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Category Archives: Travel
Chalfonte Exhibit at the Carriage House Gallery Cape May
Chalfonte Hero thrills visitors Cape May’s Chalfonte Hotel has been hosting guests for 137 years. And, Karen Fox has documented its fascinating history in her book and in this season’s show at the Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick … Continue reading
Spring Festival
Spring Festival is Festing! April 26 through May 5 is Cape May’s Spring Festival. The grounds of the Physick Estate will be hopping with live music, good food, and a crafts and antique show. Spring Festival also includes The Chocolate … Continue reading
Green Festival Kick Off April 13
Green Festival to Kick Off Birding Season Kick off Cape May’s spring offerings of birding and other wetlands activities at the Green Festival- Saturday April 13 – in our new Convention Hall. Lots of environmental groups will be there with … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Contact Us, Events, film, Packages/Specials, Things to Do, Travel
Tagged birding, discount, spring, Spring Festival
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Cape May Craft Beer and Crab Festival
Cape May Craft Beer and Crab Festival Cape May’s Craft Beer and Crab Festival hit town last Saturday. The day was gray and intermittently rainy – not ideal beach weather. So lots of people showed up on the lawn at … Continue reading
Posted in Cape May, Eating, Events, Food, Things to Do, Travel, Vacation
Tagged beer, Cape May, crabs, eating, Food, food celebration, food festival, New Jersey, travel, vacation
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ICELAND IN FEBRUARY?
Iceland in February! This past winter, Suzie and I went to Iceland to see the Northern lights. We stayed in the Northern Light Inn on a lava field in Southwestern Iceland, very close to the Blue Lagoon. We toured around … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, history, Travel, Victoriana
Tagged architecture, photography, travel, vacation, Victorian
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Photographs WINTER VACATION IN ROME
Rome Vacation Photographs of the Pincio Park I thought that I’d start sharing vacation photographs with you from our Winter trips. Last winter was a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights, but I uploaded the photos somewhere and … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Italy, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Cape May, italy, PHOTOGRAPHS, ROME, vacation
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Cape May Wineries – The Napa of New Jersey !
Cape May – The Napa of New Jersey? A recent Leith Hall bed and breakfast guest was visiting the many wineries that have opened recently near Cape May. He is a wine expert and was telling us that New Jersey … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Italy, Things to Do, Travel, vineyards, wine, wineries
Tagged Cape May, eating and drinking, italy, vineyards, wineries
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A TALE OF TWO CHEESECAKES
Jewish and Siciliano New York This cheesecake is trying to reproduce one made by an old college friend, Kenny Kleinrock’s mother. She approached the task as a scientific experiment, trying many variations ’till she found the perfect, the archetypal, … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Food, Italy, Travel
Tagged afternoon tea, bed and breakfast, Cape May, dessert, dessert recipes, travel
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FLOWERS AND GARDENS AT THE BEACH IN CAPE MAY
A Victorian Flower Garden along the Sidewalk When Suzie and I moved to Cape May in 1989, one of the first projects on our list was to replace the sidewalk in front of Leith Hall and plant a flower garden. … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, gardening, Travel, Victoriana
Tagged Beach, Cape May, flowers, garden, New Jersey, travel, Victorian
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SICILY IN CAPE MAY
Several years ago, Suzie and I spent a month visiting Sicily. We saw the cities of Palermo and Catania, several hill towns like Ragusa and Noto (which are as cute as hill towns anywhere in Italy) and stayed in beach … Continue reading
