To finish our time in the USA we spent a long weekend with my Uncle Joe, Aunt Anne, and cousins Aidan and Christopher. It was really special to spend family time with them. On the Saturday we went to Aidan’s ice hockey game and then went apple picking at Stribling Orchard before taking part in…
Category: United States of America
Monuments and Memorials
We spent a day touring the most famous monuments in Washington D.C, including: The Washington Monument World War II memorial Vietnam war memorial Lincoln memorial Korean war memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial (our favourite for its words and design) The new Martin Luther King Jr…
Washington D.C
We had a great three days in the USA’s capital city. My mum is from this area and as children my brother and I really enjoyed visiting here. I was eager to share it with Reuben! We stayed with my friend Sam and his wife Jean, and really appreciated their hospitality. Some of our highlights…
New York City – Part Two
Our second two days in New York City were as fun as the first two. On Saturday we walked up the river and onto the Highline, a relatively new raised walkway that extends for a couple of miles throughout the city. We came off the Highline to check out the Chelsea Market and buy street…
New York City – Part One
We spent four days in New York City and had an amazing, busy time. We stayed outside the city in New Jersey at another Airbnb place, but had the whole apartment to ourselves. I have been to New York multiple times as we lived close to the city for six months when my family lived…
Salem
We decided to take the T and a bus to Salem, Massachusetts, which is a small town about an hour from Boston. Salem is mostly famous for its Witch Trials where 20 people were put to death after being accused of Witchcraft. It was also a historical port town, and was the location for Nathaniel…
Boston
We had three and a half days in Boston. I had been there once before and Reubs had never been so we were excited to visit this historic city. We decided to try a new style of accommodation – AirBNB. It’s a cross between couchsurfing and traditional bed and breakfast. We stayed with a great couple…
Fort Wayne, Indiana
From Chicago we headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana for a weekend of catching up with Reuben’s friends. We stayed with Stephen, Becky and four of their children – Aleshia, Tiffany, Tyler and Trevor. We had lots of fun catching up with them and going to the Johnny Appleseed festival. This festival is a historic…
Eating our way around Chicago
Chicago Food Tour – the unauthorised version. We had heard about food tours from our friends Jeff and Janet and really wanted to do them, but when we looked at them online realised that they were quite expensive. However, the food tour website listed the places that they were going – so we decided to…
Meandering Kiwis 