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Nova Scotia’s South Shore Lobster: Ocean to Table

May 3, 2020 By Piper 8 Comments

Lobster at Fo'c'sle Tavern in Chester, Nova Scotia During Nova Scotia's South Shore Lobster Crawl

Thank you to Tourism Nova Scotia and their partners for hosting me during Nova Scotia’s South Shore Lobster Crawl for my lobster experience. The lobster’s journey starts long before the lobster tank in your supermarket or local restaurant. In the case of Nova Scotia’s South Shore lobster, their trek begins miles offshore in the Atlantic… [Read More]

Filed Under: Canada, North America Tagged With: Canada, Chester, Hunts Point, Nova Scotia, Shag Harbour, West Berlin

How to Spend the Perfect Day in Put-in-Bay, Ohio

March 31, 2020 By Piper 17 Comments

View of Put-in-Bay, Ohio from the Victory Tower

Thank you to Miller Ferry for arranging my transportation and activities. Put-in-Bay, Ohio, located on South Bass Island, in Lake Erie, sits just three miles off the shore of Port Clinton, Ohio. Although you can get to Put-in-Bay by a flight from Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport in Port Clinton, Ohio, almost everyone comes by ferry. Miller… [Read More]

Filed Under: Ohio Tagged With: Ohio, Put-in-Bay

7 Ways to Pack More Relaxing Travel into Your Over-Scheduled Life

January 20, 2020 By Piper 7 Comments

National Plan For Vacation Day 2020

According to the U.S. Travel Association, in 2019, Americans left 768 million vacation days unused. Wasted. That amounts to $65.6 billion in lost benefits or an individual average of $571 in donated work time. Workers earned nine percent more vacation time in 2019 than they did in 2017, yet they used even fewer days. You… [Read More]

Filed Under: Planning Tagged With: National Plan for Vacation Day

Light Up Your Life in Las Vegas

October 29, 2016 By Piper 13 Comments

The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign

LIGHTS — neon, LED, and flood. Think of Las Vegas and you can’t help but think of the lights. They bring energy and life to nighttime. The International Space Station images show Las Vegas as the world’s brightest city. According to byutv.org, if you lined up all of the neon lights on the Strip it… [Read More]

Filed Under: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America Tagged With: Las Vegas, Lights, Night

Lark Creek-Walnut Creek: A Restaurant Making Memories through the Seasons

June 18, 2016 By Piper 1 Comment

Lark Creek

“I brought you a steak knife so you don’t smush the tomatoes” the server offered as she sat down my Caprese salad. Thick slices of heirloom tomatoes layered with house-made mozzarella in an offset pattern across a rectangular plate. Drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette and topped with a basil chiffonade. Composed of several tomato varieties: Variegated, yellow,… [Read More]

Filed Under: California, North America, Restaurants, United States of America Tagged With: comfort food

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I live in Lansing, Michigan. I’ve been chased by bomb sniffing dogs in the middle of the night in Bogotá (working late), refused boarding on a plane from Buenos Aires to Paraguay (wrong visa), and Federal Marshalls announced my seat number on a plane looking for a murder suspect. I had traded seats. It’s always an adventure!
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