| Joining Coastal Vacations Club has made it affordable | | | | the restaurants in Little Havana near Miami International |
| for me to travel on a whim---even just for a good | | | | Airport. Meals usually include rice, black beans and fried |
| meal. I simply wouldn't dream of visiting certain places | | | | plantains with the main dish. Up the coast, Cocoa |
| without partaking in that town's specialty foods. I | | | | Beach brings memories of long walks on the shore, |
| couldn't write this as a top 10 list as I originally intended. | | | | shuttle launches, and rock shrimp. I really dig in hear. |
| The flavors and foods are all wonderful and unique so | | | | Florida's Seafood is "where shrimp happens" and they |
| we'll just eat our way west to east.In Alaska, salmon is | | | | serve it by the pound.As a huge baseball fan, Chicago |
| the specialty. I had my first salmon in an Alaska | | | | is Wrigley Field, and of course a Chicago dog off the |
| Railroad dining car, but now I head for the more | | | | cart behind home plate. In New York, it's a different |
| stationary Phylis's Cafe and Salmon Bake in | | | | kind of hot dog at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island. I |
| downtown Anchorage. Outdoor patio dining is the way | | | | couldn't visit the big apple without having a few |
| to go here to enjoy the midnight sun in Summer.Much | | | | sauerkraut and mustard dogs. Take in a minor league |
| of the southwest was once part of Mexico and the | | | | Brooklyn Cyclones game while you're here.Boston has |
| foods of that country are still the specialty there. In | | | | great pizza and chowder, but we need to get to |
| Tucson, you don't even have to leave the airport to | | | | Maine for lobster. Boston residents don't think twice |
| get some of the best Mexican food in town. El Charro | | | | about taking a two hour drive for that state's specialty. |
| Cafe is located upstairs near ticketing. I recommend | | | | If you're flying into Logan Airport and don't want to rent |
| the tortilla soup, and all the meals are authentic | | | | a car, Concord Trailways offers express bus service |
| Mexican here.Kansas City is BBQ country and Arthur | | | | to Portland. Lobster doesn't get any fresher than the |
| Bryant's is arguably the best in town. It's not fancy, but | | | | many restaurants along the waterfront in Portland. If |
| you'll find pictures of presidents, and the rich and | | | | you found the ferry terminal, you're in the right |
| famous chowing down, hanging on the walls. It's a | | | | neighborhood. Work off dinner with a long walk |
| short walk from the original 18th and Brooklyn location | | | | through the dock area.If you've taken the entire trip |
| to the Negro League Baseball Museum and the | | | | with me, your cloths are a little tight now. Venture up |
| American Jazz Museum. Don't miss them.Speaking of | | | | the road another 15 miles to Freeport and the L L |
| Jazz, You can't go to New Orleans without sampling | | | | Bean flagship store. We need some loose fitting |
| Cajun food in the French Quarter while taking in the | | | | threads so we can eat our way back out west.Dean |
| live music. It's an experience for all the senses. Don't | | | | Marino is now a full time Internet entrepreneur, author, |
| forget to cap it off (or start your morning) with hot | | | | and sales consultant, after 22 years in the auto finance |
| begnets and cafe ole at Cafe du Monde.Florida is a | | | | business. He has traveled extensively and has aligned |
| favorite destination of mine, so we'll make two stops | | | | himself with the Coastal Vacations Club after an |
| there. I haven't found bad Cuban food yet exploring | | | | exhaustive search. |