Trips & Tips
A Summer Saturday Night on Seneca Lake
You don’t always have to travel far to find what you need most after a difficult week. Perusing the local paper, I unearthed an event that immediately appealed to me. What’s not to like about sipping wine at sunset while listening to a local symphony? Short answer?...
Summer Fun in the Finger Lakes
Today is the last day of July and it has been quite a month! What with spring flooding finally receding, record-breaking heat, smoke from Canadian fires, and many new insects (some with the ability to penetrate even our finest mesh screens. What will August look like?...
Canadian Culture in the Capital City
Now that I’m in my 60’s and occasionally feeling my own mortality, it feels like it’s time to rebrand my bucket list with a name that is less synonymous with death and more focused on living your best life. After wading through a plethora of names that didn’t really...
The Grand Finale!
By now I’d realized that Fred’s skill as a tour guide was grounded in his ability to come up with a daily eclectic slate of activities, designed to showcase the city he and Sat Daya call home. Day Three was no exception! Once again, it was a sunny day so I layered my...
Goin’ Mobile in San Francisco
The first thing Fred had planned for Sunday, March 9th was a complete surprise!I had never heard of a driverless car—let alone ridden in a Waymo. In the beginning I was apprehensive and found it quite unnerving, especially when drivers or pedestrians around us would...
Making a Dream Come True
When it comes to long distance transportation, I’m partial to trains. Given this, when I stumbled upon Amtrak’s California Zephyr route a few years ago, I immediately put it on my domestic travel “to do” list. 2025 was the year I decided to make this dream trip...
George Eastman House: More than just a Kodak Moment
It’s February and that means more of the same—snow, sleet, rain, frigid temperatures, and seemingly endless gray skies. The best cure for this is a tropical vacation but that’s not always possible. Luckily there are lots of ways to brighten your dark days in the...
O Little Town…
Greetings Blog friends! It’s been a while since my last post. But, since I find it difficult to not share my adventures with you, let’s time travel back to December 2024. My holiday trip this year was to Bethlehem, PA. Though you may remember the town as an industrial...
Travel and trivia
Greetings from the Finger Lakes Region of New York State! Anyone out there a trivia buff? My husband is a junkie who rarely misses a Wednesday night at the local VFW. His team, Hometown Kids, is pretty good (and lots of fun) so I’ll join them about once a month for...
48-hours in Alghero? Here’s my picks!
Alghero might have been my favorite city in Sardinia. Maybe because of its proximity to the water. Or perhaps because of its walkability. It could have been the friendliness of the people or the history contained within it. The delicious meals, the diversity of...