The Sopranos and the turnpike notwithstanding, it's called the Garden State because it really does have some lovely areas, especially down south and on the Jersey Shore. Atlantic City for gambling, Newark for ethnic eats, Princeton for history, and lots more. Capisce?
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Photos by Victor Block unless otherwise noted My main bit of advice to visitors to Cape May, at the southern end of New Jersey´s famed Jersey Shore: Look up! That’s where you´ll find most the delights of this town of around 2,800, a drive of some 2½ hours south from New York City and just under two hours from Philadelphia. The United States´ oldest seashore resort, has been catering to vacationers since pre-Revolutionary days, although there were probably a lot fewer T-shirt shops at the…
Read more…When it comes to surfing, Hawaii and California are of course the most famous states in the USA (and for places in the latter, like Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Malibu, Newport Beach, and Venice Beach, fly into Los Angeles International Airport and can an amazing deal at NÜ Car Rentals). But 21 other states also border oceans, with varyiing qualities of surfing in many. Here are five of the best, should your travels take you there (with at least three in driving distance of another NÜ…
Read more…As September ‘19 edged towards October, the fam and I had an open weekend, and we wanted to see if we could squeeze in one last blast of summer (OK, make that post-summer) at the Jersey shore. The weather was supposed to be clear, bright, and in the high 70s Fahrenheit with zero humidity during the time that we were planning our jaunt, so the universe was telling us that this getaway idea was a good one. We have a special affinity for Long Beach Island, which is an 18-mile-long, north-south…
Read more…It all started in Cape May on the Jersey Shore when Curtis Bashaw, founder and managing partner of Cape Resorts, had his eye on a plot of land adjacent to Beach Plum Farm for building his dream home. Just two miles outside the town's well preserved Victorian-era historic district, this 62-acre farm along with three additional farms in South Jersey supply Beach Blum Farm's kitchen, as well as other in town - Cape Resorts dining venues like the Ebbitt Room, Blue Pig Tavern, Rusty Nail, and Beach…
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Maybe it's time to give it another try.
Susan
New blog post on GypsyTales. The affordable Cape May NJ escape. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/p2OiJ1
Check out post Atlantic City post too!
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