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Review of Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites (Maryland): Our pros and cons…

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  Ocean City, Maryland has been one of our favorite places on the east coast of the United States for several excellent reasons.  It has the usual suspects including the fantastic ocean that is open to the public (not always the case in places like the Jersey Shore where you need to purchase a beach pass to go to the beach), plenty of things to do, plenty of places to eat, and that beautiful, very long wooden boardwalk! Although my wife and I hadn’t visited this city until we had moved to Pennsylvania in 2006, we are so glad this place exists relatively close to the suburbs of Philadelphia.  At a driving distance of roughly 170 miles, it’s not a very long distance, but it certainly can be a long drive depending on when you’re visiting the city. During its peak season (summers), traffic heading into the city can be daunting.  If you happen to take DE-1 South, passing all those cute beach towns like Lewes, Rehoboth Beach , and Dewey Beach , with its many traffic lig...
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Living a month near Niagara Falls, New York: Top attractions nearby including Niagara Falls State Park, Whirlpool State Park, and Fort Niagara State Park

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  Niagara Falls is one of those magical places that beckons you to visit it every chance you get.  Even as a New Yorker growing up in the world famous New York City, Niagara Falls is so popular and famous that even our relatives living in South Korea, ask us about it. I totally understand why.  Boasting the largest flow rate of any waterfall in the world and also boasting the world’s first large scale hydroelectric power plant, this place is impressive in so many different ways. My first trip to Niagara Falls began in my senior year in high school when my buddy decided to go to SUNY (State University of New York) at Buffalo , a mere several miles from the falls.  The drive, which at that time felt so impossibly long at just around 9 hours going through the well traveled New York State Thruway, was at that time, a monumental experience.   It almost seemed like the road would never end.  The first leg of the trip, going north on I-87 was ok, but the I-90 west...
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