by joncook | Sep 18, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
Two years ago Kara and I took a red-eye from Denver to New York City to visit the Mets and the Yankees. In short, the trip was memorable for all the wrong reasons, but we laugh about it now. We paid to see the Red Sox and Yankees play at the new Yankee Stadium....
by joncook | Jul 12, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
After the Rays and Twins game, we started the four-hour drive down to Miami. We stopped at Doc’s Beach House in Bonita Springs for a great dinner right off the beach. It was a perfect stop at the midway point outside Naples and the food was very good. We...
by joncook | Jul 11, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
Kara and I packed our bags and headed down to Florida for our MLB Sunshine Trip: Tampa and Miami. We took the late-night flight into St. Petersburg and stayed the night on Treasure Island. The next morning we drove to Tropicana Field to cheer on the Twins. Sadly, the...
by joncook | Jul 2, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
The next stop on our MLB tour was Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. We were rained out the night before at Yankee Stadium with the Red Sox. I can’t even begin to verbalize the letdown I felt. I know, that’s shallow and there are far worse things to be...
by joncook | May 30, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
The last stop for our East Coast trip was Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and home of the Phillies. We visited Independence Hall, the Declaration House (where Thomas Jefferson penned the Constitution), and the Liberty Bell (tourist alert!). Then, we made a...
by joncook | May 29, 2013 | Everyday Life, My Travels
The next morning we packed up and made the quick drive to Baltimore. We stopped by the Baltimore Aquarium for a visit and walked along the harbor. The delicacy of Baltimore is crab cakes, especially with being right on the Chesapeake Bay. We passed on the crab though...