A Quick Flight Over America

A Quick Flight Over America

It always amazes me just how much of our country is wide open and so incredibly beautiful.  It’s clear that much of our total population is in the bigger cities and along the perimeter of the country.  My mind wandered and wondered how great it would be to be down on the ground hiking along, around and within any of the cliffs, canyons, rivers, lakes, prairies, farms and small towns that I was flying above.  The world is out there – go get it.

Wandering Bean Town ~ with Jan O’Brien

Wandering Bean Town ~ with Jan O’Brien

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Boston is one of the best wandering cities ever!  It’s fairly compact and it is jammed with history, sites, sounds, and pubs!  In this week’s Wandering Zen we experience Boston with Jan O’Brien and her sistas!  Let’s hit the trail…

Wandering Boston – Setting Your Internal GPS from the Sky

Wandering Boston – Setting Your Internal GPS from the Sky

Boston is one of the best cities to wander.  There is an incredible amount of history, architecture, art, and culture in a relatively small area, so much so, that it can be easy to miss things if you don’t get a general idea of where things are physically located.  There is an easy remedy to that challenge, however, just look to the sky and head for the second tallest building in the city – The Prudential Tower.  Just a mere 40 feet shorter than the John Hancock Tower, the Prudential Tower stands proudly at 750 feet and offers up amazing views of the city and beyond.  It is the absolute perfect venue to set your internal GPS before you wander this amazing place.

Wandering Seattle – The Alweg Monorail

Wandering Seattle – The Alweg Monorail

  Wandering Seattle - The Alweg Monorail:   The 1962 World's Fair or Century 21 Exposition, which it was billed back in the day, was opened via the airwaves by President Kennedy on the east coast to a crowd of 12,000 people in the stadium on the...

Wandering NYC.7 – Central Park

Wandering NYC.7 – Central Park

Overwhelmed and don’t know where to start planning your next NYC getaway?  With literally thousands and thousands of things to see and do, it can make even the most detailed planner manic.  In this series, we’ll devour the big apple one little bite at a time. In this week’s Wandering Zen, Matt heads back to New York City and wanders one of the most wonderful parks on the planet.  Central Park was designed to offer up something for everyone and it would be very easy to spend your entire NYC trip simply enjoying everything that this masterpiece has to offer.

Wandering NYC.6 ~ Activities to Enhance Your Visit

Wandering NYC.6 ~ Activities to Enhance Your Visit

Overwhelmed and don’t know where to start planning your next NYC getaway?  With literally thousands and thousands of things to see and do, it can make even the most detailed planner manic.  In this series, we’ll devour the big apple one little bite at a time. Once you’ve walked the parks, hit 5th Avenue, strolled the museums, eaten some pizza, taken in a show, and completed your sightseeing list, there is still an entire city out there to wander and explore.  Today, we are going to narrow that huge list down to 5 things to do while in NYC that not only will enhance your visit but might provide you with some of the very best memories and laughter.

Wandering NYC.5 ~ The Museums of Manhattan

Wandering NYC.5 ~ The Museums of Manhattan

Overwhelmed and don’t know where to start planning your next NYC getaway?  With literally thousands and thousands of things to see and do, it can make even the most detailed planner manic.  In this series, we’ll devour the big apple one little bite at a time.This time around, let’s experience the cultural side of the city and explore the Museums of Manhattan.