Last summer I went on my exciting road trip from Boston to the Finger Lakes to the Niagara Falls to Toronto. All the more exciting because my car kept grunting. The advantage of a road trip is definitely though that with a car I can change my mind about where to go next all the […]

In my last post I shouldn’t have been too hopeful for not having to adult too much anymore for the rest of the year. Or in other words: my car gave up yesterday morning. I had just started it, drove around the first corner, and the engine switched off – while driving. I couldn’t restart […]

On Monday morning I finally brought myself to pack my suitcase, book a hotel room online, get into the car and start driving towards Upstate New York. After I had said goodbye to Canavar and my trunk was filled to capacity (oopsies, but I do have a lot of photography gear, a small camping chair, […]

I am a huge fan of both “Home Alone” movies. I still remember when I watched the first part for the first time. It was just before Christmas at the start of the 1990s. My then best friend and her family had gone to one of the big outdoor markets at the Polish border where […]

Every now and then I need a day in a really big city. New York City. Boston isn’t exactly a small town, but it doesn’t have the big anonymity or countless skyscrapers, and I can see its city limits from almost everywhere. Meaning I prefer New York City by far and love to take in […]