Our last night in New York, I surprised Steven with tickets to Stephen Colbert. We weren't sure we would get in because we got general admission tickets, not the priority ones, but after luckily standing outside under the overhang for "West Side Story," since it was raining, we got the coveted wristband. So did a …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
Last Full Day: I Don’t Want to Go Home
We woke up after a good night's sleep for Steven, finally. I always sleep well, but this is a big deal especially with his muscles aching. Our hotel comes with breakfast, so I ran down to get coffee. The staff is so kind. The waiter/all-around helper, Coca, brought the coffee upstairs for me on a …
Work Day on the Beach
It's a tough life when you have to work in the sunshine while looking at palm trees, but that is what we did day. That is until about 5 p.m. when we decided it was time to walk on the beach and have an Imperial while we watched the sunset. I am Steven's driver and …
Dogs, Scorpions, Snakes, Sting Rays … and a Brew or Two: Day 4
Before we arrived, Karl had already warned us that maybe we didn't want to get out of our car when we got to the apartment. Instead, he suggested, we should honk and he would come out to help us because "there are a couple of dogs that may menace you." OK. Mandy, the maybe part …
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Day 1: Costa Rica, part II
After taking a 6:30 a.m. flight, we arrived in Liberia, Costa Rica, at 11:30 a.m. You gotta love a country where the immigration people ask you for the address of where you are staying and you say, "No sé, In Playa Flamingo next to the Super Massai," and he says, "Good enough. That's an address …
Obsessed with Lodgings in Italy
I don't know why I get this way, but now that I know we are going to Italy, I am obsessed with finding just the right places to stay at just the right prices. I know. We have five months! Maybe I am a little crazy when it comes to travel, especially with my niece …
Travels with My Niece
A few years ago, for her bat mitzvah, I took my niece to Paris. She picked the spot and I am lucky enough to have friends who live there, so we had a homey Parisian extravaganza. Now, with high school graduation just around the corner (wow, that was fast!) we are planning our next trip. …
Costa Rica, Coming Right Up!
We are incredibly lucky, because we have so many trips coming up that it is difficult to focus on just one. In a later post, we will get into the twists and turns of planning our Alaska family vacation and I will begin to illuminate you on my trip with my soon-to-be-high-school-graduate niece to ... …
Midwinter Break All Set
If you are a loyal reader (and thank you if you are), you will know that we were struggling to decide where to go the first week in March. Well, we decided, but it's nowhere warm. Maybe a little warmer than Chicago (but that's not hard), but not a bask-in-the-sunshine trip. That's OK. Costa Rica …
Life Messes With My Vacation Plans
I already mentioned that we are passing on our latest dream vacation: Southeast Asia. Instead, we have decided to jet off somewhere warm the first weeks of February, March, and April. I know what you are thinking: Isn't it warm in April. NO! April is the beginning of the last third of winter here in …
Doing It On The Road 