Review of the Canada Drive Safe Car Vent Mount

Short story: I love it. Long story: Read on. Note: This is not a sponsored post! I’ve been seeking some kind of cell phone mount or speaker phone attachment for about a year now. (Yes, it does take me a long time to make my shopping decisions!). I couldn’t find the “perfect” one and the [...]

Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal with Zenni

Need some nice reading or driving glasses or prescription sunglasses? Or perhaps some snazzy new specs for the new spring season? Here’s your chance to get some very, very nice prescription eyeglasses. Zenni Optical is having a sale– buy two, get he third pair free. This is a great deal. Glasses are as low as [...]

The Best NYC iPhone Apps

Since I’ll be visiting the Big Apple again this year, I’ve been scouring the web for iPhone apps that will help me. I am particularly interested in apps that list restaurants, have transit maps, contain transit map schedules, and list free attractions in the city. Oh, have I hit the jackpot this week. Here are [...]

2012 Itinerary In the Works

As we slowly crawl out of our winter caverns as spring nears, I am formulating my itinerary for the 2012 travel season. I’m very excited about this year, it may even surpass last year’s wonderful experiences. Here’s what I have tentatively planned for 2012: March: Alexander Hamilton National Historic Site, Manhattan Metropolitan Museum of Art/The [...]

I Recommend Walgreens

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. As much as I love traveling and exploring new places, sometimes I really need a familiar “face” or place to ground me. If you have ever traveled extensively or have ever needed something very important while [...]

Timeless

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I adore history. Historical artifacts, historical stories, genealogy, everything! In so many of our exploits seeing so many wonderful old articles from the past, I always walk away awed. HOW can such old, antiquated objects still exist or even still operate after [...]

Oh Say, Can You See?

New York State drivers, did you know that the state Department of Motor Vehicles no longer requires us to take a vision test for license renewals? What do you think? I think it’s terrible, especially now that the population is getting older. No offense to you senior citizens, but vision tests ensure that the folks [...]

Must-Have New York Nature Adirondack Travel Apps

From the isolated deep forests to the concrete jungles of New York City, YES, there’s an app for that. I routinely scour the Apple App Store for travel apps and here are some the best I’ve found. The Apple Store has the most abundant and diverse apps, to be sure, but many app creators are [...]

‘Tis the Season: Hunting Gear

Here in Upstate New York, deer hunting season may be over but did you know that black bear hunting and are still underway for most areas of southern Upstate New York? I had no idea that bear hunting was even an organized activity! It ends December 20th, so if you’ve been hankering for some bear [...]

The Pride of New York Harvest Fest Was Great!

This year’s Pride of New York Harvest Fest, held on November 5-6, 2011, was a terrific experience. I got to meet some amazing Upstate New York entrepreneurs, and I tasted (and purchased) some delightful food and beverages, all locally grown and made. The Harvest Fest uniquely combines “agritourism” and “locavorism,” two hot issues that are [...]

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