Cool Things to Do in Brooklyn in a Day Spanning 4 Different Neighborhoods
New York City consists of five boroughs. While most visitors focus on Manhattan, if you take time to visit NYC’s other boroughs, you’ll find a…
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16 of the Best and Most Fun Things to Do in Pittsburgh
For a period of about four years, I had the opportunity to travel to Pittsburgh a couple of times a year for work. I had…
What to See at Stanford University: 10 Cool Spots on Campus
I went to graduate school at Stanford University a (*cough*) few years ago now. I still go back to the San Francisco Bay Area a…
Walk Back in Time on the Barbary Coast Trail to the Gold Rush Era
Ever since we moved to San Francisco, I’ve been intrigued by the Barbary Coast Trail. There are shiny plaques in the sidewalk through Chinatown, North…
16 of the Best Reasons to Love Buffalo Architecture
A self-guided tour of the architecture of Buffalo is a fantastic (and free!) way to spend a city break weekend in Western New York. Buffalo…
Lodi Wineries and Other Fun Things To Do on a Day Trip from San Francisco
A day trip from San Francisco to Lodi wineries had been on our travel wishlist for quite a while and turned out to be an…
Your Guide to an SF Day Trip by Ferry: Explore the East Bay
What’s so great about the San Francisco to Alameda ferry? I have family in Alameda, California, so visits to the East Bay are a regular…
11 of the Best Things to Do on a Sunny Day in Seattle
Sunny Seattle? The Pacific Northwest and Seattle in Washington State specifically have a reputation (much like Dublin, Ireland, which I called home for over a…
3 of the Best Itineraries to Do Seattle in a Day
Seattle is a city frequented by business travelers and tourists alike. If you work in the tech industry like I do, it’s highly probable that…
One Day in Cleveland: 12 Cool Things to Do, See, and Eat
We love visiting places we’ve never been before so when we had the chance to take a short road trip from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, we…
Plan a Saratoga Springs Weekend: 10 Top Things to Do
How did we come to plan a Saratoga Springs weekend? When I think of New York State, I usually think of the anchors. At one…