Tag: united states
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4th of July 2016: New England Beach Road Trip
This 4th of July I decided it was time to get away and take a solo trip alone to some parts not to far away from me. I spend a lot of time making Connecticut my home base and so with 3 days off I hit the road on a mini road trip. I drove…
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The Black Trumpet – Portsmouth, NY
29 Ceres St Portsmouth, NH 03801 I was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for New Years Eve 2017/2018 for L’s first New Years. It was my first time in Portsmouth and I headed to The Black Trumpet for an earlier dinner on a recommendation. I had the mezze plate special which was delish. I then order…
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Street Art Tour – Austin, TX, USA
Street art is big in a lot of cities across the globe, Austin is no different. Throughout the city you can see the work of many artists. Some of these works of art have become quite famous. During my brief time in Austin Stephen and I were able to check out a couple of the…
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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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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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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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The Holy Donut – Portland, Maine
194 Park Ave Portland, Maine Checked out the original location on Park Ave. A couch with a table of chairs around a coffee table, 2 2 tops, and about 5 stools make up the seating space for this hugely popular establishment. (All of which are by the door brrrrrrr in the winter– dress accordingly.) I…
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Pinballz Arcade
I’ve been to multiple Barcades in NYC and the one in New Haven, CT as well. So when heading to Austin, Texas for the first time and hearing about Pinballz Arcade I thought I’d check it out. Well Pinballz Arcade is an arcade as you remember them from your youth (if you’re my age or…