During our New York City tour, we had an awesome time eating and seeing so many great things. I love cities more than anything. However, after a while Matt gets a little tired of the concrete jungle. So we decided to take a mini-break to the Hudson River Valley.
I've been dying to visit this area since I first started studying early American Art and the Hudson River School. I could stare at a Thomas Cole painting for hours. So off we ventured in the rainy weather and our Mini-Cooper (car rental win!) along the winding roads of the Hudson River Valley. We began our journey in Madison, New Jersey and drove Northeast on I-87 to Beacon.
Read moreThe last time I was in California my family was driving through the massive state in our Silverado Suburban and we, the kids, had commandeered the radio for a reprieve from the classical music by shoving in our tapes of Ace of Base and Meatloaf. Needless to say, it’s been a while. This trip, I decided to make limited plans and travel with only a backpack throughout. A foodie excursion, I feasted at mostly farm to table and local restaurants, the price of which was offset by booking various types of nightly accommodations. From an Airbnb booking in LA to a Bed and Breakfast in Sonoma and a Hostel outside San Francisco, I tried it all.
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