Warming Up to the Catskills
I have been traveling to the Catskills in southeastern New York with my husband John since the time I met him a few decades ago....
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kflynn80
- Jul 31, 2023
- 10 min
Visiting Edinburgh and Glasgow
I recently had the opportunity to visit Scotland again after a memorable trip there with my husband John over 20 years ago. On that trip,...
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kflynn80
- Mar 14, 2023
- 13 min
Paris is Always a Good Idea
Oscar Wilde once said that when good Americans die, they go to Paris. For many people, Paris is more of an idea than a place. It’s...
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kflynn80
- Nov 9, 2022
- 10 min
New York Revisited
I’ve been in a New York State of Mind of late, not only because I like Billy Joel, but mainly because my son has been living in the city...
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kflynn80
- Jul 20, 2022
- 11 min
Revisiting London
After a two-year delay due to the global pandemic, our family was finally able to get over the Pond and visit London, my childhood home,...
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kflynn80
- May 15, 2022
- 10 min
Baltimore: Not the Wire
There are hard truths about a city like Baltimore that some people would rather ignore. Street violence and lurid scenes from shows like...
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kflynn80
- Apr 18, 2022
- 7 min
Connecticut: An Influential State Filled with Lovely People
Connecticut is one of those places that people seem to have mixed feelings about. It is a place that many people typically are driving...
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kflynn80
- Mar 15, 2022
- 12 min
Delray Beach, FL – Intimate Beach Town with a Big City Personality
When my sister asked me what I wanted this year for my birthday, it was a no brainer. I asked for a plane ticket down to Florida to visit...
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kflynn80
- Feb 9, 2022
- 12 min
Visiting DC: Our Nation’s Capital
My relationship with the capital of our nation, Washington, DC, is somewhat complex. On the one hand, I have many happy memories of...
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kflynn80
- Aug 22, 2021
- 11 min
Spending Time in the Big Easy
This particular passage is dedicated to my dear friend Jill and her parents Bobby and Linda. My first trip to New Orleans came courtesy...
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kflynn80
- Jul 29, 2021
- 7 min
Wilmington, NC – More Than Just Dawson’s Creek
Although it’s been 23 years since the popular show Dawson’s Creek premiered on the WB network, admittedly my only point of reference to...
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kflynn80
- Jul 9, 2021
- 8 min
A Bronx Tale
When I mention to friends that my husband John was born and originally raised in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, people always...
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kflynn80
- Apr 30, 2021
- 9 min
Finding Nirvana in Santa Barbara
My first trip to Santa Barbara coincided with a visit to my dad, who was studying at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey when I was...
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kflynn80
- Jan 6, 2021
- 20 min
Amen for NYC: The Champ of Global Cuisine and a Great Deal More
The first time I ever laid eyes on New York was on a trip when I was very young with my parents and my sister. My dad asked us if we...
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kflynn80
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
Fall River, Massachusetts: Lizzie Borden and Portuguese Food
While visiting my sister in Newport, I took a ride to the city of Fall River, Mass., which is located about 20 minutes away not far from...
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kflynn80
- Dec 4, 2020
- 13 min
London: My Childhood Home
Where do I begin when I talk about London? It is a place that is very dear to me. When I was six years old, my dad announced we would be...
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kflynn80
- Oct 19, 2020
- 8 min
Living the Dream in Annapolis: America’s Sailing Capital
When I was 18, if someone had told me I would still be living basically right where I started long ago, I wouldn’t have believed it. But...
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kflynn80
- Oct 5, 2020
- 7 min
The Hampton’s: Barefoot Contessa, Beaches and Jaw Dropping Prices
What can be said about the Hampton’s that hasn’t been said before? It is a land of contrasts. On the one hand, there are amazing farms...
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kflynn80
- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
Dublin: The Irishman’s Ancestral Home
As the daughter of first-generation Italian Americans, I was confounded by my husband John’s relationship with food. He was a traditional...
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- Jun 25, 2020
- 5 min
Newport, RI: Land of Dreams
I traveled to Newport when I visited my friend from high school attending Providence College as a young twenty-something. When my sister...
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