About an hour and twenty minutes southwest of Pittsburgh is one of America’s great vacation homes. It was 1936. Edgar and Liliana Kauffman wanted to build a vacation home. They wanted a home that would let them connect with nature and escape the chaos of city life. Edgar and Liliana both loved the natural wonders…
I was born with a desire to travel. I inherited that gene from my father. The very second life handed him a little extra cash, he used it to load our family into the car and take us on family vacations. Before each vacation he spent days pouring over the Rand McNally road atlas and…
Read “Important notes about my travel plans.” ~This is a 7 day travel agenda that visits some of Pennsylvania’s best botanical gardens and arboretums.~This plan is designed to begin on a Saturday in order to accommodate the open/closed days of some establishments.~This plan is intended to be traveled between May and September.~Any prices listed are…
A history conference in the Rochester area was on our calendar and as always, became a great excuse to do some additional sightseeing. My husband and I packed our car the night before and then joined the early morning commuters on the highway. Our pre-sunrise departure allowed us to arrive just as The George Eastman…
Day #8 Monday, June 3, 2019 Free breakfast at the Quality Inn for me consisted of Raisin Bran and coffee. It was our last day on the road. Leaving New York behind us we drove into the little sliver of Pennsylvania that touches the lakeshore. Rory and Kay had previously been to a little place…
Day #7 Sunday, June 2, 2019 Breakfast at the Butterfly Manor began at 8 a.m. and started with yogurt, orange juice and coffee followed by scrambled eggs, sausages, and toast. Also on our breakfast plate, a bit of an oddity, a salad. The young couple running this house were very sweet and accommodating. They did…
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