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Order the 2018 Travel Calendar and Help Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts in the Florida Keys

Order the 2018 Travel Calendar and Help Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts in the Florida Keys

Last chance! Order the Florida Keys Road Trip calendar by January 15th for proceeds to benefit Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

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Seneca Lake Sunset in the Finger Lakes of New York

Seneca Lake Sunset in the Finger Lakes of New York

The schooner “True Love” named from its Hollywood fame offered a sunset sail on Seneca Lake from just behind my hotel the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. The couple I interviewed at Dr. Frank’s Winery for my podcast on the Finger Lakes told me all about it, but my time out on the water, one of […]

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Fun in the Finger Lakes of New York; Staying Adventurous Episode 25

Fun in the Finger Lakes of New York; Staying Adventurous Episode 25

As a native New Yorker, I know my state, but I have yet to experience all it offers. This past summer I took a step forward and discovered the southern tier of the Finger Lakes with stops in Corning, Elmira, Hammondsport and Watkins Glen. I always knew the location had well, Lakes, and I visited […]

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the 5 – Top Travel Activities in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York

the 5 – Top Travel Activities in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York

There are plenty of activities to put on an itinerary traveling through the southern Finger Lakes of New York. Visitors usually travel to the region to enjoy the lake and appreciate the award winning wines. Two musts. Yet travelers can also learn the history through its unique museums and let go of their fears and […]

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Episode 24 – Staying Adventurous in the Electric City of Scranton

Episode 24 – Staying Adventurous in the Electric City of Scranton

I recently explored the Electric City; Scranton, Pennsylvania. Perhaps most famous in recent times because of the hit TV series “The Office,” the city holds the nickname from its hey day when it operated an electric trolley system in the 1880s. The city and the entire county of Lackawanna was often a “drive-thru” for me […]

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The Magic of Houdini Lives on in Scranton

The Magic of Houdini Lives on in Scranton

Houdini may not have come back from the “other side,” after his mysterious death on Halloween in 1926, but his legacy is alive and well in Scranton at the Houdini Museum, Tour and Magic Show. The attraction first located in New York City, relocated to Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania twenty-nine years ago when searching […]

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On the Road with Sunglasses, a Magnetic Waterproof Phone Pouch and Other Travel Pouches

On the Road with Sunglasses, a Magnetic Waterproof Phone Pouch and Other Travel Pouches

Over my last month on the road with visits to the Finger Lakes, Lackawanna County, New York City, and some family time in the Poconos of Pennsylvania I had the opportunity to appreciate a few new products. This is what I found. Smart Buy (Sun) Glasses For the traveler a quality pair of sunglasses needs […]

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The Lakeside Sunset on Keuka Lake

The Lakeside Sunset on Keuka Lake

On my second night exploring New York’s Finger Lakes, I settled in to take in my first sunset form the shores along Kueka Lake.   After an afternoon of wine tasting, including a visit to the award winning Dr Konstantin Frank’s Vineyard and then checking in to the comfortable and cute Vinehurst Inn in Hammondsport, New […]

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