Archive for 'States'
In search of the real South – Charleston, South Carolina
Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by jess.
Before we set off on our road trip through the South, we had certain ideas and stereotypes about life below the Mason-Dixon line. Read on to find oust how many of these stereotypes were true and just what the details revealed.
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Vegetarian Dixie: The Best of Southern Food
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by jess.
Ah, the South. In a land where Mac’n'Cheese is considered a vegetable, we did manage to find some fantastic vegetarian options on our Great American road trip through the South this year. Caution: this post will make you hungry!
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Independence through Independents – Asheville, NC
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by jess.
Our NYC2NOLA road trip this summer did not quite go as planned thanks to hurricanes, detours and nearly derailed idealism. Luckily, we found Asheville…
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Polaroid of the week: Rock Climber at Eldorado Canyon, Colorado
Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by Dany.
We spent the last week in Colorado and were blessed with fantastic weather which allowed us to hike in the Rocky Mountains and watch the rock climbers at Eldorado Canyon.
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Polaroid of the week: Baby alligator in Louisiana
Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by Dany.
This week: It’s scaly, green, but still manages to be the cutest little thing in the swamp…
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Polaroid of the week: Little bronze girl at fountain | Asheville, North Carolina
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by Dany.
Part of Asheville’s Urban Trail, this bronze girl in Asheville is gorgeously sculpted and amazingly lifelike.
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Great American Road Trip: Adieu, New Orleans…for now!
Posted on 13. Sep, 2011 by jess.
The past three weeks traveling on this NYC2NOLA road trip have been so much fun, and making our ultimate destination New Orleans turned out to be exactly what we needed. As expected when having so much fun, time flew and we found ourselves yesterday with a giant list of places we still wanted to explore so we decided to maximize our last day in the city by renting bikes from The American Bike Rental & Tour Company.
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Great American Road Trip – Nothin’ but love for ya, NOLA
Posted on 12. Sep, 2011 by jess.
Every day spent in New Orleans leads us closer to hiring a real estate agent – we are loving it here in NOLA that much! Read on for a recap of our third day in N’awlins – some hootin’, a little hollerin’ and a lot of learnin’ about Creole culture.
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Great American Road Trip: Alligators and all that Jazz…
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by Dany.
Day Two in New Orleans brought us from alligators in Louisiana’s wetlands to live jazz on Frenchman Street!
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Polaroid of the week: A roadside diner in Alabama
Posted on 08. Sep, 2011 by Dany.
The best part of traveling, in particular this current NYC2NOLA road trip, is catching those glimpses of people around the world going about their every day lives…
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Polaroid of the week: Slave Street at Boone Hall Plantation
Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by Dany.
Our first visit to a plantation was an eye-opening, heart-wrenching experience this week in Charleston, South Carolina – find out why!
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Great American Road Trip – Asheville, NC and the Appalachian Trail
Posted on 28. Aug, 2011 by jess.
Stop 4 on our NYC2NOLA road trip! Safe and sound in the sunny Appalachian mountains in North Carolina, we just love Asheville, Biltmore and hiking the AT…Also taking suggestions for our next stops in Charleston and Savannah
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Great American Road Trip 2011 – From D.C. to the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posted on 27. Aug, 2011 by Dany.
We escaped the hurricane by driving west from D.C. instead of heading to the beaches of North Carolina. An excellent decision, as we had a sunny day and a drive through some spectacular scenery!
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Views from above: San Francisco
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Dany.
Being built on various hills, San Francisco has a number of viewpoints for magnificent vistas of the city and the bay. Here are our Top 5 views:
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San Francisco’s largest Don’t Miss attraction – Golden Gate Park
Posted on 01. Aug, 2010 by Dany.
Though its name sounds otherwise, it is not located by the Golden Gate Bridge (although you’ll find two huge parks there too: the Golden Gate Park stretches for 47 blocks from Stanyan Street to the Pacific Ocean – it’s more than 3 miles long and half a mile wide, which makes it even bigger than New York’s Central Park and its 4.12 km2 (1.589 sq mi) makes it one of the largest urban parks on the planet. You can easily spend an entire day just exploring the broad parkways and the variety of activities the park offers.






