It used to be so easy. We'd take a two-week vacation in summer and a one-week vacation in winter. One destination, one hotel room, one flight there, one flight home. Now that we are retired and have time for extended stays, involving multiple destinations, planning is a little more involved - and a little more …
Category: road trips
From Hot Summer Days to Sipping Ice Wine
In case I haven't made it abundantly clear, it's hot in Florida - hotter than ever in recorded history. So, when Malcolm and I began to consider where we might want to escape to for a week or two, Canada came to mind. We first considered the West Coast, but that option became too costly …
Nova Scotia Road Trip
Our time in Nova Scotia was part of a month-long road trip from Florida, encompassing visits to New York, Boston, and Vermont. This post will only cover the twelve days we spent in Nova Scotia, which was the central purpose of the trip. We entered Nova Scotia from St. John, New Brunswick by car, but …
Orange You Glad It’s Fall?
I am, but not because of any significant changes in the weather pattern in our area. We live in Florida where seasons pretty much look alike throughout the year. I'm glad it's Fall because this is our favorite time of year to take a drive north. We will be on the road from September 17, …
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