Tag Archives: roadtrip

Roadtrip through Bennington, Brattleboro, and Chesterfield

Posted on October 19, 2014 by julieovaltrades

If you’re looking to take a nice cruise and peep at the foliage through three states, look no further— I’ve got a plan for you. Take Route 7 from Troy towards Bennington, Vermont. Check out the moose and cougar statues along … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond, Feed, Fun | Tagged bennington, blue benn diner, brattleboro, breakfast, castle, chesterfield, cougar, cruise, eat me, fall foliage, feed me, foliage, forest, Fun, leaf peepin, madame sherris, man of kent, moose, mystery on main, nature, new hampshire, pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, roadtrip, route 7, route 9, ruins, summit, trails, vermont, yum | 1 Comment

Road Trip: Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Letchworth State Park

Posted on August 20, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I just got back from an amazing trip to Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Letchworth State Park. I’ll break it down day-by-day: Day One Saturday morning we left real early to make Toronto by lunchtime, which was had at the St. … Continue reading →

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Storm King Art Center + Mt Fuji Restaurant

Posted on July 6, 2014 by julieovaltrades

If you are up for taking a nice cruise down the thruway, I’ve got a place for you to visit. Storm King Art Center is a huge sculpture park with some pretty impressive pieces. This park is set in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond, Feed, Fun | Tagged art, bike, dragon, exercise, feed, Fun, hibachi, hillburn, kingston, mountain, nature, new paltz, roadtrip, sculpture, sculpture park, storm king art center, thruway, views, wildflowers, woodstock | Leave a comment

Maine: Portland, Acadia National Park/Bar Harbor, Ogunquit

Posted on July 2, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Maine was such an amazing adventure, so very worthy of a trip. Our plan was to visit Acadia National Park, a fair distance of seven hours from Albany. To break up the trip we stopped in Portland for lunch, the … Continue reading →

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Head West for: Fort Stanwix, Utica Zoo, Crazy Otto’s Diner, Eerie Canal Cruise, and Moccasin Kill Sanctuary

Posted on June 16, 2014 by julieovaltrades

After a week of rainy cloudy days I decided to spend a solid 12 hours out and about yesterday. At 8 AM we set out to Rome to visit Fort Stanwix, a beautifully maintained national monument. There is rich history … Continue reading →

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A Weekend In Montreal

Posted on May 15, 2014 by julieovaltrades

This past weekend was my first trip to Montreal, and it was fantastic! There was all sorts of feed and fun in the city, so I’ll go day by day and share it with you. Friday, Day 1: Took the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond, Feed, Fun | Tagged adventure, bagels, croissant, feed, foie gras, Fun, hike, london fog, mechanical bull, metro, montreal, mount royal, natas, poutine, roadtrip, smoked meat, street art | 1 Comment

Salem, NY

Posted on February 3, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Lovely is the word to describe this sequence I’m about to fill you in on; Head to Salem, NY (no witches to be found here). You haven’t spent too much time in Washington County? Neither had I until recently, until … Continue reading →

Posted in Feed, Fun | Tagged art, delicious, dessert, feed, Fun, roadtrip, rural, salem, sculpture | Leave a comment

Crepes

Posted on January 28, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Crepes: Delicate deliciousness. I have found two joints within close range to Albany that creates crack-level crepes. Ravenous in Saratoga and Starving Artist’s Cafe in Lee, MA. In Saratoga I had Strawberry Rhubarb crepes with frites. Only for breakfast … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkshires, Feed, Saratoga County | Tagged crepes, delicious, feed, lee, roadtrip, saratoga | 3 Comments

Route 20

Posted on January 28, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Ever just want to get in your car and cruise? Let’s just say you have an electric car for my mental sake, we’re not intentionally trying to destroy the environment here. A beautiful sunny day, maybe a bit cold, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Feed, Fun, Schoharie County | Tagged caves, cruise, delicious, feed, Fun, rachael ray, roadtrip, tepee | 1 Comment