Exploring Stockholm and Connecting to My Swedish Heritage
I had the very fortunate opportunity recently to take a business trip to Berlin for a work conference and as there are very few (not any...
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kflynn80
Aug 30, 202311 min read
Warming Up to the Catskills
I have been traveling to the Catskills in southeastern New York with my husband John since the time I met him a few decades ago....
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kflynn80
Jul 31, 202310 min read
Visiting Edinburgh and Glasgow
I recently had the opportunity to visit Scotland again after a memorable trip there with my husband John over 20 years ago. On that trip,...
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kflynn80
Mar 14, 202313 min read
Paris is Always a Good Idea
Oscar Wilde once said that when good Americans die, they go to Paris. For many people, Paris is more of an idea than a place. It’s...
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kflynn80
Nov 9, 202210 min read
New York Revisited
I’ve been in a New York State of Mind of late, not only because I like Billy Joel, but mainly because my son has been living in the city...
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kflynn80
Jul 20, 202211 min read
Revisiting London
After a two-year delay due to the global pandemic, our family was finally able to get over the Pond and visit London, my childhood home,...
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kflynn80
May 15, 202210 min read
Baltimore: Not the Wire
There are hard truths about a city like Baltimore that some people would rather ignore. Street violence and lurid scenes from shows like...
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kflynn80
Apr 18, 20227 min read
Connecticut: An Influential State Filled with Lovely People
Connecticut is one of those places that people seem to have mixed feelings about. It is a place that many people typically are driving...
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kflynn80
Mar 15, 202212 min read
Delray Beach, FL – Intimate Beach Town with a Big City Personality
When my sister asked me what I wanted this year for my birthday, it was a no brainer. I asked for a plane ticket down to Florida to visit...
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kflynn80
Feb 9, 202212 min read
Visiting DC: Our Nation’s Capital
My relationship with the capital of our nation, Washington, DC, is somewhat complex. On the one hand, I have many happy memories of...
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kflynn80
Aug 22, 202111 min read
Spending Time in the Big Easy
This particular passage is dedicated to my dear friend Jill and her parents Bobby and Linda. My first trip to New Orleans came courtesy...
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kflynn80
Jul 29, 20217 min read
Wilmington, NC – More Than Just Dawson’s Creek
Although it’s been 23 years since the popular show Dawson’s Creek premiered on the WB network, admittedly my only point of reference to...
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kflynn80
Jul 9, 20218 min read
A Bronx Tale
When I mention to friends that my husband John was born and originally raised in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, people always...
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kflynn80
Apr 30, 20219 min read
Finding Nirvana in Santa Barbara
My first trip to Santa Barbara coincided with a visit to my dad, who was studying at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey when I was...
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kflynn80
Jan 6, 202120 min read
Amen for NYC: The Champ of Global Cuisine and a Great Deal More
The first time I ever laid eyes on New York was on a trip when I was very young with my parents and my sister. My dad asked us if we...
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kflynn80
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Fall River, Massachusetts: Lizzie Borden and Portuguese Food
While visiting my sister in Newport, I took a ride to the city of Fall River, Mass., which is located about 20 minutes away not far from...
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kflynn80
Dec 4, 202013 min read
London: My Childhood Home
Where do I begin when I talk about London? It is a place that is very dear to me. When I was six years old, my dad announced we would be...
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kflynn80
Oct 19, 20208 min read
Living the Dream in Annapolis: America’s Sailing Capital
When I was 18, if someone had told me I would still be living basically right where I started long ago, I wouldn’t have believed it. But...
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kflynn80
Oct 5, 20207 min read
The Hampton’s: Barefoot Contessa, Beaches and Jaw Dropping Prices
What can be said about the Hampton’s that hasn’t been said before? It is a land of contrasts. On the one hand, there are amazing farms...
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kflynn80
Jun 30, 20205 min read
Dublin: The Irishman’s Ancestral Home
As the daughter of first-generation Italian Americans, I was confounded by my husband John’s relationship with food. He was a traditional...
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