— Time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, whether from school or from work.
After many years, I have decided it was time to move the rest of this blog to a new platform. I will keep this site as-is but newer posts can now be found at MarylandersOnVacation.NormanTalon.com I hope that you will continue and visit us there. Thanks, Norman
Read More »A few years had gone by since we last visited Niagara Falls. There were other options as far as where to go this year, Europe was certainly one. But, my Dads birthday was coming up in August 2 and they have never been to the falls, it just seemed like a better choice.This would mean that […]
Read More »July 25, 2014 is a new adventure for us. Today my kids go on their very first real vacation without their parents. Going on a 10 day European trip. Unfortunately for them but not for us, this isn’t an unsupervised vacation as they will actually be joining their cousins family. The trip will take from […]
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It is a awkward time when your children reach that age where they would like to be independent, and you prefer that they not be. Driving is one of those activity that seems tot drive that home. As it was, my daughter wanted to drive to the beach this summer, no parents allowed. While I […]
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Paoli is a census designated place (CDP) in Chester county, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The civil war era Paoli massacre occurred near Paoli, in an area now a part of Malvern, Pennsylvania. It is also where the home office of the search engine duckduckgo is located. Visiting Paoli on this day can hardly be considered a […]
Read More »I would not really consider going out to college visits a vacation, but I will make an exemption here. It is that time in every high school senior’s life when they must go out and decide, among all other decisions that need to be made, what school to attend during their college years. In the […]
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July 5, 3013. This is the start of a much awaited 7 day vacation. Yes, we have been to Virginia beach and to Jamestown, so you would think nothing is new this time. Well, for one thing, we will spend more time in Jamestown, it is summer in Jamestown (not winter like the last time), […]
Read More »Like the past few years, where we would spend vacation seems to be decided almost at the spur of the moment. Up until a month ago the choices where Massachusetts, Tennessee or Williamsburg in Virginia. Then it was Hilton Head in South Carolina. Finally, we ended up in Myrtle Beach. Why Myrtle Beach? Well, other […]
Read More »April 5, 2012 Expecting a non-eventful trip home. After all, we really did not have much planned any more. As with yesterday, most of our group weren’t ready to go until it was “Brunch” time, which was fine. I for one did not want to end up eating at the same place we had lunch […]
Read More »April 5, 2012 This is the day! This was planned to be a very short vacation of sorts. Just drop by Atlantic City yesterday ( Which we did that is why we are here), go around the city, pools for the kids, casino for the adults. Tomorrow, April 5, we would make the short trip […]
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