How to Turn a 5 hour drive into 8. John headed to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to do a site visit for one of his faculty whose practice site happens to be in the Frozen North (Marquette, Michigan). So John and…
Farewell to Maine We made a 3 hour or so trip from Bangor into New Hampshire. This part of main looks like the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Translation: not very exciting and economically struggling. We did manage to find…
Down Day in Bangor , Acadia National Park Tomorrow We had a day of rain , so we spent it around Bangor and checked out Fort Knox (not the one with gold bars). It forced us to realize we are…
Two Places to Find Great Lobster in Maine The key to finding great lobster is to talk to locals who love lobster. We had fantastic lobster for a great price in two places. The first one was guided by the…
Following the Advice of Locals Remember the people we met at the Palace Diner in Blog Post Part 1 of this trip? So we headed north on the expressway on our way to Highway One. Following their advice. we skipped…
John had a 3 days of a conference in Boston. In between conference meetings, we squeezed in a dinner at Legal Seafood and half of the freedom trail by audio tour, which is a great way to go, if you…
South of Cannon Beach We made a very good decision the next morning by taking the long way to Portland heading south to Tillamook before turning inland. We stopped at Hug Point State Park and had an iconic walk holding…
We landed in Portland on a Sunday afternoon and headed to the legendary Oregon coast. We couldn’t quite force ourselves to spend the megabucks to stay right on the ocean, but we had a nice place in the town of…
On our way to our daughter Rachel’s wedding, we stopped in Seattle to visit long time, dear friend, Jim Carlson. We wandered Pike’s Place waiting for Jim to get out of work then on to the Dahlia lounge for a nice…
Coffee on the Road Not much to say about a 11 hour drive home. Just a few fun items to finish up. For coffee snobs like ourselves, you will be happy to hear there are Starbucks off 75 in Knoxville…
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula over Labor Day
How to Turn a 5 hour drive into 8. John headed to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to do a site visit for one of his faculty whose practice site happens to be in the Frozen North (Marquette, Michigan). So John and…
East Coast – Vermont / New Hampshire
Farewell to Maine We made a 3 hour or so trip from Bangor into New Hampshire. This part of main looks like the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Translation: not very exciting and economically struggling. We did manage to find…
NorthEast Trip Acadia
Down Day in Bangor , Acadia National Park Tomorrow We had a day of rain , so we spent it around Bangor and checked out Fort Knox (not the one with gold bars). It forced us to realize we are…
Where To Find Great Lobster in Maine
Two Places to Find Great Lobster in Maine The key to finding great lobster is to talk to locals who love lobster. We had fantastic lobster for a great price in two places. The first one was guided by the…
NorthEast Trip 2018 Part 2
Following the Advice of Locals Remember the people we met at the Palace Diner in Blog Post Part 1 of this trip? So we headed north on the expressway on our way to Highway One. Following their advice. we skipped…
NorthEast Trip 2018 part 1
John had a 3 days of a conference in Boston. In between conference meetings, we squeezed in a dinner at Legal Seafood and half of the freedom trail by audio tour, which is a great way to go, if you…
Oregon Coast Post Number 2 and Portland
South of Cannon Beach We made a very good decision the next morning by taking the long way to Portland heading south to Tillamook before turning inland. We stopped at Hug Point State Park and had an iconic walk holding…
Oregon Coast
We landed in Portland on a Sunday afternoon and headed to the legendary Oregon coast. We couldn’t quite force ourselves to spend the megabucks to stay right on the ocean, but we had a nice place in the town of…
Seattle Stop 2015
On our way to our daughter Rachel’s wedding, we stopped in Seattle to visit long time, dear friend, Jim Carlson. We wandered Pike’s Place waiting for Jim to get out of work then on to the Dahlia lounge for a nice…
Smoky Mountains Day Five (wrap up)
Coffee on the Road Not much to say about a 11 hour drive home. Just a few fun items to finish up. For coffee snobs like ourselves, you will be happy to hear there are Starbucks off 75 in Knoxville…