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...
The last two posts we focused on Italy in general and Rome in particular, this week, we will focus on the most magical part of Italy outside of the magical cities of Florence and Rome… the Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast is famous for it’s...
Beautiful Italy! There are so many amazing things about Italy, but my favorite has to be the warm and friendly Italian people, almost all of whom seem to have a relative in New York or elsewhere in the U.S. I know a little about Italian...
Last week we focused on the magical Plitvice Lakes and today we are focusing on Dubrovnik for our last post on Croatia. Dubrovnik is a famous city (pop 46,000) and UNESCO heritage site in Croatia – it is one of our favorite Mediterranean cities (not...
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...
There is nothing that I like more than spring and early summer weather – when the birds, flowers, trees, and even all of us people seem energized, happiers, and ready to enjoy relaxing warm days with friends and family. This time of year always gets...