Motorcycle Diary: Local Trip to Chagrin Falls

Is there anything more amazing than looking across the couch at your significant other on a beautiful, cool Sunday morning--coffee and book in hand, cat rolling around on the floor--and realizing you have nothing to do that day? Bliss. Of course, I can only handle that feeling for a little while and then I feel compelled to …

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Local Adventures: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Our second local adventure took us to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a day-trip this weekend. I sent out requests for things to do and see, places to eat, etc. ahead of time and was excited at the response I received. It seems a lot of people have a lot love for Pittsburgh! We had too many …

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Local Adventures: Cleveland’s East Side

The other night when we were at the lake, a friend was telling us about all these places I've never heard of in Cleveland. This really surprised me as I've lived in Northeast Ohio for almost 10 years and have lived all over Cleveland--the east, west and south. Also I have friends who like to …

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Geographically Challenged

My high school did not offer a geography class. I was pretty familiar with the United States anyway, thanks to annual vacations all over the place with my family, but I still doubt I could have named all of the state capitals. I certainly can't do it today. While my U.S. geography was adequate, my …

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Going Up to the Lake

Each year during the summer I've heard myself telling people my weekend plans are "going up to the lake." Usually this elicits confused looks. As though there are many lakes in Ohio and they don't know which one I'm referencing. It never occurred to me "the lake" could be anything other than Lake Erie. You …

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Travel Tips: Travel Companions

Yesterday I read an article on CNN's travel section called "Make or Break? Travel tests your love life" about traveling with your significant other to find out the reality of your relationship. The article had several vignettes from couples who: traveled early on in their relationship and knew they would work well together as a …

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Literary Travels: Catching Up

Lately I've been trying to yet again come to terms with a fact of life that constantly plagues me; having to postpone one love for another. If I want to get married, I have to stop traveling and save money. If I want to have money, I have to stop sitting in my window seat …

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