Exploring Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island (pronounced as dessert but known locally as just “the island” or MDI) Maine which contains most ofContinue Reading
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Living Like a Colonial in Concord Massachusetts
Taking time to be a tourist in your hometown is rare. For all the obvious reasons I guess: work, family,Continue Reading
Favorite Places: 2023 Edition
This is our second annual version of this post. This year, we roadtripped across the plains of the USA throughContinue Reading
Up the Coast in Down East Maine
Our first stop in Maine was near Bar Harbor. We stayed in a fabulous Airbnb in Hancock where we wouldContinue Reading
Meandering in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
As a kid, my family used to occasionally vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I think it mustContinue Reading
The Gorgeous Green Mountain State (Vermont)
I lived in northern Vermont, in the Burlington area, for nearly twenty years. I arrived on the campus of theContinue Reading
Visiting with the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts in Hyde Park, New York
As we neared the end of our time in upstate New York (for this time around anyway), we detoured south,Continue Reading
Five Days in the Finger Lakes (New York)
Ok, right up front I’ll say this post covers both the Finger Lakes region and area to the west andContinue Reading
Ridleys in the Mist: Our Trip to Niagara
Across the border from Buffalo, New York, we arrived in Canada to visit Niagara Falls. We checked into our Airbnb,Continue Reading
Rock Cleveland
We arrived on a rainy week in Cleveland, Ohio. “Hello Cleveland!” We shouted, like the guys from Spinal Tap. ButContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 