So, with summertime over it seems that we are all back to working hard and juggling busy social, family, home and work lives. Travel for fun seems to be over for a while, but that doesn’t mean that travel itself is thrown to the wayside...
Before moving to DC, we admit that we had never heard of Longwood Gardens and can’t believe we never did, since they are spectacular. We’ve visited Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and Longwood Gardens is just as amazing (except, of course, they are outside gardens...
Staying on our focus of day trips or weekends away, we’re focusing this week on quick trips from DC and, specifically, Frank Lloyd Wright’s houses in Pennsylvania. From DC to the best of the houses, Fallingwater, is a three and a half hour drive –...
Less than an hour west of the DC beltway, reached via the rain-forest like GW Parkway and Georgetown Pike, is Virginia’s wine country. It’s a lush, green area of rolling hills, grand estates, and large vineyards filled with charming tasting rooms and beautiful views of...
As summer comes to a close, it seems that everyone we know is on their summer vacation – trying to get their final adventures in before the turn of the seasons and heading back to school and work on the Tuesday after Labor Day (if...
I went to Croatia with one of my best friends a few years ago and I still think of it often - it remains one of my all-time favorite places. Croats are some of the most warm, decent, friendly people that I have ever had...
When you think of iconic places to celebrate holidays a few come to mind: NYC for NYE, Springtime in Paris, Easter in Rome, and DC for July 4th. The July 4th celebration in DC is something that you really should do once – it’s easy...
This post is a more in-depth look at Rehoboth, Dewey, and Bethany. Rehoboth is, without a doubt, the most popular of the beaches and for good reason, it has restaurants rivaling the best in any city, the same incredibly wide sandy beach that the other...
I know many of you live within walking, biking, or a quick drive to the beach – I know since I’ve seen your amazing beachside communities and visited friends and family happily living at the water’s edge. I love the beach so imagine my surprise...