Category Archives: road trip
The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death
I very much enjoyed Colson Whitehead’s Zone One when I read it a few years back. And since I enjoy reading about writers who travel to Las Vegas for poker tournaments (among other things), I figured I’d check this book … Continue reading
Mystic trip (Part V)
On the way home, we stopped at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford. The kids loved it. Well worth a stop.
Mystic, CT trip (Part IV)
Mystic itself was nice. A walkable community on the water.
Mystic, CT trip (Part II)
We checked out Mystic Seaport, a “living history museum.” Enjoyable for kids and adults.
Mystic, CT trip (Part I)
So we decided to take advantage of the long July 4th weekend and take a road trip to Mystic, Ct. On the way there, we stopped at the Yale University Art Museum in New Haven. Highly recommended. Very family-friendly.
MoMath
We recently checked out a new museum that opened in New York City called the Museum of Math (or, for the cool kids, MoMath). It’s only been open for a few months, but it sounded interesting enough to build a … Continue reading
Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 3)
(Read about Parts 1 and 2 of our trip.) I was blown away by the Smith College Museum of Art. We could have easily spent two hours on just the top two floors of this museum alone. They have a … Continue reading
Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 2)
(The first part of our trip is here.) Northampton, MA was the next stop on our trip. It’s a funky little college town about 15 miles north of Springfield. On the way, we learned that Holyoke, MA is where volleyball … Continue reading
Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 1)
What a better way to end the summer than with a trip to Western Massachusetts? We managed to check out Naumkeg, grabbed a nosh and a stroll around Northampton, and visited the Smith College Museum of Art and the Eric … Continue reading