Kathleen Hesketh

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Clydesdale Stables at Budweiser Brewery in Merrimack, NH

Budweiser New Hampshire Brewery Tour Merrimack: A Non-Drinker’s View

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 17, 2024 / 0 Comments

Taking a Budweiser Brewery tour in Merrimack, NH isn’t just for beer lovers. It’s also an experience for history buffs and anyone who likes to understand the ins and outs of how things are made. While you can no longer visit the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales at this location, you can tour the facilities and sample … Read more

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Rogue River jet boat heading upriver

The Only Way to Get into the Wild: Rogue River Jet Boat Tours

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 17, 2024 / 1 Comment

Oregon’s Rogue River jet boat tours provide visitors with a rip-roaring ride up the Rogue. Two outfitters provide the spins and fun as you travel the scenic Rogue, but only one continues the original tradition of carrying the mail. This same outfitter, Jerry’s Rogue River Jets is also the only tour company permitted access into … Read more

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Disney Old Key West Resort Review: Mickey’s Most Underated Hotel

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 16, 2024 / 2 Comments

Take a stroll through Disney’s first vacation club resort in our Disney Old Key West Resort review. Keep reading after the video for important specifics. As the first Disney World Vacation Club (DVC) property to be built on the Florida soil, The Disney Old Key West Resort (OKW) stands out on Mickey’s list of premier … Read more

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Koosah Falls and Sahalie Falls in Oregon, Reaching Heaven and Sky in the Willamette National Forest

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 16, 2024 / 3 Comments

To say that our hike around Sahalie Falls and Koosah Falls in Oregon was an epic experience is probably exaggerating. After all, it was only a 2.6-mile hike, around a moderately trafficked loop. We never spent more than 20 or thirty minutes without encountering another human being, had intermittent cell service the entire time and … Read more

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Hiking Granby, CT McLean Game Refuge: 2 Trails That Will Make You Want to Visit This Small Town

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 14, 2024 / 2 Comments

“I want the [McClean] game refuge to be a place where some of the things God made may be seen by those who love them, as I loved them, and who may find in them the peace of mind and body that I have found.” From the will of Sen. George McLean.   The small Connecticut town … Read more

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Sanibel Island is one of the great things to do at Fort Myers

Things to Do at Fort Myers Beach Post Hurricane Ian

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 14, 2024 / 0 Comments

For U.S. travelers, Fort Myers Beach glistens like a jewel and beckons to all the world. “Come play in the sand and sun,” it says, and so the people do, lining the long causeway bumper to bumper and filling vacation rentals, hotels and condos.  And then came Hurricane Ian in 2022, decimating much of the beloved … Read more

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collage of food and restaurants that can be mobile ordered at Disney World

Skip the Lines: How Disney World’s Mobile Order Experience Redefines Theme Park Dining

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 13, 2024 / 0 Comments

Say hello to Disney World Mobile Order, the revolutionary food service that is changing the game for theme park dining. With just a few taps on your smartphone, you can now skip the lines at quick service restaurants and have your favorite meals and snacks ready for pick-up. In this article, we will delve into … Read more

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Lens ball on a bed of shells reflecting the ocean off Sanibel Island

What to Do on Sanibel Island in 2024 and Beyond

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 12, 2024 / 0 Comments

NOTE: On September 28, 2022, Sanibel Island was hit by Hurricane Ian, decimating much of the causeway that connects the island to the mainland and causing wide scale destruction. While travel to the island has resumed, restoration efforts are far from complete. You’ll encounter construction efforts underway as well as buildings still in disrepair from … Read more

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Abandoned Becket Quarry, the Land that Time Forgot

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 8, 2024 / 0 Comments

Heading out for a hike in the snow can be an adventure in and of itself, but searching out abandoned Massachusetts quarries adds an extra element of mystery. That’s particularly true when the destination is one where the workers walked off the job and left everything just as it was at quitting time more than … Read more

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The Enigmatic Hearthstone Castle of Danbury: Once Grand, Now Abandoned

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 8, 2024 / 0 Comments

Visiting Hearthstone Castle in Danbury is a less a trip than it is an exploration. For us, it tied some peculiar history into an outdoor adventure that left us a bit nostalgic for the past. Note: Since our initial visit to Hearthstone Castle Danbury in 2020, the fence around Hearthstone Caste Danbury has been closed … Read more

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