A few weeks ago, the kids and I spotted a very bright yellow balloon floating our way in the sky.
It was a hot-air balloon, coming straight over us!
I may not be able to get out and do any “real” traveling these days, but I am hoping you are able to. So I’m pulling out all sorts of information and deals out of my traveling hat for you. Travel to New York City is very popular this time of the year. You want [...]
Planning on seeing New York City? Here’s a website with loads of deals and ideas: CitySightsNY.com. New York City is such a huge, huge place that it is rather difficult to know where to go and what to see. And let’s say you want to see the Statue of Liberty– how do you get there?? [...]
Over Spring Break, we Mecombers got a great opportunity to visit our local Upstate newspaper organization, the Observer-Dispatch, in Utica. It was an enlightening visit, and the folks at the OD gave us a wonderful tour.
The building, a beautiful structure built in the early 1900s, seems like a fortress on an island in the [...]
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You don’t think he’s gonna go to Washington, D.C. without me, do you?!
We are seriously thinking of visiting the city, perhaps this year if the opportunities go as planned. There’s a good chance we may get to see it; I’ll keep you posted!
We have actually been there before, and we love the city. It [...]
The U.S.S. Slater is one of the many places we visited during our weekend in Albany. The Slater rests in the illustrious Hudson River. It’s a beautiful river, so wide and flat. It is unlike other rivers I’ve seen closer to home. The Hudson is much more impressive and cosmopolitan than the meandering Mohawk River, [...]
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Mr. Mecomber and I had a little time together, so we took a short drive to check out the FX Matt Brewing Company of Utica to take the tour. I am always interested in how things work and in local history, so this was a fun trip!
First, a little history. Utica is a very proud [...]
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