I love multi-tasking and bargains!...
Mohawk-Hudson Bike Path Great Way to See Capital District
In our newly one year+ long embraced adventurous Yankee spirit, Brett and I have decided that any chance we get, we should take the road less traveled. In this case, we did that literally. We threw our new-to-us bikes in...
You Gotta Go to Gus’s Hotdogs
On a recent visit to Watervliet the other day, I stumbled back across one of the best little secrets up here. Tucked away in a small little shack is Gus's hot dogs where you'll find some the highest reviewed...
Without Words: Dog Walker
Um, isn't the point of walking your dog....to walk your dog? Not sure you would see this in the South!...
Without Words: I Heart NY
Found this little bargain at the Albany airport on our last trip back South...on sale for $1.99! Who knew loving NY could be so cheap?? :)...
Walk a Mile in Carrie’s Shoes
Ever notice that New York City is the background of so much stuff? If you just look around, you'll see it everywhere! Movies, television shows, books...the Big Apple tends to take a nibble, if not a bite, out of it...
Southern Family Fun in Upstate New York
Finding Family Ties Far From Home As a kid, I completely idolized my cousin Kari! Only three years older, Kari and I would spend summers together at our grandmother's house in Piggott, Arkansas, gobbling down Sonic burgers after a day...
Without Words: Lake Placid
Had a chance to visit Lake Placid recently for business...what a view! Can't wait to go back and check out the town again!...
Million Dollar Beach Baby
I have been on my husband's case since last year to take me to a beach. Growing up in landlocked Missouri and Arkansas, I didn't make it to the beach all that often. Now, living in New York, we're actually...
Pigging Out in Troy
As newbie New Yorkers this time last year, we tried our hand at several different things. When we came across an ad in the Times-Union for the Troy Pig Out BBQ Festival, we knew we had to see just what...