Leaving NY

  • Abandoned In The Caribbean: The Ruins And Beauty of St. John

    Abandoned In The Caribbean: The Ruins And Beauty of St. John

    The best part of St. John is walking through the forest – and then seeing something like this appear through the trees:

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  • Welcome To Saint John, US Virgin Islands

    Welcome To Saint John, US Virgin Islands

    When my girlfriend and I decided to go to St. John in the US Virgin Islands (based on your travel recommendations!), I assumed we were in for seven days of this: I didn’t do much planning leading up to the trip. Part of it was that I tend to overplan vacations, only to end up…

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  • Pirate Treasure at Dungeon Rock

    Pirate Treasure at Dungeon Rock

    During the Thanksgiving break this year, I took some time to visit the Lynn Woods in Lynn Massachusetts, a beautiful nature reservation encompassing lakes, swamps, rock formations, a small mountain, endless woodland… …and, according to legend, a pirate treasure that has been buried for centuries. Growing up near Lynn, I’d always heard the stories about…

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  • Escape from NY: The Great 2010 Roadtrip

    Escape from NY: The Great 2010 Roadtrip

    On July 9th, 2010, my girlfriend and I set out from New York City on a cross-country roadtrip. Our plan was simply to get as far west as we could, avoiding the Interstates at all costs. Twenty days and 8,000 miles later, we returned to New York City, having driven through 20 states in total.…

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