Newport

You may remember then we first talked about the Where in the World I am Going on July 4th? game, one of the clues was about street lights. Well, here is the proof in that pudding.  The first street in the U.S. to…

You can't go to Newport and not take the Ten Mile Drive, also known as Ocean Drive.  You just can't. Part of the Ten Mile Drive is Bellevue Avenue, which is the street lined with the famous stunning mansions.  The…

When I heard that there was a mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport called Chateau-sur-Mer. I flipped! What true Francophile wouldn’t? Chateau-sur-Mer translates to mansion by the sea and that it is. That it is. The mansion itself was originally…

There’s a great little joint that has been around since 1936.  It is where both the locals and tourists head when they are in Newport for inexpensive, fresh and delicious seafood. It is a cute place. The decor is coastal kitchy. Nothing fancy. …

We continue our stroll along the Cliff Walk, heading toward the breakers along the coast.  We arrive at the grand stone entrance, marking the point on the path where you are entering Breaker property. Let’s get a closer look at…

Lets go for a little walk.  A Cliff Walk. We begin on a cloudy, hazy, day with the clouds sprinkling now and then. We start out at the intersection of Narragansett Avenue, where the path is paved.  We walk South. We come…

What better what way to kick off my series on Newport, Rhode Island than to feature it as a destination for this weeks Travel Tip Tuesday!? Newport is a port city, surrounded on three sides by water-Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound…