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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...
kflynn80
Jul 29, 20217 min read
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...
kflynn80
Jul 9, 20218 min read
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...
kflynn80
Apr 30, 20219 min read
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...
kflynn80
Jan 6, 202120 min read
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...
kflynn80
Dec 7, 20204 min read
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...
kflynn80
Dec 4, 202013 min read
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...
kflynn80
Oct 19, 20208 min read
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...
kflynn80
Oct 5, 20207 min read
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...
kflynn80
Jun 30, 20205 min read
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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Jun 25, 20205 min read
Beautiful Maine Breezes and Lobster Rolls
I first traveled to Maine when I was in my early 20s with my mom and aunt. We stayed on Schoodic Peninsula at a former Naval base near...
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Jun 17, 20205 min read
A Taste of Umbria
When I was 16, my parents took my sister Melissa and I on a trip through Italy and on the way to Rome, we ventured into Assisi and...
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Jun 16, 20206 min read
A Week in Provence
I had been to the Cote d’Azur and many other parts of France over the years, but had never visited Provence, despite enjoying Peter...
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Jun 16, 20206 min read
Visiting La Marche
Out of a desire to see the sea, John and I made the journey to the le Marche region, a seldom visited area of Italy populated with few...
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Jun 8, 20202 min read
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