Regardless of your religious beliefs, when visiting Washington D.C., you should go to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It is the biggest Catholic Church in the United States. It has a modern architecture compared to the ones you can find in Europe or Latin America. On top of the main altar, below the…
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Washington D.C.
Last Labor Day Weekend, I headed to the Capital City of the United States, Washington D.C. Washington will be the perfect place if you want to see monuments and museums for free. This post will be more about the monuments. Our first stop was the White House. The house looked smaller than what I was…
Hickory State Park
This park is about two and half hours from New York City. It is over 15,000 acres and has a picnic area, a lake for swimming, and plenty of trails. The main purpose of my trip was to hike one of the trails and to visit the boulder field, Hawk Falls. Make sure that you eat before…
Buttermilk Falls
After hiking on the wrong trail for about an hour and a half, I found the treasure that I was looking for, the Buttermilk waterfall. One does not usually have to hike to see the falls. They are just steps from the road. If you wanted to go up, there are wooden stairs made by the government that…
Tillman Ravine Trail
Summer is too short to waste time! One of these weekends, I wanted to go hiking, but no one wanted to go. Thus, I decided to go by myself, and it was completely worth it. I had planned to go to Buttermilk Falls in Delaware Water Gap, but I stop in a trail like 2 miles…
George W Childs Park
On my last trip to the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania, I had the opportunity to visit two parks: Dingmans Falls at Dingmans Visitor Center and George W. Childs Park. George W. Childs Parks is a beautiful park with an easy trail to hike. The park also has a lot of picnic tables for people to use….
AROUND NYC
My relationship with the city of New York is one of love and hate. I love the sightseeing, the restaurants, the diversity of the people, and many other things. On the other hand, I hate the traffic since I work there and have to cross the GW Bridge every day from New Jersey. I also…
Copa America is in Town
CONMEBOL (The South American Football Confederation) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a tournament in the USA. Copa America is the oldest football competition among nations. It is the first time that it is played outside of South America. One match of the quarter finals was played in a venue close to my house, MetLife…
