The Coziest Things To Do In Ogunquit, Maine

21/2/2021

My list of the best things to do in Ogunquit, Maine, includes lots of cozy, affordable microadventures - plus plenty of foodie fun.

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Things to do in Ogunquit Maine: Visiting Cape Neddick Lighthouse, situated on a rocky island with a lighthouse keeper's home and small out buildings.

Visiting Cape Neddick Light is one of the essential things to do in Ogunquit, Maine.

There’s nothing like the sound of the waves, the smell of salt spray, and proverbial long walks on the beach to make you realize just how much you love oceanside travel. The tiny town of Ogunquit, home to less than 900 people, stands out as one of my favourite seaside escapes in southern Maine. I promise it will check every box on your cozy wish list, but this is no place to simply be idle. There are plenty of things to do in Ogunquit, Maine to fill a long weekend - or maybe even an entire week.

These are some of my absolute favourite places to stay, spots to eats, and things to do in the Ogunquit area.

Carnival- Inspired Brazilian Chocolate Brigadeiro Recipe

18/2/2021

If you can't go to Rio for Carnival, this festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is a delicious alternative.

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Colorful, festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe Picture

How pretty are these? With our festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe, you can recreate these sweet treats at home.

If there's one thing that travel has taught me, it's that every country seems to have their own special chocolate concoction and Brazil is no exception. Brigadeiros are best described as a Brazilian bon-bon. These soft, truffle-like delights are incredibly easy to make (cocoa and sweetened condensed milk are the star ingredients) and you can easily customize them according to your own tastes. This Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is the perfect way to inject a little travel coziness into your day, even if you can't exactly fly to Rio!

Easy Travel-Inspired Black Forest Cookies

12/2/2021

These delicious chocolate-cherry Black Forest cookies taste like travel but feel like home. Anyone with wanderlust can whip them up in just a few minutes!

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Black Forest cookie mix, with cherries and chocolate chips, in a white bowl

Black Forest cookies, the pre-quel. They're pretty even before they're made!

I used to think travel bloggers were really dedicated to their craft... that was, until I stepped into the shoes of food and recipe bloggers for an afternoon.

What I thought would be a simple photography challenge of capturing some pretty cookies ended up as an exhausting, sweaty affair - and that was just the effort it took to scrub my kitchen to get it photo ready! For those of you who do this everyday, I tip my hat to you. It takes extraordinary effort and skill. Meanwhile, I think I'll stick to my day job of chatting about travel but there's no way I'm letting all those photos go to waste so I'm going to borrow one more page from my foodie friends and share the recipe and process here.

These travel-inspired Black Forest cookies have THREE kinds of chocolate in them, are filled with moist cherries, are super easy to make (at least, they are when you don't have to photograph them,) and they're perfect for festive occasions like Valentine's Day or Christmas.

To be clear, I didn't invent these cookies. All credit goes to Beth at The First Year blog. Please check out her site to see her original notes and the gorgeous photos that originally inspired me.

Stepping Back In Time At The Lawson Center Boat Museum

7/2/2021

In New York State, a tiny boat museum holds a century's worth of travel memories. This is the Lawson Center Boat Museum.

My tours, meals, drinks, and accommodations were part of a press trip in conjunction with the TBEX conference. This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

Vanessa sits in a boat and holds up a kid's book while wearing a blue shirt and a blue sailor's cap at the Lawson Center Boat Museum Picture

Getting into the spirit of things at the Lawson Center Boat Museum.

In a workaday village in western New York state, a tiny boat museum holds a century's worth of summer memories - memories that changed the face of travel for Canadians and Americans alike.

100 plus years ago, motorboats on Chautauqua Lake were fancy. VERY fancy. If you wanted to see and be seen along this vacation destination that's about halfway between Cleveland and Toronto, you'd cruise the lake on your very large, very expensive motorboat which, in actuality, was more like a mini-yacht than anything else. These boats were great for invoking a sense of old-school glamour but weren't exactly the most accessible of vehicles. That all changed with the Lawson Boat and Engine Company (a precursor of the better known L.S. Aero Marine organization), the driving force behind family-friendly motorboats that would revolutionize the area.

It doesn't sound like much at first. How much can a destination change simply by making pleasure boats a little bit smaller and a little bit more affordable? There's more to it than meets the eye, as I learned firsthand on my visit to the Lawson Center Boat Museum in Bemus Point, New York, situated in L.S. Aero Marine's former boat chandlery.

The Coziest Things To Do In Ogunquit, Maine

Carnival- Inspired Brazilian Chocolate Brigadeiro Recipe

If you can't go to Rio for Carnival, this festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is a delicious alternative.

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

Easy Travel-Inspired Black Forest Cookies

These delicious chocolate-cherry Black Forest cookies taste like travel but feel like home. Anyone with wanderlust can whip them up in just a few minutes!

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

Stepping Back In Time At The Lawson Center Boat Museum

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The Coziest Things To Do In Ogunquit, Maine

Carnival- Inspired Brazilian Chocolate Brigadeiro Recipe

If you can't go to Rio for Carnival, this festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is a delicious alternative. ​This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

Easy Travel-Inspired Black Forest Cookies

These delicious chocolate-cherry Black Forest cookies taste like travel but feel like home. Anyone with wanderlust can whip them up in just a few minutes! ​ This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

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If you can't go to Rio for Carnival, this festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is a delicious alternative.

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.

These delicious chocolate-cherry Black Forest cookies taste like travel but feel like home. Anyone with wanderlust can whip them up in just a few minutes!

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, we may be paid a small commission.