Tag: Day Trip
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Doylestown, PA

Doylestown, PA is a charming, history filled day trip filled with concrete castles. We had no idea what to expect when we arrived—no background knowledge—just curiosity. But we left completely captivated, especially by the fascinating story of Henry Chapman Mercer. His legacy, from concrete castles to handmade tiles. The Salt Box: 5840 Easton Rd, Doylestown, PA…
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Golden Gate Park, SF, CA

After spending some time at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, I decided it deserved its own separate blog post. There are a few reasons for this: First, the park is 200 acres larger than Central Park in NYC. Second, there are free visiting times to take advantage of. And third, the SF City Guides…
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Thomas Edison, West Orange, NJ

Thomas Edison National Historical Park is a great midday excursion in West Orange offering the journey into the life and works of one of America’s greatest inventors and conveniently accessible with a national parks pass. The park is split into two parts: Laboratory Complex and Glenmont Estate. Both can be easily combined for roughly a…
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Stanhope, NJ

Over summer we decided we wanted a quick getaway that wasn’t too far from home. At some point I heard about Wild West City and saw that it was in Stanhope. After doing a little more research for the area we opted to go. North Jersey, day trip or two day getaway for couples or…
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Things to Do: New Orleans, Louisiana.

New Orleans, Nola, The Big Easy in July, their off season, it’s hot. Did we have a good time, yes. We packed our Hydro Flask and electrolyte powder to keep us hyrdated. We had five full days to adventure around Nola. There were a few activities we scheduled in advance: Priest Robi’s Voodoo Tour, Riverboat…
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Étretat Cliffs, France July

This was one of our earlier stops in our France trip and it easily remained my favorite among everything else. For any of those who watched Lupin on Netflix, this is the town at the end of Season 1. This isn’t the reason why I had wanted to go there and I didn’t know this…
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“Ice Cave” Fulmer Mine, Phillipsburg, NJ

I stumbled upon an article about this Ice Cave in Phillipsburg. It peaked my interest and on a warm winter weekend we decided to scout it out. I knew there weren’t going to be any icicles at NJ’s current rate of no snow. So, there will be an update in the unknown future for this…
