Author: Meg
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New Years Day Walk
On New Years Day the kiddo and I headed into Newport, RI to the Cliffwalk to take a walk. Sure it was cold, it’s New England in January, but it wasn’t bitterly cold, especially for being on the water and we spent a good amount of time outside taking in the sites. we had a…
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Kent Falls – Kent, CT
In March of 2021 the kiddo and I went to Kent Falls. I was going to take him last year but unfortunately the park became quite popular last year and was closed much of last year. So we made it this year. L loves waterfalls and so once we got to the base of the…
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Granola – Copenhagen
Granola is a spot that’s popular with locals and tourists alike. I arrived and there was a wait, this is a good sign I thought. But looking back, I’m honestly not sure why. I go in and there was a small table pushed in the corner where I was able to sit without a wait,…
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Hidden Valley Preserve
As the global pandemic began to take front and center stage in the northeast last spring the kiddo and I sheltered in place here at home. That meant a lot of time in the house and time in our own backyard. We’d take a walk around the block about once a day and when I’d…
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Tandem Coffee and Bakery – Portland, Maine
742 Congress St Portland, Maine Back in 2017 for New Years I took my first trip ever to Portland Maine and Portsmouth New Hampshire. This would be my first New City, New Year trip with the tater tot who was just about 5 1/2 months old! We left in the early AM and got to…
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The Little Mermaid Statue – Copenhagen
So in all tourist destination cities there are some things you have to see because when you get home you’ll be asked if you went and if you respond no you will then be questioned as to why you didn’t go. Well in Copenhagen one of those things is The Little Mermaid Statue. So I…
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Neptune Statue Monterosso al Mare
I went to Cinque Terre in Italy for the first time. in 2015 I loved it so much that 4 months later I went back. One of the most unique things there was the Neptune Statue, the Sea God (also called Il Gigante). You can find the Neptune Statue in Monterosso al Mare. Monterosso al Mare is the only…
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A New Year, A New City
So, with the global pandemic, I cheated a bit on this. When I try to visit a new city on new years I do try for it to be new. Well, back in New Years 2009 – 2010 I actually was in Middletown, RI to visit a friend who moved there. My boyfriend of the…
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UFC – Post Fight Press Conference
Due to a couple of guys I met while at the fights I was able to get the opportunity to go to the post fight press conference. This is not something that is open to people. It’s usually just the media, other UFC fighters, and then those close to the fighters who fought that night…
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UFC 199
After all the fun had during the previews 3 days it was finally time for the UFC fights! I was able to get inside and two my seats by the time the 2nd of the Fight pass under card fights were underway. With flying across the country to see my favorite fighter fight I knew…