Connecticut Travel Blogs

This morning, for the second time in my life, I woke up in a field somewhere in West Virginia.  This was the last time I would be waking up in a tent.  I reflected on our journey, how in just over a month's time we traveled through 25 of the 50 states, and visited over 20 National Pa…

Well, I am all packed up and ready to go!   I'm going to take the train from New Haven to New York City, and stay at my friend Lee's apartment tonight in Manhatten.  Weather permitting, we will fly out of JFK airport tomorrow.   Today, they are having weather delays du…

6:15 pm.  Saturday.   I was just punching out from work.  My boss had told me earlier in the week I could leave a little early today, because I had to catch a train to the city that was leaving Milford at 7:05.   The trouble was, I had only been scheduled til 6 pm, but…

Drove back up to Connecticut from Huntingdon Valley, PA, with a stop in Astoria, Queens to drop off my younger sister at her place.  I hit the city at one of the worst possible times for heading to Connecticut...weekday evening, start of rush hour, and a Yankee game just ended!  Well, I c…

Connecticut was next on my journey through the US.  Why?  because it is close to NYC and I had a free day!  So my friend Chip and I got into his car, grabbed some Dunkin' Donuts, (coffee and an egg and cheese sandwich) and hit the open road early Saturday morning. …

My son Tyler just turned 16 in March, and my Mother wanted to give him a special gift....so why not a trip to the US Virgin Islands?  My sister has lived in St Thomas for 5 years now, and it's about time she had a visit from her nephew!  Mom bought our airfare almost a year in advanc…

So I'm writing about Wolcott because nobody else will. The town is a typical suburb in central Connecticut, low crime, good schools, you know the drill. Touristy is far from an adjective I would use to describe it, but for people who live here its home. There is a disproportional number of pizza pl…

When summer starts to come to an end in New England ... it is time for the fairs! Just about every weekend from the end of August through October, there is a fair going on somewhere in Connecticut! My favorite is the Bethlehem fair. Not the biggest fair of all, but I think it is the best! I have be…

Wednesday was the best day of summer. Thursday then, was the day after the best day of summer. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into as early as Monday...but my whole crazy whirlwind scheme was worth it anyway. The flights were not open, I was more than 90 miles from any city that Midwest f…

Always looking for an excuse to take a trip!  I guess that's the philosophy of most of us on TravBuddy!  I had accepted another job offer, and was finishing out the month of July at the old place.  My girlfriend Melissa had long since put in for the first week of August as her vacati…

So I am sitting at home, thinking about travel obviously, and I have made up my mind to see what there is to see in my state and those around it. I am going to try and get a real feel for what the area has to offer and get a better appreciation for my home state. If anyone has suggestions about whe…

We left Newport after the Cliff Walk.  It was still early afternoon, but it was a 2 and a half hour drive home, and Lee and Emily still had another 2 hour train ride after that.   We said our goodbyes to Joe and Jenn, who had come up in their own car, and then we headed back wes…

This is a popular spot to watch the boats and the submarines pull in and out. Many people come down here to have a picnic, layout on the beach, and reading a book. It is a simple drive to get here. Just drive to the sub base. There is a road near the nautilus museum. Just turn left and follow t…

Pictures from home!

I took a short trip to Bristol for Thanksgiving (21-22 November 2007). It's not exactly a "travel" blog, but since it involves public transportation, I figured I'd post it here.