Beach Vacation Hilton Head Island, SC Sophie, August 24, 2024August 24, 2024 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, offers visitors a wide range of activities. You can enjoy beautiful beaches, golfing, water sports, nature trails, and exploring the local restaurants and shops. There are also opportunities for dolphin-watching tours, kayaking, and visiting historical sites. Let me know if you need more information! Recently,… Continue Reading
Airbnb The Gem of the Connecticut Coast Sophie, July 1, 2024July 5, 2024 Our recent train tour around the northeast states took us to my favorite Connecticut City, Mystic. As a young girl, I visited Mystic with my mom and fell in love with it. After more years than I care to share, I took my husband to Mystic, Connecticut. We were greeted… Continue Reading
Hotels Winter Wonderland at Niagara Falls Sophie, June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 Although the primary tourist season for Niagara Falls is late May through December, we found it to be spectacular in February. There is much to see and do in Niagara, even in the dead of winter. Where to Stay Numerous hotel accommodations are near Niagara Falls State Park in New… Continue Reading
Trains New York to Boston on the Lake Shore Limited Sophie, June 7, 2024 We left Niagara, New York early in the morning and arrived shortly after at the Buffalo-Depew station where we caught the Lake Shore Limited for Boston. I was really looking forward to this trip because it was a full day of views across two states, New York and Massachusetts. As… Continue Reading
Hotels Niagara Falls in Winter Sophie, May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 We arrived at the Niagara, NY Amtrak station at 10:30 PM, used the Uber app and were on our way to our hotel within 10 minutes. The Amtrak station in Niagara was very clean and we felt very safe while waiting on our Uber ride. I used the online check… Continue Reading
Trains Day 1(and 2) Of Our Northeast Adventure Sophie, May 11, 2024May 14, 2024 As mentioned in a previous post our trips on the Silver Meteor are night trips and since we were trying to use up our rail pass segments, we traveled in coach. This meant we had to be prepared to sleep in a seat. We were so excited to start our… Continue Reading
Trains Here We Go Again Sophie, May 11, 2024 After a week back home, we decided to finish out our rail pass with a trip to the northeast states. Our first plan was to go all the way to Maine by rail. While traveling back home from Colorado, we had learned a lot about what to take and what… Continue Reading
Trains Overnight on the Silver Meteor Sophie, April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 After our great roomette experience on the Capitol Limited from Chicago to Washington, D.C., we boarded the Silver Meteor for the final leg of our journey. The roomette came with all of the frills of first-class travel including privacy, meals, and an attendant, now we were back to coach class…. Continue Reading
Trains The Amtrak Roomette Experience Sophie, March 21, 2024April 3, 2024 While traveling home from Colorado on our USA Rail Pass, we decided that we wanted to travel non-stop instead of staying overnight in Chicago and Washington. Our first choice was to get a hotel in Chicago so that we could shower and feel fresh for the next day of travel,… Continue Reading
Trains California Zephyr Here We Come! Sophie, March 21, 2024April 3, 2024 My husband has always wanted to take a train trip, so, after finding ourselves in Colorado, we decided to explore our options with Amtrak. To book a room all the way home would have really stretched us, so I looked into coach. I actually had read somewhere that coach seating… Continue Reading