Scrappy Travels

A few years ago, the bestie and I embarked on a trip to New England. We drove up to Connecticut, through Rhode Island, and then onto Boston. I'd never been farther North than New York, so I really enjoyed seeing that part of the country. As much as I loved Boston and Newport, in my opinion, the prettiest city we visited was Mystic, Connecticut. It's the quintessential  New England port city. It's not too big and not too small. And for someone who grew up outside of Annapolis, I felt right at home around all the boats and cute little shops. I just knew one day I'd go back and show off the town I'd fallen for. I was excited to return this past summer and on this trip, I was the tour guide and was able to show off what I love so much about Mystic.  Though, I'm not sure what that exactly is.    It may be the boats in the harbor, all coming and going in and out of the waterway. It may be the super cool drawbridge in the center of town, that due to ...

Just like in (Old) England with Stratford upon Avon, I wasn't really looking forward to the tiny little town of Mystic CT in New England.  And of course, just like in (Old) England, I fell in love with the tiny little town from the get go.  Mystic is so much more than just the setting of "Mystic Pizza".  Granted, I was only there for about 24 hours, but I have to say, I could have stayed there much longer.  There's not much to do, but there seems like so much to see.  It may not be a trip full of adventures around every curve, but the city has enough charm to keep you coming back for more! Seeing as I'm slightly predictable, my favorite place was Bank Street Books.  I'm a sucker for a good bookstore and this one surpassed even my wildest dreams for an independent book shop.  The store is jam packed with floor to ceiling shelves, and has so many titles that I've never seen in a Barnes & Noble.  I walked out with 3 books and some statio...