Experiences
A 2.8-star culinary adventure
Over the past 18 months, I’ve spent five weekends in New York City to see everything on my list. I didn’t have anything left to see on my sixth weekend there, so I decided to make a series of bad Read more
US & Canada
Springfield Art Museum
The Springfield Museums system has five museums on site and you can access all of them with a single ticket, which manifests itself as a wristband. In order of interest, they are the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum (timed Read more
US & Canada
Springfield Armory
Ever seen one of those old-timey civil war rifles with “SPRINGFIELD, MASS” engraved on the metal slide? This is where it was made. George Washington himself authorized the construction of an armoury for the US Army in Springfield and it Read more
US & Canada
Museum of Springfield History
The Springfield Museums system has five museums on site and you can access all of them with a single ticket, which manifests itself as a wristband. In order of interest, they are the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum (timed Read more
Cars
2024 Jeep Wagoneer Series II 4×4
Distance: 1041 km Location: Missouri, Kansas Dates: 28-31 March 2024 Up front: There are abundant leather surfaces on everything you touch. The fake wood trim classes up the interior as does the matte chrome strips. Control surfaces are logically laid Read more
US & Canada
New York State Museum
The empire state’s museum in Albany is a program by the University of the State of New York relying completely on donations to operate, which means it’s free. The museum is a horseshoe loop around the first floor of the Read more
Iconic Places
Empire State Plaza
Anyone who has spent at least 50 hours studying 20th century architecture would recognize Albany’s Empire State Plaza as Le Corbusier’s brainchild, a one-block model of his Radiant City, except it’s not. It was a poorly-executed urban renewal project under Read more
Cities
Albany, NY
First things first – the Empire State Plaza is an exceedingly uncomfortable place to be. Aside from that, it has enough history and culture to keep a family interested for an afternoon. The New York State Museum with free admission Read more
Lays
Crackers and cheese
Every country prides itself on its agricultural produce, so what better way to enjoy crisps than with American cheese and Indian tomatoes? The other cheese flavours are mostly cheddar-based and the other unique tomato-based flavour is ketchup only available in Read more
Cars
2024 Audi A4 2.0T Premium
Distance: 1,732 kmLocation: Ontario, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, MaineDate: 20-23 October, 2023 Up front: Audi’s base model compact executive sedan has one major edge over its German peers—it comes with standard leather seating instead of an imitation fabric. The seats Read more