Everyone loves pretty colors! Having grown up in the northern half of the U.S. we are not strangers to the famed exchange of colors during autumn, but we had heard that New England in particularly was a great spot to witness the spectacle. Acadia National Park was on our list Read more…
The eastern half of Mount Desert Island contains the majority of Acadia National Park and is where most tourists will spend the larger part of their time when they are visiting. When you add in the iron-rung laden trails such as Beehive Trail, the shores of Sand Beach, and the Read more…
With our vacation home located at Harbor Ridge Resort in Southwest Harbor, we had easy access to the western half of Mount Desert Island. While not the main locale for touring Acadia National Park, this side of the island deserves its own accolades. First off, while most of Acadia National Read more…
One day while visiting family we found ourselves near one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous architectural masterpieces, Fallingwater. This unique, picturesque house is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, tucked away in the woods surrounding the river tributary Bear Run. Knowing its fame, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay Read more…
Few people will be able to research things to do in Ireland without seeing The Temple Bar and Guinness Storehouse Tour. Both mainstays of one of Dublin’s favorite past-times (beer!), no Dublin bucket list is complete without the two. We wouldn’t consider ourselves beer connoisseurs but when in Dublin, why Read more…
While Tuscon might be sandwiched in between the two ends of Saguaro National Park, it is also close to other exciting opportunities. One such opportunity is Sabino Canyon, a landscape of gorges and valleys located in the Santa Catalina mountains and situated right on Tuscon’s northern boundary, about 30 minutes Read more…
A big plus for the city of Tucson is being sandwiched right in the middle of Saguaro National Park, home to thousands of saguaro cacti and a picturesque desert. Saguaro National Park consists of two distinct sections, one to the west of Tucson called the Tucson Mountain District and one Read more…
Dublin, aka “Dark Pool” and originally named for an area of blackish water near the River Liffey, book-ended our grand tour of Ireland. Arriving in Dublin involved us flying in from Luton Airport, one of London, England’s smaller airports. Our airline was Ryanair, which we hadn’t flow before but we Read more…
One of the things we wondered prior to visiting was whether the London Pass was a worthy purchase. Our parents had purchased one on their visit and recommended it to us. The London Pass can be considered a “bulk” purchase of admissions to many of London’s most famous attractions. The Read more…
There’s nothing better than notable attractions without a price tag. Unless your pockets are endless, traveling and tourism can put a hole in them. Finding those items on our bucket list that don’t charge is always a good feeling. Several big attractions in London are free to visit. Most are Read more…