The Children’s Museum, Utica, NY

WHAT a tremendous museum! Four enormous floors stocked full of everything you can possibly imagine– cars, instruments, dolls, an Iroquois longhouse, science experiments, and even a small glider airplane! A perfect place to spend a day.

Travel Safety Tip: Update the GPS System!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NAVTEQ. All opinions are 100% mine. Before you go out on your next travel excursion, BE SURE to update your GPS unit, both the handheld unit and the car unit. It is very important. Summer is a high travel time, but it is also [...]

Revolutionary War Re-Enactment in Mohawk, NY

The Drums Along the Mohawk Revolutionary battles re-enactments are going on this weekend! The re-enactment battles started in Ilion, NY, on Friday, and continue westward toward Mohawk, NY, for Sunday. WKTV has a good video about it: The event looks big– people are dressed to the hilt, sporting realistic artillery. I think they will even [...]

Chittning Pond, Bridgewater

This little gem of a pond (more like a lake!) lies nestled in between emerald-cloaked hills. Blue herons, kingfishers, birds, bees, and nature trails awaited us. The fishing wasn’t so hot (we had no boat) but the nature walk and exploration was terrific.

Use Price Comparison to Save Money on Airfare

Whew, gasoline is expensive. It used to be worth it to travel by car– not only did you capture the many regional differences and enjoy meeting new people and places, you could save quite a bit of money since airfare was so pricey. But now, with gas prices soaring exponentially, it’s become cost-prohibitive to travel [...]

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