A Detour in our Journey
Our trips would be nothing without a little room for change and some flexibility. The fact that we could have a longer or shorter stay in one place or change our whole itinerary altogether if we decided was the whole appeal of our South American Journey. This was something we wanted to implement on the North […]
Niagara Falls Family Fun
Although we both absolutely fell in love with Canada and vowed to come back for a longer stay, it was time to head back to the States. We were excited for our next stop: Niagara Falls. This was an extra special treat for me since my family was meeting us out there and we were all […]
Toronto in a Day
Due to our tight schedule we only had one full day to see Toronto so we made a plan to walk from West to East while discovering all of the cool pockets in the city. We wish we had seen even more but here are a few places we really enjoyed. West Queen West Toronto […]
Montreal Must Do Experiences
The start of summer is a great time to travel to Montreal since temperatures are mild and everyone is out and about. We were lucky to be there in early June and experience this lively city by spending all day roaming around its streets. I wish we had more time to discover this remarkable city but […]
Top 11 Quebec City Highlights
There were two minor things we were slightly worried about when entering Canada: getting stuck at the border for a long time and not knowing how to speak French. Since our car was full of luggage we were afraid that we would have a hard time at the border and they would take forever to search through […]
Bangor and Northern Maine
We continued traveling through northern Maine while making our way towards Canada. We made a quick pit stop in Bangor and saw some incredibly scenic areas near the border. Bangor, Maine Our friend Mark recommended we stop by this town so we decided to grab some lunch here. We got some fantastic burgers at Blaze. They have some […]
Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park: Bucket List Item Checked
Two years ago during a fun gift exchange game at work I gave up a sweet gift only to end up with a bag of mediocre coffee and a calendar of some of the most scenic National Parks across North America. It was at this point that I thought to myself “what if the real gift […]
Bristol and Camden: Taking the Scenic Route
The scenery along the coast in Maine is so gorgeous that we decided to continue cruising along US 1 to visit more of the picturesque towns along the way. Bristol and Camden were highly recommended so we stopped there before heading up to Acadia National Park. Bristol, ME When passing through Bristol make sure to visit […]
Portland, Maine: Eating and Drinking Our Way Through the City
Portland was highly recommended by our friends so we had to check it out and decided it needed its own post. The city is very cool and exactly how Kathleen described it: “Maine Bohemian”. Portland is brimming with talented street musicians and artists that make the place extra colorful. It is speckled with numerous vintage […]
From Historic Boston to Scenic Maine: Inching Our Way North
Boston, Massachusetts Boston is wicked awesome and wicked expensive! Because of this we chose to just spend the day there and drive on through. Thanks to our friend Mark who gave us sound advice on cool places to check out in the city, we were able to see a lot within the short time we […]