Travel Stories
Israel on the Lebanon – Syria Border
Magdala The city of Magdala, home Mary Magdalene fame, no longer exists it is just a archaeological dig and has been replaced nearby by the city of Migdal. however the there is an Aroma coffee shop there. Aroma is the…
Tel Aviv to Tiberias
Tel Aviv Breakfast The day started with a spectacular Iraeli breakfast. Which consist of multiple courses of Meat, cheeses, fruits,vegetables yogurt and an amazing array of condiments. All this topped with a custom order omelette. Much to our relief…
Puerto Rico /St. John Days One to Four
Puerto Rico Vacation Amazingly, our trip from Detroit to Puerto Rico on the low budget Spirit airlines was uneventful. We did read all the tricks and avoided the nickel and diming tricks, but not the $35 checked baggage fees. After…
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…
City Built Brewing
City Built Brewery has been on Munroe Avenue north of the 6th street bridge for over a year. We just tried it this weekend as an alternative to the SpeakEasy that had too much construction and other crazy stuff going…
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…