It’s no secret that I love rooftop bars – cocktail in hand, looking out to the bright lights of any city is something that will always give me a little chill (out of excitement, but maybe from a breeze too). They’re not even just for drinking (see Bussey Building below). I recently went to two … Continue reading
Category Archives: USA
10 Tips: Road Trips
Road trips are undeniably fun. And we all know how we envisage them, like a scene out of Crossroads, singing along to Shania Twain in an open top car with Britney Spears… No? Just me? Anyway, so road trips are a great way to travel, but there are some things to always remember. I’ve road … Continue reading
A MASS Adventure
Hiking, white water rafting and paddleboarding. It’s all there, in the state of Massachusetts. Yes, I said Massachusetts. That small state in the North East, where some maps of the USA can’t fit ‘MA’ into the state, so have to direct a line out to actually let you know what it is. I would go … Continue reading
North American Road Trip – Buffalo and Niagara Falls
From a city everybody overlooks to a sight everyone wants to experience. We stayed with Alan’s cousin, Kate, in Buffalo, and I will tell you, some parts are actually really lovely. You can appreciate the architecture of basically what look like big farm cottages lined up side by side in a residential area. Kate’s house … Continue reading
North American Road Trip – Finger Lakes
First adventure of 2013! May this year, pretty consistent weather in the US, and a road trip is on the agenda! You’re given wine region and USA, and you’ll probably say Napa Valley. Nah-uh. It’s all about the Finger Lakes. Visiting the Finger Lakes wasn’t the original plan but as a certain surprise Alan had … Continue reading
NYC, baby
New York was part of my trip last September in the US – a while ago, yes, but it’s NEW YORK CITY, so obviously it’s worth mentioning and talking about. Or at least showing you a few pictures. This was just a long weekend, so we were rushed when picking the few things we really … Continue reading
A Boston connection
Boston, Massachusetts, has become a pretty special place to me. I’m not just saying that because it would please my Boston-living boyfriend, Alan – although because he lives there is definitely the larger part of the reason I’ve come to like the city so much. I went there end of August into September 2012 and … Continue reading