This post should be called Smoky Mountains aka Rainy Mountains. The week of our vacation was the same week that hurricane Joaquin was threatening to make landfall in the southeast of the US, so it rained pretty much the whole…
Nashville, Tennessee
We spent a few nights and two days in Nashville during our trip. I think I was surprised by Nashville because I was expecting it to be like New Orleans – music and street musicians everywhere. Well, there was music…
Exploring Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NY
A little while ago we were invited to a family birthday dinner in Yonkers. Yonkers is over an hour away from us, and we were not super excited about making the drive up there just for a dinner. So I decided to see…
The 80’s are Weird
So I mentioned in my posts about our trip to Philly that we went to the Art Museum, and the ticket to the art museum included admission to the Perelman Building across the street from the main museum. When we…
Philly in Two Days – Day 2
On our first day in Philly, we toured the whole area around Independence Mall – we went to Independence Hall, the Ben Franklin Museum, the Betsy Ross House, had some cheesesteaks, and ventured out to the Love Sculpture park. For…
Philly in Two Days – Day 1
Last weekend was one of those rare weekends where we had absolutely no plans, no family gatherings, no birthday dinners, no helping family with errands – we had a totally free weekend!! So instead of using that time to relax,…
Cheap Things To Do Around Boise
This past summer my brother got married. My brother and his new wife live in Boise, Idaho, so this summer my whole family, Aldo and I flew to Boise for the wedding and we all decided to make a vacation out…
Wildlife at Yellowstone National Park
One of the main reasons to visit Yellowstone, aside from Old Faithful Geyser and beautiful scenery, is the wildlife. From Day 1 at the park, we were constantly scanning the forest, the meadows, the valleys, and the riverbeds for wildlife.…
Bear & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone
The whole time we were in Yellowstone, we had our hawk eyes on, looking for wildlife. We saw plenty of elk and bison, plenty of osprey and other birds of prey, but we only saw wolves and bears from really…
4th of July in Boise, Idaho
This is the second 4th of July that we spent in Boise. My brother moved there a couple years ago to be with his girlfriend, and this summer they got MARRIED! My whole family flew to Boise early and made a vacation out of…