We decided at the last minute one weekend mid-February that we were going to head to the beach and, luckily, we were able to stay at the ICONA Avalon. I had been wanting to stay there for the last couple of years and never got a chance so when we were talking about possibly spending a night somewhere for a change of scenery, ICONA Avalon was one of ... // Keep reading...

A few weeks ago, Joe and I decided to take the kids somewhere for a night on a whim. Since we only had one night, we knew we didn't want to have a really long drive and we had the idea that we wanted to take them to the mountains since they've been fortunate enough to be able to see the ocean a good bit this summer and they've never been to the ... // Keep reading...

We recently took a last minute mini vacation to Rehoboth Beach, DE, and decided to stay at The Bellmoor Inn and Spa. I had never been to Rehoboth before nor had I ever heard of The Bellmoor so I really didn't know what to expect other than seeing pictures on their site. We had been planning to go somewhere a little more south and at the last minute ... // Keep reading...

We recently stayed at The Inn at Stonington in Stonington, CT and we loved it! I'm always drawn to a good water view and a small, walkable town and Stonington has both so I was in heaven. We drove from outside Philadelphia and it should have taken us just over 4 hours but we stopped for lunch in New Haven. We ate at Prime 16, which was delicious ... // Keep reading...