Spend the day in New York City with an up-close perspective of the Manhattan skyline, Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge on a fully narrated Circle Line Sightseeing cruise. Hop on Metro North from New Haven ... Read more...
Day Trips
Fall County Fairs and Festivals in Connecticut
September is the start of Fall Festival season in Connecticut. Connecticut offers some of the best fall agricultural fairs and festivals in New England. Think sweet stickiness of a caramel apple, the ... Read more...
Buttonwood Farm Sunflower Festival in Griswold, Connecticut
Buttonwood Farm in Griswold, Connecticut is the place to go when you want awesome homemade ice cream and you want to bask in the glow of a 14 acres of sunflowers. Buttonwood Farm was named by ... Read more...
Day Tripping to the Bronx Zoo in the Rain
A lot of writers have written about the ideal day at the Bronx Zoo but what happens when it rains? What should you expect and should you even go? We went on a bus trip to the Bronx Zoo with New ... Read more...
A Day Trip to the Connecticut College Arboretum
Conn College has a beautiful public Arboretum, wildflower garden and nature trails, with easy parking off of Williams Street. The Arboretum is free and open to the public seven days a week from dawn ... Read more...
Visit The Butterfly-Pollinator Garden at Cohen Woodlands in Colchester
When summer begins it's quick and hot demise, our gardens are graced with the final flourishes of color, and beautiful butterflies. A well-kept secret in southeastern Connecticut is the ... Read more...
5 Tips for Taking Better Photos and Videos With Your Smartphone
If you want to capture your travel adventures this summer and need to travel light, make your smartphone your camera of choice. For tips on how to capture your travel adventures in the best ... Read more...
Spend the Day at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport Connecticut
The Connecticut Beardsley Zoo is a tiny zoo with a lot to do and it is the only zoo in Connecticut. The zoo is also open all year long so you can visit animals in warm or cold months and see how they ... Read more...
The Newport Flower Show Comes to Rosecliff Mansion this June
The The Newport Flower Show Comes is coming to Rosecliff Mansion this June. This year the show will be held at the end of June and is a "must see" event. If you have never attended the Newport Flower ... Read more...
Beardsley Zoo Makes Love Match with Two New Family Members
Hope and Love Spring Eternal with two new residents at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Love is in the air for two of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s resident bachelors: Jabba the Sloth, and Rochan the Red ... Read more...
A Holiday Day Trip in Newport, Rhode Island
The holidays are here and that means it's time to take a trip to Newport to see the Mansions and do a little shopping. The Mansions at Newport are welcoming visitors for Christmas at the Newport ... Read more...