New York over Thanksgiving: Day 3

Day 3 We were up fairly early and decided to walk to the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. It was lovely walk of around an hour – public transport obviously available instead. The Intrepid Museum was brilliant. We loved the submarine museum and being on the aircraft hanger was fab. We saw Concorde and also […]

New York over Thanksgiving Day 2

Thanksgiving Day Our alarm was set for 5am although in reality we were both wide awake at 4am – a combination of excitement and jet lag. We were up and out of our hotel by 5.45am, keen to get the prime viewing spot for the parade. I instantly started worrying – the streets were packed […]

New York over Thanksgiving Day 1

Day 1 | Wednesday We landed at the airport at 9am. Despite it being the day before Thanksgiving, the queues were minimal and we were through and reunited with our case within 40 minutes. We took the Air train to Jamaica and the the Long island train to Penn Station. this cost $15 combined and […]

Adventures in America; a Founding Fathers and American Civil War Roadtrip. Part 5 The Shenandoah National Park

Friday “Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads” ~ John Denver I actually lost count of the amount […]

Adventures in America; a Founding Fathers and American Civil War Roadtrip. Part 5 Virginian Vineyards and Monticello

We arrived at Monticello, on the outskirts of Charlottesville early afternoon after an easy drive from the east coast of Jamestown. Monticello is well known as it was where Thomas Jefferson lived – nowadays it is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is perched up on a hillside and as such offers the most spectacular […]