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Looking back on our first snowbird trip, I would like to take some time to reflect on what we did right, what we could have done better and what we hope to do next time. I come from a family of quasi gypsies...we moved around quite a bit when I was a child and, since my dad was in education, we had summers to travel and travel we did. By the time I was in high school, I had been to most of the lower 48 states, quite a few provinces in Canada and across the Texas border into Mexico. My mother can't stand to stay in one place for too long and we joke that she gets "itchy feet" and needs to get on the road again. I guess I'm like that also and, lucky ... read more

North America » United States » New York » Rockville Centre February 27th 2014

The last two nights of our adventure were spent in Florence, SC. The hotel receptionist recommended we eat at Fatz Restaurant the first night there and it turned out to be a very good choice. Since we were first time diners, the waitress brought us a free sample of their Callabas chicken. I don't know what the callabas meant, but it was very good fried chicken breast, so I decided to order it and was very glad I did. Jim and I both enjoyed the last of our sweet tea - until our next trip south. After a rainy day spent inside the hotel room and after listening to the weather reports, we decided to head for home. The weather didn't sound so great even where we were and we decided we'd rather be home than ... read more




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