“I’m young enough to know the right car to buy, yet grown enough not to put rims on it.” Jay -Z said it best. It’s time to get the vehicle that best suits your needs, looks good but is still practical. Luxury is something you can afford and deserve once you get a little older like myself. And Mazda does that well. Gone are the days of having to roll… Keep Reading
When I say my son has become a water park connoisseur by the age of five, it’s a status earned. He has visited many across the country, some more than once, and can give you a detailed breakdown of everything he loves (or doesn’t love) about each one. But one of my all-time favorites to top the list over and over is Great Wolf Lodge. It really comes down… Keep Reading
They say to survive you need three things: food water and shelter. And when it comes to travel, we’ve mastered the art of efficiency and basically following the same guidelines that I do with writing – KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid. Don’t take everything including the kitchen sink, just know what essentials are necessary. Here are my eight must-have components to going camping/hiking/into the great outdoors. Plus, they’re just good… Keep Reading
I used to go camping constantly as a kid. In fact, I loved it so much my parents would actually set up the pop-up camper in our backyard when we weren’t so I could sleep out there and play in it. While some families pack up and go away to fancy Dirty Dancing like resorts, we filled up the pop-up and headed over the the murky brown Pymatuning Lake every… Keep Reading
To summarize. I will live here. Did someone say country home for the weekends? Because this is one of the most beautiful and peaceful places IN. THE.WORLD. I almost don’t want to tell you that so it stays undisturbed, but the locals who live there are such an incredible people that it would be disservice them to not have as many visitors as I can send them to their slice… Keep Reading
Starting a new sport always sounds fun until you realize all the equipment that goes with it. Biking requires fixing flat tires and helmets, hiking needs the right boots, water packs and bug spray and even running means you need to get fitted for the right shoe. Wait, what? Yes, it’s not as easy as you think to just head out and “rough” it, and since so many of you… Keep Reading
Each year (or actually month) it seems is bringing more and more adventure our way, and more and more I’ve been debating getting car. If you’ve seen the last few of my posts, you’ve seen that we’ve been testing out a few – from the new VW Atlas in Vermont to roading tripping to Pittsburgh, Cape Cod and the Poconos in Ford and Mazda. Then is week we popped in… Keep Reading
It’s amazing how many miles you can log traveling without even owning a car. But I think that’s the thrill in it – finding out what we will get to drive next and seeing which vehicles I love most. I admit it, I am still and always will be the Hummer fan (and still miss it dearly) I was in 2008, but with age comes knowledge and practicality. Sometimes oversized… Keep Reading
It’s been nine years since I bought my last vehicle and seven since I have owned one. Living in NYC you obviously don’t need one, but it’s always in the back of my mind to have a little car to shoot around when I want to get out of town. Since we travel almost every weekend now, I contemplate if having a little car to call our own would make… Keep Reading
Most people don’t like the cold (evidence – how many people move to Florida when they retire?). But me, I love the snow and cold. I spent a lot of my childhood in Colorado, and wouldn’t change it for any sandy beach. This also means that winter is one of my favorite times to run. You’ve seen me running in the Poconos, and now this winter, I’m out running in… Keep Reading
