Author: OBRT2018NEW

On our last trip to NYC we stopped in to the Hershey Store in Times Square.  I usually hate these types of tourist traps, and this one was no different.  The store is so tight you can barely move and there is almost nothing original in the store.  It’s all WAY over priced and useless. … Read More

On our last Road Trip  to NYC  we stayed at the Hilton Club.  It is located on the  37th & 38th floor of the Hilton on The Avenue of The Americas is the Hilton Club.  We stayed in a double room as we were there with friends.  The room was perfect. Very modern, very clean, … Read More

We didn’t get inside, our hotel was just around the corner and we sort of found Warner Brother’s by accident. I think they do offer tours. We will have to check it out closer if we visit Burbank again.

We didn’t get inside the great house, but I can only imagine that its is cooler on the inside than it is from the outside.  Francis Lee Smith spent years building the house almost completely by himself.  The house is 5 stories high and now abandoned, but the family is trying to save it.  Mr … Read More

Built in 1910, The Glidden House in Cleveland is right on the campus of Case Western University. The area was Very nice, the grounds at the hotel were very well kept. It was VERY clean and we had no complaints. The concierge “Bob” (I think) was very helpful with directions and tips on where to … Read More

This was our first time to Daytona Beach. I was great. The weather was perfect, the sand was clean and perfect. We rented chairs and an umbrella for the day as the sun was incredible. We were only staying there for one day while on our way to Disney, Orlando. We stayed at a small … Read More

We stayed at the beachside Motel in Daytona on our war to Orlando so we were just there 1 night. We had 2 rooms next to each other. When we booked them they were supposed to be 2 adjoining rooms as we had a family member traveling with us. They only have 2 adjoining rooms … Read More

If you love to hike and live in WNY or are visiting the Buffalo area, you have to check out this super cool location.  The hike back to the falls where the eternal flame is located is not an incredibly difficult hike.  We saw little kids and older people making the trip but there are … Read More

Terrapin Point is an observation area at the Niagara Falls on the New York side.  The area used to be called the Terrapin Rocks because the rocks  looked like terrapins (a type of tortoise or turtle).   In the 1980’s it was blocked off and 400 ft of the Horseshoe falls was blasted away for safety and … Read More

We visited the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, about 2 miles north of Shanksville in July. We were on our way back to Buffalo from a road trip to Maryland. There was quite a crowd there. The parking was a little odd. They had large plastic mats on a dirt field. I … Read More