean, their slogan is literally...
Jun 5


Got Our Kicks on Route 66
For our first “roadtrip” as homeless nomads we spent about a week traveling to New Orleans, where we planned to spend a month at an...
Apr 17


Boldly Go!
When we picked out the new SUV that would be our main transportation for the foreseeable future, the salesman sent us this photo when it...
Apr 14


“Wintering” in Carmel-by-the-Sea
A recent article from Wine Enthusiast about the area: “ Carmel-by-the-Sea was named by a Spanish explorer after the Carmelite friars on...
Dec 23, 2024


Carmel-by-the-Sea - Addendum!
The other post started getting long, so here’s a handful of other fun things we did in the area…. 17 Mile Drive 17 Mile Drive is a long...
Dec 23, 2024


Four Deer and Brooke Shields - our time in The Hamptons
We had just over a week left in our Northeast adventure, and it seemed like a great time to check out The Hamptons, since (1) we were...
Nov 4, 2024


Vermont - Killington and Burlington
We decided to go to Vermont after New York City for two reasons, (1) we needed somewhere simple to hang out and recover from our crazy...
Oct 27, 2024


The First Three Months - Things We Learned
When you stop worrying about work, suddenly you sleep a lot better. I mean like almost immediately. This shocked me. I really didn’t...
Oct 21, 2024


The Big Apple (NYC)
Craig and I have both spent quite a bit of time in New York City (not even counting Craig’s time growing up in Brooklyn!), but we’ve...
Oct 7, 2024


3 Days in Rhode Island
We had a little time in between our Maine road trip and our next big plan (the Jets game in Newark and then New York City!), so we...
Oct 6, 2024


The Better Portland
The last time we were in Portland, OREGON, Craig and I were dismayed at how dirty it was downtown and how dangerous it felt to walk...
Sep 15, 2024


The Journey is the Destination
So, I’m not a particularly philosophical person - while I think a lot about things, I’m not usually looking for deeper meanings or...
Sep 14, 2024


Exploring Down East Maine
I can’t help myself - I collect completely random useless information. In case you do too, here’s one for you that you might not know -...
Sep 13, 2024


This Does Not Suck (Adventures in Connecticut and New Hampshire)
For those of you who know him, you know that Craig does not speak effusively, or with melodrama, or hyperbole (that’s me, every time)....
Sep 7, 2024


Busting the Merlot Myth
Every year, a bunch of my college friends get together over Labor Day weekend as a sort of reunion, catch up, opportunity to play board...
Sep 4, 2024


Banzai Pipeline!
Actually, not so pipeline-y this time of year 😎. For the next part of our Hawaii trip, we’re based in a rental that was only one house...
Aug 19, 2024


Luau - Nutridge Experience
It’s been years since we’ve been to a Luau, and I wanted to try something different. Our hotel recommended the Nutridge Experience,...
Aug 19, 2024
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