I’m excited to tell you about my 2024 mother-daughter road trip home after my snowbird stay in Florida this winter. On the last day of March, my daughter A and I headed out on the open highways from the Sunshine State to the Garden State. This year we stopped in Savannah, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Charlottesville, Virginia. It took us a little less than a week to get back to New Jersey, driving five to six hours per day.   My daughter A and I went on our annual mother-daughter roadtrip earlier this month In this post, I’ll give you a brief overview of our travels. In futur ..read more

Warning: This blog post may make you hungry! In my last post, I recapped my 2024 snowbird stay in Southwest Florida. Today I’m going to share my foodie adventures exploring Naples culinary scene. Ooh, ooh, ooh, I did a lot of eating at restaurants and cafes in Naples and Bonita Springs this winter. Both neighboring towns have vibrant and constantly expanding dining options. I’ve picked eight to tell you about. Let’s dig in! Warm Lobster and Crab from The Bohemian Starting with breakfast in Bonita Springs Breakfast is my fav eat of the day. A good decaf latte or cold brew made with oat or al ..read more

With the start of spring this week, winter will soon be in the rearview mirror. There are only two more weeks left before my 2024 Florida snowbird stay in Southwest Florida comes to an end. Despite a rainy and rather cold January, February and March shaped up with an abundance of sunshine and warmth. Ooh, ooh, ooh, there is much to share about my activities including my time in Bonita Springs (BB) and Naples. Plus this year I spent several weeks further north, exploring Sarasota with my boyfriend E during his first snowbird stay at his Gulf Coast home. There was much to see and do all around ..read more

My friends at Road Scholar are hosting a “Great Global Giveaway” and I’m excited to tell you about it. I’m going to enter and hope you do too. I so want to plan a vacay with this travel company during my retirement. Road Scholar Great Global Giveaway In honor of it’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2025, Road Scholar is hosting a contest in advance called the “Great Global Giveaway.” Seven lucky winners will win one of seven educational adventures to seven continents, complete with airfare for two people. These seven trips, like all the programs Road Scholar offers, will have an emphasis on l ..read more

Earlier, I told you about my 3-day fall road trip to lower Hudson Valley in New York State which included time at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and FDR’s home in Hyde Park, exploring downtown Beacon, and a lovely stay at The Roundhouse Beacon Falls. Now I’m back to share Part II of my journey featuring my visit to The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and Storm King Art Center. It was my first time visiting the Culinary Institute of America Getting a resy at the Culinary Institute of America is not easy Being a foodie, I had always wanted to visit the CIA ..read more

Earlier, I told you about my 3-day fall road trip to lower Hudson Valley in New York State which included spending time at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and FDR’s home in Hyde Park, exploring downtown Beacon, and a lovely stay at The Roundhouse Beacon Falls. Now I’m back to share Part II of my journey featuring my visit to The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and stopover at Storm King Park. It was my first time visiting the Culinary Institute of America Getting a resy at the Culinary Institute of America is not easy Being a foodie, I had always wanted to ..read more

When I lived in the Bronx as a child I remember going to upstate New York to go apple picking each fall. We picked tons of apples and then would make baked apples and apple cake and end up eating lots of apples for weeks. The area was mostly farms back in the 1960s and 70s. Now the towns along the Hudson River are known as Hudson Valley in Dutchess County and are trendy with the millennial generation, especially since the pandemic. Some bouchie millennials have second homes in the area. Some baby boomers have retired to the Valley too. Hudson Valley, especially lower Hudson is a few hours rid ..read more

With all the pain and suffering in the world, it’s been difficult to focus the past two weeks. Lately l feel more comfort in looking in rearview instead of looking forward. Maybe that’s why I’ve decided to share highlights from my recent 2023 Cornell Homecoming. Last month, I went back in time to my college days to see what it was like to be on campus again. It had been 40+ years since I set foot on my old Ivy League stomping grounds. My boyfriend E, who joined me, was excited for his first visit to Ithaca, NY. Speaking of rearview, before my mom passed a decade ago she gave me a pile of ..read more

A guest post from This week on my blog, I’m featuring a European travel guide for seniors written by my friends at Road Scholar, the travel organization that hosts educational European trips for ages 50+. While I’ve yet to take a Road Scholar trip (but definitely plan to in the future), I talked to friends who recently went on Road Scholar vacations. S&S went on “The Best of Portugal” and D&J went on “Hiking the Cinque Terre.” Both couples enjoyed their Road Scholar travels. You’ll hear firsthand about their trips and why they recommend Road Scholar European travel programs. I’ve int ..read more

I’ve spent most of my summer sharing highlights from my week-long trip on a Viking River Cruise to Lyon and Provence,” It was a great way to kick off the season this past May and it’s fitting that I’m ending August with a recap of my last day sailing on the River Rhône.* “This is going to be one of the best days,” I told my sister N, who had been my traveling companion for the 8-day voyage. “We’re going to tour the historic Old Town of Avignon.” I hadn’t been back to Avignon since I visited 10 years ago on a vacay with my daughter A and son D to celebrate my retirement. I loved it then and wa ..read more