Oheka Castle

Photo credit:  Old Friends at Oheka Castle

When I am not traveling or writing, I can usually have a book in my hand.  I love to read, and often I try to combine my passions by visiting a location from one of my favorite books.  My book club recently selected two books, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Z, A […]

30 Reasons to Vacation in Riverhead – Part Three

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So have I enticed you to visit Riverhead yet?  With a few more weeks of summer and fall upon us, it is the perfect time to head east of  NYC to this busy town on Long Island.  I mean seriously, the kids just started school this past week, but anyone in the New York tri-state […]

30 Reasons to Vacation in Riverhead – Part Two

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Did you enjoy part one of  30 reasons to vacation in Riverhead?  As mentioned before, the neat thing about Riverhead is that there is something for everyone. Mom’s and daughters will enjoy having tea at Tea Time Cottage, decorating Gingerbread cookies at The Gingerbread University and shopping at the outlets. Fathers and son’s will enjoy […]

Celebrating One Year of Travel Blogging – Top 10 Posts

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Today marks the first anniversary of the Traveling Classroom.  Sharing my stories of traveling with my son simply began when one of my friends told me I should write a book about the places I go with my son.  Intimidated by the whole book idea, I decided perhaps I’ll take baby steps and thought about […]