Lava Flow / August 10, 2015 by Cynthia Catera

OUI OUI / July 19, 2015 by Cynthia Catera

Looking for a weekend getaway from NYC, try Frenchtown, New Jersey. A great day trip, which is easily navigated with small shops and great antiquing. Walk up and down the main strip for hidden gems. These were my top places:

To Eat:

The Lovin Oven: Amazing Food. Farm to Table

To Shop:

Olive with a Twist: Homemade Oils and Vinegar (they have a bacon oil!)

Two Buttons: Imports from Bali, Antiques: I could have spent the whole day in here..it's a stimlulation overload with Antiques.

Left Bank: Cute interior and gift shop

Heard it through the grapevine.... / July 19, 2015 by Cynthia Catera

Cue the California Grapes..... (replace with New Jersey)

I'm a big supporter of wine, and in a non-discriminatory kind of way. Red, White, Dessert, chilled, mulled, you get the picture! But I've never actually been to a vineyard to see where these little grapes are born. This June, I was finally able to check that off my list at Beneduce Vineyards . A relatively new vineyard in New Jersey which you can come for a tasting, a tractor tour, or bring your friends, food, watch live music, and drink the wine they produce on site. They also have food trucks too, if you're not in the mood to BYOF :) Again, everyone who worked there was so hospitable it was like you're in your own backyard....if only mine looked like that!

My Favs: Shotgun Red, Tuxedo, and the Dry Riesling

Next door to the vineyard is an airport, where afterwards we took a hot air ballon ride! What a perfect day! :)

NEW HOPE / July 9, 2014 by Cynthia Catera

This past weekend took me on an adventure to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where I fell through space and time and found myself surrounded by Victorian architecture & cottages, peppered with antique shops and endless of tie-dye. Being my first visit here, I had no idea of what to expect, and I absolutely fell in love. I'm not sure if it was the residuals of fourth of July weekend, but there was an amazing sense of "Americana" and community bonding. (perhaps it could have been that everyone was so warm and welcoming-which is far from city living of every man for himself). But regardless, I can't wait to return and take the historical train ride and watch the sunset from Goat Hill Overlook. Here are a few photos from the weekend...