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Why I Loved Cape May in the Winter

Cape May Lighthouse

There’s something soothing about Cape May in the winter. Yes, many of the shops, restaurants, and hotels are closed for the season. No, you can’t go swimming when the temperatures are in single figures. But the slower pace and quieter…

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Champagne at Peter Shields Inn

A Romantic Stay at Peter Shields Inn in Cape May

In a town full of elaborate Victorian mansions, the Peter Shields Inn stands out, a sparkling white, stately Georgian Revival-style house situated mere steps from the beach. My husband and I arrived outside one recent Sunday afternoon as the sun…

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Asbury Park: An Introduction to the Jersey Shore

As an islander, it’s perhaps unsurprising that I love the sea. I grew up on Lewis, that lovely rock in the Outer Hebrides, and studied in St Andrews, a small Scottish seaside town. I love being by the sea when…

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A Spring Day at Duke Farms in New Jersey

Duke Farms, a 2740 acre estate of woodlands, meadows and gardens near Hillsborough in northern New Jersey was once the residence of one of America’s richest families.  Now, it’s a public park dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability, offering an oasis…

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I ‘Heart’ Hoboken (Vol. II)

A week after I wrote my little love note to Hoboken, my home from home has been on everyone’s radar for all the wrong reasons.  Like many other parts of the east coast of America, Hoboken was hit by Hurricane…

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I ‘Heart’ Hoboken

Hoboken has been the subject of my suitcase stories before.  For five of the last ten months, I have been here, in the birthplace of baseball and home of Frank Sinatra.  My months have been spent in the red brick…

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