Off to New York City
June 25, 2010 by Melanie
Filed under New York, New York City, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Long time no talk…but that’s just because it’s been a long time since I’ve had consistent wi-fi.
Costa Rica has many things – lush jungles, howling monkeys, screeching frogs, crashing waves, endless palm orchards, dramatic thunderstorms – but satellite coverage when it’s cloudy? Not so much. So, I’ve contented myself with being on vacation and taking lots of photos.
After a week of beautifully preserved nature without crowds (besides the wedding party for Adam’s cousin Minona and her new husband, Peter), it’s hard to get my head around the fact that tomorrow Adam and I will each be in one of the largest cities in the world…just not the same city.
As of last night, we‘d arrived in San Jose, the last stop on our Costa Rican trip and itself a bit of a culture shock.
Cape Cod: Jay & Tony’s Favorite Day Trips
September 30, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Continued from
Cape Cod: Jay & Tony’s Provincetown
Hens Cove, Patuisset Island
The last few years, Jay and Tony’s Cape Cod headquarters has been Patuisset Island, in a cottage that’s been in Tony’s family for sixty years; for those of us less fortunate, we can rest assured there are plenty of places to rent and stay in the area.
From the island, Jay and Tony easily take day trips to small towns and villages across the Cape, where New England’s charm seems to simultaneously evolve and stay unchanged. Neat trick.
Cape Cod: Jay and Tony’s Provincetown
September 29, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Tony (L) and Jay (R) on Cape Cod
Our friends Jay and Tony have been together about 14 years, and in that time have traveled around the world with each other. But the place they keep returning to, year after year, is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
With Fall temps in the mid-70s during vivid-blue sunny days, the high 40s on clear, starry nights, and changing autumn leaves on the way, this just might be the perfect time to escape there for a last-minute weekend of your own.
TWT Travel Binder: Massachusetts
August 20, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Massachusetts, New England, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Here are some resources to help you plan your own “travels with two” to Massachusetts.
TWT Travel Binder: Delaware
August 20, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Delaware, Northeast, The Americas, USA
I grew up going to the beaches of Bethany and Rehoboth in the summers, about a two-hour drive from my childhood home in Washington. D.C. The sand is soft, the nights balmy, the beach grasses swaying in the Atlantic breeze. The first summer after Adam and I started dating, I took him to Rehoboth to see the boardwalk, the rides at Playland, and eat Thrasher’s legendary fries.
Here are some resources to help you plan your own “travels with two” to Delaware.
