Author dorabenley

Cracker Barrel Kingsport was your standard Cracker Barrel. They were busy selling autumn items including for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Summer items had disappeared in August. The local team for souvenir items was the University of Tennessee. We ordered our standard… Continue Reading →

We set off for Vinny’s Grill for lunch. We ordered club sandwiches and a takeout burger with fries for the dog. Another time we ordered pizza, their signature dish. It was a nice, all-around Italian restaurant of the family sit… Continue Reading →

We drove up 29N for the first time since 1998. Then we arrived at the Super 8 on Greenbrier Drive at 2:19PM and checked into room 115. The Super 8 in Charlottesville was the worst motel of the trip by… Continue Reading →

We got off the road at exit 243 in Harrisonburg at the Ramada. We checked into room 154. My husband ended up paying $25.00 as a deposit because he didn’t call in advance to discuss policies at the motel. What… Continue Reading →

We were visiting relatives in Bethel Park. The catch was we had pets. The only motel that was pet-friendly that was at all close by was the Extended Stay. And the shopping area closest to it was Century III. We… Continue Reading →

Tasty Menu: For a sit down family restaurant, this place has a tasty menu. They frequently start meals with minestrone soup, which is a generous bowl with lots of cheese shaved into it to your liking. The soup is served… Continue Reading →

We went to Friendly’s for dessert on May 31 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Once again it was pelting rain. We drove up under the overhang. My husband looked up the weather ahead on our route to New York. I kept on… Continue Reading →

Castles, Vineyards, and History: We visited the Rhine River from Remagen to Koblenz and then continued on past the Deutsches Eck to the Moselle at Trier. At every stop along the highway there was another small town like Remagen with… Continue Reading →

We stopped in Boston Harbor on July 12 for Cunard’s 175th anniversary celebration. It was the end of Samuel Cunard’s first transatlantic voyage back in 1840. Boston awarded him a special cup displayed to this day aboard the Queen Mary… Continue Reading →

We were in Koblenz, Germany in June. While crossing a bridge, my husband pointed out the Deutsches Eck and its monument down in the river below. I took a video and tried to capture it. My images aren’t the best,… Continue Reading →