mj travel stories
Conecticut Mystic Aquarium: Weird, Wonderful, and Inspiring
The water was chilly, and swimming along the sides of the tanks were a handful of cownose stingrays. If we placed our hand flat near

A whirlwind trip through the Franklin Institute and the City of Philadelphia
How could we pass up on a trip to Philly when the great city was only 90 minutes away from our Long Beach Island, Jersey

Up, Up And Away Over the Big Apple
Smooth, like butter, we were uplifted; we hovered, then we soared above Westchester County. The blades whooshed overhead, but headphones muffled the sound, and with

The Gentler Side of George Washington
Among all the places that George Washington visited, lived in, or slept over, there are two that stand as the most historically significant, and for

Rolling up our sleeves for the Tennessee Elephants
We were told that we would not see any of the elephants during our volunteer day at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, TN. No elephants,

Having A Whale of A Time Off the Rockaways (Queens, That Is
Who knew that just two miles off the coast of Riis Park, there are whales and dolphins frolicking, eating, and just having a ball. Just

Two Tennessee Museums – Celebrating An American Musical Master
The ride between Nashville and Memphis is just over 3 hours, and if you go the fastest route, I-40, it’s uneventful. On a recent visit

72 Hours In Vegas
I hadn’t been to Sin City since the late 1980’s, and boy have things gotten bigger. The skyline has probably doubled in size, there are

An All-Inclusive and Un-forgettable Trip to the Dominican Republic
The kayak was very orange, and wider thanI expected, and the life vest was thicker than I remembered as the buckles were clicked in place.

The Escher Experience Held Over in Brooklyn’s Industry City
The astonishing and thoroughly entertaining works of the brilliant artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 – 1972) are on display until March 3, held over from