A Long Weekend in the Berkshires
Four days. No plans. The highlights: A lazy drive on Hwy 7 through Vermont and Massachusetts. A visit to The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, MA from 1902 until…
Cooking, eating. All of it.
In Brugge
Last January, Jill and I took 2/3 of our kids to Belgium, The Netherlands, and France for a vacation. I'll skip the long story about United losing Jen's luggage and…
Food Matters: Paris 2025
In January, Jill, her daughter, my son, and I spent four days in Paris after visiting Belgium. The food is a major draw, and this trip yielded some gems. But…
A long weekend in Albany and Vermont
After dressing up for the Breakthrough T1D Capital Region Gala, Jill and I spent a weekend wandering and relaxing in Albany and southern Vermont. I'd never seen the Empire State…
Eating in New Orleans: My favorites
Our trip to New Orleans this week was my first since the early '90s. I don't remember a lot about that visit, other than watching a man carry a goat…
NYC Rambling
A long weekend with miles of walking, interesting sights wherever we turned, and delicious food from Toloache, Oscar Wilde, Milk Bar, and Juniors. Next stop: The North Country.
Portugal: Lisbon, Nazaré, Douro Valley
The idea to go back to Portugal started with a half-baked idea to spend part of December working in Ireland. After Jill and sis-in-law Amy signed on, the destination changed…
Visit Portugal
tldr; version: Portugal is a great off-season destination with mild weather and few crowds, particularly in Algarve where the beaches are full of people during summer. The landscape, history, art…
Food Matters: Paris 2018
Following a recent trip to Paris, I have some new-to-us recommendations to add to my previous list: Inexpensive and great seems like an oxymoron when it comes to Paris, but…
Food Matters: Paris
One of the pleasures of travel is finding good, local food. And one of my favorite cities for eating is Paris, thanks to an exploding culture of creative cooking that…