Archive - July 2019

Burlington, VT: More Than Just Ben and Jerry’s

After ferrying the Lucky Charm across the water from New York, we arrived in Burlington, Vermont for a week-long stay. Sprinkles and I would hold down the (RV) fort, while Philip would fly back to the West Coast for meetings related to his Las Vegas project. Burlington is perhaps best-known as the 1978 birthplace of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, that of the creamy...

The Adirondacks, NY: Upstate of Mind

Making our way north from Niagara Falls over roughly 10 days, we hit the Adirondack Mountains and the towns of Ticonderoga, Lake Placid/Saranac Lake, and an overnight in tiny Baldwinsville. We are from the West Coast.  Also, most of our geographical knowledge has been gained from watching Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York go on vacation.  So, we...

Niagara Falls: Somewhere, Under The Rainbow

Ahhhh, Niagara Falls, one of the seven modern wonders of the world, you fooled us!  Fully expecting to be underwhelmed, drawn in by unwarranted hype, instead we found ourselves awed and humbled, over and over again.  We were truly “barreled over”!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)   If you don’t see rainbows at Niagara...