Boston, April 2025: sights
Friday The weather was quite nice on Friday evening, so we walked to the Charlestown neighborhood. Along the way we walked through several parks and enjoyed the spring flowers. After dinner we walked around Bunker Hill Monument too. Saturday We woke to a chilly,...
Boston, April 2025: food & drink
Friday We wanted to check out Charlestown, and Blackmoor Bar and Kitchen looked like a good starting point on the edge of the neighborhood. They were busy with several large groups, but we found two spots at the bar. I got an Allagash White, Leandra a Belgian Delirium...
Boston, April 2025: overview & where we stayed
In October we saw that a band we really like (Snow Patrol) was going to tour North America in 2025. They weren't playing anywhere in NC, so we looked through the available options. Boston looked like a good fit, with a Saturday night show, a reasonably priced floor...
Richmond, March 2025
We had two free night certificates expiring at the end of March that prompted a quick trip to Richmond, Virginia. Instead of using both nights we invited our friends to go with us. Altogether we were in town for about 26 hours. Our first stop was lunch at Ugly...
Street art and sculpture in Miami
On our return to the US after two weeks in Argentina we had a day in Miami to explore some art and visit with friends. We were supposed to land at 5am(!) but our flight was delayed almost two hours, so that meant getting the car and heading to the Wynwood area at...
Iguazu Falls: Port Iguazú
Given our flight schedules we didn't have that much time in Port Iguazú, but there isn't that much to see or do besides the falls. On our arrival evening we trekked over to Supermercado Capicua for water (since the local water is iffy for drinking) plus breakfast...
Iguazu Falls: Iguaçu National Park, Brazil
On this day we started with Patricia (our driver from the previous day) picking us at 10am. Getting across the border was very straightforward on the Argentina side and a bit more tedious on the Brazil side. She had filled out the paperwork ahead of time so we sailed...
Iguazu Falls: Iguazú National Park, Argentina
Instead of taking the the bus we decided to hire a driver, so we were picked at 7:30am in front of our apartment by Patricia and reached the falls just before 8am. I had bought tickets online (during our visit, $45K pesos per person) so we were able to join the short...
Iguazu Falls: TaxiTour Iguazú
We wound up using TaxiTour Iguazú (Facebook link) for all of our trips in and around the Iguazú falls area during our two-night stay and they were fantastic! On time and friendly, we would definitely recommend Javier and his wife, Patricia, for any touring you want to...
Bariloche: food + drink
After settling in to our apartment we checked out several beer places and landed on Wesley Brewery as they had a good variety of options. I got the Belgian Strong Ale and Eric had the Scottish. We also split a provoleta, a melted cheese appetizer that was like a DIY...
Bariloche: around town
On our second day in town, we left the car in the garage and explored town on foot. Our first stop was the waterfront for lake views including the Bariloche sign. We walked along the lakewall for some city views, then back toward the Civic Center and along Av. 12 de...
Bariloche: Circuito Chico
The Circuito Chico is a 25km circular scenic drive with hikes and lake views, easily accessible by car from Bariloche. Our first stop was the Centro Campanario hike, straight uphill in powdery dirt for 1km. This hike kicked my butt. Thankfully there were several shady...
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Wisconsin + Chicago
Rugby World Cup (Sept)
Seychelles (Nov)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)