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The top highlight of our girls’ weekend in Asheville, North Carolina was our visit to The Biltmore Estate. We started our visit with a tour of the ample Biltmore Gardens, including the Shrub Garden, Walled Garden, Conservatory, and The Gardener’s Place Shop. Click to read the full travel review of our visit to The Biltmore Gardens.
A long weekend in Asheville, North Carolina brought my best friend and I to various shops and restaurants. See my top 5 foodie highlights from our trip, including our visit to: Strada Italiano, The Bee Charmer, Twisted Laurel, The Times Bar & Coffee Shop, and Bebettes Beignets and Coffee. Click to read more about each visit and see my ranking of the foodie highlights.
To wrap up our last day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, we visited the downtown shops like the Lancaster Troll Market and the Demuth Museum, before having a wonderful dinner at Plough. Plough is in the Penn Square Marriott and features a modern restaurant serving locally-sourced ingredients. Click to read the full restaurant and travel review of our last day in Lancaster.
On our third day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, we visited the famous Lancaster Central Market. We spent the afternoon exploring their tea vendors, empanada stands, decorative goods, and foodie options like pickles, beef jerky, and Italian specialities. Read about the 8 stands we visited and what we ordered during our visit. Click to read the full post of our Lancaster Central Market visit.
Our second day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania brought us to Ronks, PA, where we had breakfast at Amish-run Katie's Kitchen before heading to The Amish Village. We spent the whole day at the village, exploring the Amish house, driving through the farmland, and exploring the village farm, schoolhouse, and more. Click to read the full review on the blog.
After visiting Wheatland, we checked into our accommodations at The Rocky Springs Bed & Breakfast. Then, we headed back to downtown Lancaster for dinner at Annie Bailey's. We dined outside on their patio and had a delicious meal of classic Irish fare. Click to read the full restaurant review, on the blog!
My first visit back to New York City after the pandemic, was to visit the AKC Museum of the Dog on Park Avenue. This museum is dedicated to the education and appreciate of the dog and the human/canine relationship. With two floors of artwork and interactive exhibits, dog lovers will enjoy spending a day at the AKC Museum of the Dog. Click to read more about my visit!
We spent a morning in Portsmouth, NH, were we had breakfast at Cup of Joe Cafe and Bar. Then, we explored downtown where we stopped into the Tugboat Alley gift shop, visited the Byrne & Carlson Chocolatier, and Deadwick's Ethereal Emporium before heading back home.
After our stay at North Haven Island, we began the three hour drive to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Along the way, we stopped in Boothbay, Maine to visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to see the wooden trolls! After a few hours of exploring the gardens, we made our way to Portsmouth, where we had dinner at The Puddle Dock Restaurant. Click to read the full travel adventures and restaurant review.
We headed to North Haven Island, in Maine to explore the island, stay at Nebo Lodge, and get a 2-hour tour of a working Oyster Farm! I loved the farm tour and had a fantastic dinner at the Nebo Lodge Restaurant. Click to learn more about the things to do on North Haven Island and read the first impression restaurant review of our dinner.
After our afternoon adventures in Rockland, Maine, we decided to stay local to Camden for dinner. With our innkeeper’s recommendations and my own research for the trip, we decided to visit Peter Ott’s for dinner and River Duck Ice Cream for dessert. Check out my full first impression restaurant reviews for these two Camden, Maine businesses.
After enjoying breakfast at our B&B, we spent the morning of our second day in Camden, Maine by exploring the downtown shops, like Uncle Willie’s Candy Shoppe. Then, we drove 20 minutes to Rockland, Maine, to explore their Main Street of shops, galleries, and museums.
A three-hour drive from Concord, New Hampshire brought us to Camden, Maine, one of my favorite accommodations and towns to visit during our vacation. We spent the evening of our first day exploring downtown shops before having dinner at The Waterfront Restaurant. Click to read the full travel recap and first impression restaurant review.
Kicking off the first leg of our summer vacation to Maine, we decided to take our first stop in Hartford, Connecticut to visit the Mark Twain House & Museum. If you know my love of Gilmore Girls (and literature), then you know I was excited to see what Hartford was like. To visit the house of a literary icon was a bonus to me. Click to read more about our visit to the Mark Twain House & Museum.
After spending the morning walking through the Boston Waterfront, we headed South to the South Boston Waterfront near the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. We explored the shops nearby before heading over to Chinatown for lunch, where we ate at Hing Shing Pastry and the Dumpling King. Click to read our full day of adventures and food.
After exploring Boston Common and the North End, we decided to spend our next full day exploring the Boston Waterfront, near the Financial District. A stop for coffee at Thinking Cup on Newbury Street, and our day of outdoor adventures started at the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Click to read my full travel review of our morning in the Boston Waterfront.
We stopped in Al Dente Ristorante in the North End of Boston, MA for lunch. We had a fantastic appetizer and filling pasta dishes. For dessert, we walked down Salem Street to visit Bova’s Bakery, where I ordered a delicious pastry to wrap up our afternoon adventures.
For our first full day in Boston, Massachusetts, we decided to walk through the Boston Common towards the North End. We spent our afternoon visiting the famous monuments and statues in the Boston Common, before visiting the Paul Revere Mall and Old North Church. Click to read my full recap of our travel adventures.
We visited Tatte Bakery & Cafe on Boylston Street in Boston, MA during our first full day of vacation. I loved the black and white interior design and the immaculate pastry and bread cases. We ordered breakfast, coffee, and a pastry to start our day and it was a delicious meal! Click to read my full first impression review of Tatte Bakery & Cafe.
For our first day in Boston, we spent the evening exploring Newbury Street. We stopped by Mochi Dough and Trident Booksellers & Cafe before having dinner at Krasi on Gloucester Street. Krasi is a beautiful Greek restaurant offering thoughtfully prepared dishes. Click to read my full review of Krasi in Boston, MA.
