PART ONE If it weren’t for the Great Recession of 2008, this post might never have happened. Let’s back up a bit, and to use a bit of film lingo, give you the “backstory”. Our, initial, close encounter with New England happened in upstate New York towards the end of 2007. After that first, wonderful […]
Who Stole the Tacos?
For our fellow, or soon to be, ex-Californians, (and you know who you are!), a particularly un-savory conundrum that we find ourselves in here in Vacationland, is the conspicuous-by-it’s-absence of “spicy” foods. Along with the amazing paucity of authentic Mexican cuisine, there are a whole range of gastronomical offerings that are disappointingly absent. Back in […]
How to Drive a Car in Maine
At first glance, today’s post may give you the impression that we are about to discuss the detailed, functional aspects of motoring in Maine. However, what we are about to explore is the area known as driving courtesy that you may not know existed, or have forgotten about, living in any number of megalopolis centers […]
California is not Hades, Maine is not Paradise
I’m guessing that a few regulars may remember that we moved from CA to ME in 2014. Some recent questions have come up and have prompted me to step forward and offer a bit of a reality check for others who may be contemplating their own Big Move from CA to ME. California is not […]
We’re Ticked-Off
Eventually, the conversation turns to ticks. Whether we are speaking with “people from away”, or multi-generation locals, the subject of tick-borne illness somehow manages to crawl into the conversation. Whether or not this is due to a high degree of sensitivity of the topic on my part, or a desire of our friends to warn […]
Shop AirFare like a Pro
Lately, we’ve received some inquiries about finding the least-expensive airfare to and from California to Maine, and I thought I’d pass along the tool that we use to unearth this info. It used to be, that you could do a search by an open date range, say, 30 days for all of October (our favorite […]