The Fragile Cargo

In this post I'm going to be covering my experience in the quaint and beautiful town of Portland, Maine. Not to be confused with the one in Oregon. Although I'm sure that's pretty too! Portland was one of the prettiest towns I have been to. The music and arts culture is huge there and so every building was unique in its own way. The architecture had a sort of a European influence which is always welcome. For instance while walking through the city I came across a stationery shop. I know that in itself isn't very interesting, but the shop definitely was. There are also many ceramic shops in Portland with absolutely gorgeous stuff. We bought a set of ceramic bowls. The city is next to a port, so you definitely want to go sailing in the sea. We had booked our sail with Maine Sailing Adventures. It was a wonderful experience. The crew was very friendly and I would definitely recommend them for anyone who is looking to go sailing in Portland or eve...

Today my post is going to be less about the place and more about why sometimes planning becomes quite important. Well that's not true it is going to be about the place, but I will be giving a few warning messages. We had driven down to Lake George from New York over the weekend. Lake George, the Queen of American Lakes, is a popular weekend destination for most people in the New York State. The lake is situated at the base of Adirondack mountains and is spread out over many towns. The most popular attractions here include sailing in the Lake and visiting the Adirondack Park. Now this disclaimer is to anyone planing to visit Lake George in the summer. Do not visit it before Memorial Day Weekend (usually last Monday of May). Why? you ask! Because NOTHING would be open. We were definitely not aware of this. So there we were with barely anything to do for two whole days. When I say nothing will be open, I do mean most of the restaurants as well. You cannot go out into the lake and m...