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Nepali Coast By Air: If you travel to Kauai, one common thread of advice you'll hear is to see the Nepali Coast 3 different ways: by air, by sea, and by land walking along the Kalalau trail.  Although all 3 excursions ...

Kauai is an island that highlights local, local, local!  You won't find the Hawaiian equivalent of Nobu on this island, but you'll experience native dishes that focus on regional flavors and a laid back-island style of cooking.  Think farm-stands, fresh fruit, ...

Where you choose to stay depends on what you'd like to do during your Hawaiian vacation.  Head to the South Shore if you'd prefer some R&R, hotel pampering, and time by the pool.  This region generally has more predictable sun.  If ...

Last summer, in the era we now call “pre-COVID,” I took my daughter to a nearby park in Connecticut where I live, and met a very nice, but very lost Italian family of 5. We got to talking, and the father ...

Explore the town & shops Don't let the size of this tiny town fool you -- you can do as much damage to your credit card here as 5th Ave!  I'm happy to report the prices are (mostly) more affordable than ...

A fall getaway means a mission to consume as many fall flavors as possible.  I love all things pumpkin, squash, and cider.  Hello to warm, gooey, and sweet!  The restaurants in Woodstock are armed and ready to serve and satisfy that ...

If you're heading to Woodstock to check out the town, chances are you will run into the Woodstock Inn -- just as the wood covered bridges and the charming main street make every tourists' "must see" Woodstock list, this particular inn ...