September 12, 2016
As a New Jersey native, I’ve been going to the Poconos in Pennsylvania since I was a child. It was a two-hour drive from my hometown at the shore to the forested peaks of the roughly 2,400-square-mile mountainous area. The Poconos are ideal for a number of outdoor activities that I’ve partaken in during the […]
September 7, 2016
I always say that one of the many benefits of being from and living on the East Coast is the close proximity to a number of major cities. I grew up less than 90 minutes from both New York City and Philadelphia. Boston was about five hours north and Baltimore three hours south, with Washington […]
November 22, 2015
On the trip I took without my family, my girlfriend Nicole and I drove almost six hours from Kalispell, Montana, into which we flew, to Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. A few days later, we drove six hours back down to Whitefish, Montana. Now, Nicole and I went on a cross-country road trip […]
October 5, 2014
We needed a vacation. It’s been a crazy year: first child, loss of loved ones, job changes and a move to a new apartment in a new Manhattan neighborhood. Life had caught up with us, and we needed a break. With our four-month-old in tow, we decided to take our first family vacation to the Finger Lakes region of […]
May 20, 2014
This week marks 10 years since I embarked on a cross-country US road trip with one of my good friends. In honor of the anniversary, here’s a contributed piece on stops to consider when planning a US road trip of your own. There’s no better road trip than heading from the hustle and bustle of […]
October 23, 2013
Australia is a country known for its big things — fruit, animals, instruments. I saw a few of them while I lived there, including the Big Banana, Big Rocking Horse and Big Merino. I had no idea that Portland, Maine, which I visited for the first time at the end of September, also had its […]
