Celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square usually means freezing your backside off and not being able to use a bathroom for 7+ hours. Shae and I were incredibly fortunate to have an altogether much more amazing experience in Times Square for New Year's Eve 2023/24, enjoying a … [Read more...] about An Amazing New Year’s Eve Party At Charlie Palmer Steak In Times Square – Booked With United Miles
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Christmas In Cape May, NJ – A Winter Wonderland
Stephen and I spent a week in Cape May, NJ for Christmas in 2023 with my mom and stepdad Steve. Cape May is a seaside city with a population of fewer than 3,000 people, but it has a reputation for being a beautiful and quaint place to visit in December due to how it's … [Read more...] about Christmas In Cape May, NJ – A Winter Wonderland
Visiting The Statue Of Liberty & Ellis Island From New Jersey’s Liberty State Park
I love NYC. I mean, it's my heart city. There are very few places on earth that I've been to that make me feel like NYC. I've visited for most of my life and even lived there for a little while in 2003. So, I've done most of the iconic, "must-dos," like the Empire State Building, … [Read more...] about Visiting The Statue Of Liberty & Ellis Island From New Jersey’s Liberty State Park
A New Jersey Roundup: What We Did (And Didn’t) Do In New Jersey
It's January 2024 and you've probably noticed that last week we posted about Halloween in Salem, MA. Obviously, we've had some lag in our posts. But, it's not without good reason. Stephen has been working like a beast for two months solid on GCGalore, Frequent Miler, and still … [Read more...] about A New Jersey Roundup: What We Did (And Didn’t) Do In New Jersey
Meeting Big Rusty: A Thomas Dambo Troll In Hainesport, NJ
Hidden away outside an abandoned building in Hainesport, NJ is a giant troll called Big Rusty. In the summer and fall of 2023, Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo traveled from the east coast to west coast of the US, building 10 trolls along the way for a series named Way of the Bird … [Read more...] about Meeting Big Rusty: A Thomas Dambo Troll In Hainesport, NJ
Experiencing Salem At Halloween – This Is What It’s Like
Magical or mad - witch would it be? With my parents joining us on our road trip from mid-September to mid-October in Maine and Vermont, Shae and I decided to stick around in New England for an additional couple of weeks so that we could spend Halloween in Salem, MA. Salem … [Read more...] about Experiencing Salem At Halloween – This Is What It’s Like
2.5 Weeks In & Around Boston: Here’s What We Did
In mid-September we stayed five nights in downtown Boston then, after spending a month in Maine and Vermont when my parents came to visit from the UK, we returned to the Boston area for almost two more weeks. We crammed as much as we could into our five days in downtown Boston … [Read more...] about 2.5 Weeks In & Around Boston: Here’s What We Did
Walking The Boston Freedom Trail
If you're looking for a way to see the city of Boston, learn its history and maybe you even have a dog with you, I highly recommend walking the Boston Freedom Trail. You can download a PDF of the map here. We only did the main route (red), but I'm already making plans to go … [Read more...] about Walking The Boston Freedom Trail
3 Weeks In Massachusetts Not In Boston: Here’s What We Did
From mid-September to mid-October 2023 my parents came over from the UK to join us on the road trip for a month in New England. Their visit was bookended by Shae and I spending six weeks in Massachusetts - about three weeks in the Boston area, three days in Salem over Halloween … [Read more...] about 3 Weeks In Massachusetts Not In Boston: Here’s What We Did
1 Week In Hancock, VT: Here’s What We Did
Vermont is one of our favorite states on the road trip so far. We first visited in 2018, then visited another couple of times in 2019. Seeing as my parents came over from the UK to join us for a month on the road trip to see the fall leaves in New England, we figured a week in … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Hancock, VT: Here’s What We Did