Packing for Costa Rica can seem perplexing at first but really once you decide when you will be traveling to the Central American country and whether you will be visiting the Pacific or Caribbean coast, the sandals, sundresses and sunscreen will slide easily into your suitcase. The Pacific and Caribbean coasts are opposite as far as rainy and dry seasons….
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I was sitting on a park bench in Martha’s Vineyard last summer trying to take the perfect photo of my feet over the water that it dawned on me that I was doing it wrong. I wasn’t taking the photo incorrectly. I wasn’t showing my photos correctly. I know how to take a decent photo. I’m an amateur photographer but…
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Prince Edward Island, Canada celebrates its most popular, albeit fictional resident. Anne Shirley, the main character in the Anne of Green Gables novels written by Author L.M. Montgomery, fills the land that is PEI — also known as Anne Land. L.M. Montgomery put Prince Edward Island on the tourism map. Visitors swarm the island in the summer months. There is…
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I found a kindred spirit in a red-haired girl who made sure everyone she met didn’t leave the “e” off of her name. I loved the Anne of Green Gables books as a child. The main character, Anne Shirley, had a dialogue that was new to my previous “novel” catalog of Babysitters Club books. Anne with an E spoke more…
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The first childhood vacation I truly remember (partly because my younger brother watched the home video on repeat as a kid) was a trip to California in the 1980s. My memory may not be accurate but I remember my mother’s in depth planning for this trip took months. I remember her visiting AAA and gathering maps and information on hotels….
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Everyone knows about the deliciousness of PEI mussels but Prince Edward Island has so much more to offer when it comes to the tastebuds. This small Eastern Canadian island (it’s about the size of Delaware) reminds me of a mix between Ireland and the Eastern Shores of Maryland. The red clay cliffs, green rolling hills and delicious foods make this…
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I was told on my first day in my first journalism class in college, if you want to make money and be successful, journalism isn’t for you. I thought sure, I won’t be a millionaire but surely I will be able to make a good living, save a little bit, travel and you know own a second home at the…
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