The idea started innocently enough. In the early spring of 2022, it occurred to me that few people travel to Germany in late October. By then, Oktoberfest is over, it’s too early to ski and the Christmas markets have not gone into full swing. 2022 was going to be the year that I get to…
I grew up in Pittsburgh and remain a Steelers football fan. Although I have not lived in the ‘Burgh in a long time, I have roots to the city that run deep. Living in Maryland for more than 20 years has not changed my affinity for the Pittsburgh sports franchises. My boys are different. I’ve…
Being a middle class child of the 70’s and 80’s, flying was not something we did. Being part of a big a family with parents that did not do debt meant we kept vacations to a minimum. The first time I flew was to basic training for the U.S. Air Force at 18 years old….
Way back in 2019, my youngest son and I were considering a visit to the Porsche only swap meet in Hershey, PA. We did not make it there in 2019, then the pandemic hit. 2022 was a whole different story. Since 2019, I actually put a Porsche in my garage and joined the Porsche Club…
As a father of three sons, I hope to have as many memorable experiences with them as possible. Some experiences I’ll observe and I’ll take part in others. Some experiences the whole family will be a part of and others will be one on one. This is one of the experiences I’m fortunate to have…
It’s strange to think that we spent the majority of our lives four hours from each other (me in Pittsburgh, Tracy in Maryland), and yet we didn’t meet each other until we were thousands of miles from our homes. In May 1999, we were both spending our final day of traveling through Europe in the Cinque…
As our Amtrak train approached the Newark station I checked our flight status – delayed. While at the check in counter fifteen minutes later, we learned the delay was four hours. A drunken passenger on the inbound flight from Europe assaulted a flight attendant. The result was a diversion to Shannon, Ireland to have the…
I’m going to spare you all of the canceled flight, rainy weather and happy accident details of our trip to Iceland. Let’s face it, the internet is full of detailed stories about Iceland travel. Instead, I’m going to share things we learned, a few stories and some pictures. Overall, Iceland is a great vacation destination….
Like you, I had never heard of Holiday Valley Ski area either. When doing a search for solid eastern ski areas, Holiday Valley showed up a few times as one of the best. Going north from Maryland into the snow belt just off Lake Erie seemed like a no-brainer. With the kids being off on…
It would not be a ski season in the Becker house without a weekend trip to Hidden Valley Resort in PA. This year’s trip was from January 5th to the 7th. After grabbing the boys from school on Friday the 4th, we headed toward the frigid north in a warm car blasting the third audiobook…