A friend of mine decided to make a big life change, gigantic, actually; sell her house in Austin, buy an RV, drive it to Alaska, work at a campground on the Kenai Peninsula for the summer, and then move to Vermont. And what does any of this have to do with me, you ask? I … Continue reading Rana, LuLu and Me: A Roadtrip to Remember
I knew I wanted to take a big family vacation for my 60th birthday and had my heart set on Scotland and Ireland. For one reason or another the dates never worked for everyone. The Galápagos was actually my second choice. Once we decided on our destination, everything fell into place. The dates were chosen, … Continue reading Galápagos – The Enchanted Islands
After several days in Lima, Peru we flew north to our second stop – Quito, Ecuador. Because Quito and Lima are both South America capital cities, I found myself comparing and contrasting the cities and countries quite often. Quito was once the northern capital for the Incan Empire, but when the Spanish conquistadors fought for … Continue reading Quito – Light of America
Don and I have been obsessed with Peruvian food since we discovered it before the pandemic at a beachside stand on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. It has become one of the foods we seek out when we travel. We first search for local foods and restaurants; next we look for our two favorite ethnic … Continue reading The City of Kings
It’s a bit surprising that I have visited all of the 50 states given that I was born and raised in a town where Mexico is closer than any U.S. state. In fact, I rode with my family down to Mexico before visiting another state. My first plane ride in early elementary school was surprisingly … Continue reading 50 States in 50(ish) years
Most of you probably know which states were the last two to join the Union: Alaska and Hawaii. They joined the United States in 1959 within months of each other. But you know which state was the one just prior to them? Arizona. In 1912. (New Mexico and Oklahoma are the other two states admitted … Continue reading Ditat Deus (God Enriches) the 48th State
I never envisioned how difficult it would be to create a blog name. But after many iterations, I finally settled on “New City New State”. The name just prior to this one was “New Phase New City”, but I was worried that people would get confused with Phrase or Faze (how is it spelled, again?). … Continue reading New City New State Explained
Oh my gosh, how do I begin?? I’ve written an initial sentence 5 different times using 5 completely different thoughts until settling on a question instead. And now more questions… Where exactly is the beginning: With the conception of me writing a blog of NYC living? With me meeting the lady from Brooklyn who passed … Continue reading And So It Begins…
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