Adventurous Kate contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Summertime is here \u2014 and a busy travel season begins now!<\/strong> June kicked off with a two-week trip to the US, visiting my family in Boston and New York.<\/p>\n In that time, I welcomed half of Scotland to Boston for the World Cup, met my favorite internet cat, ate lobster, and did two epic long walks.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n A great trip home to my family in the US. <\/strong>Honestly, this is probably the best visit home I\u2019ve had since moving to Prague. I need to make more of an effort to visit in the summer months, because they are SO GOOD!<\/p>\n An unforgettable time in Boston. <\/strong>When I booked my trip home, I wasn\u2019t thinking about the World Cup, but it was in full swing, and Boston was amazing. People from all over the world rocking their football jerseys and flags.<\/p>\n Best of all was the Tartan Army, who were all over Massachusetts, dressed up in their kilts, playing the bagpipes, drinking all our beer, and marching to Fenway Park! I cannot tell you just how much joy they added to the city.<\/p>\n While in Boston, I walked the Emerald Necklace in its entirety. The Emerald Necklace is a chain of parks and green spaces running from Franklin Park to Boston Common. <\/p>\n It took me about four hours altogether, and I was happy to see so much of Boston in a single day. I do wish I had done it on a cooler day, though \u2014 it was hot and humid and that really got to me by hour three or so.<\/p>\n On top of that, I had a lot of good times in my home region of the North Shore, from walks to the beach to lobster rolls, museums, and the good pizza.<\/p>\n I met Baby Corn! <\/strong>Baby Corn is my favorite cat on the internet, and I was stunned to see one morning that he was doing a meet-and-greet in Boston. I have never booked a ticket so fast!<\/p>\n A great day in Maine.<\/strong> I went up to visit my friends in Portland, and surprise, surprise \u2014 the Tartan Army was there, too! <\/p>\n Best of all was that they took over the pub where we were having lunch, and my three-year-old niece asked to go inside to hear the music \u2014 so I offered to take her. Cool Auntie Kate took her to her first wild Scottish pub! (Her verdict: \u201cToo loud.\u201d)<\/p>\n New York was SO great. <\/strong>I went to stay with my sister and brother-in-law in Harlem for a few days. We spent some good times hanging out at their new lovely place.<\/p>\n My big adventure was walking the entire length of Broadway in Manhattan! It took about five hours and the distance was 13.76 miles, not counting breaks and detours. I love a long walk, and this really takes you to so many difference neighborhoods in Manhattan.<\/p>\n Also \u2014 this was my first time taking a bus to the new-ish bus station at the George Washington Bridge. I highly recommend getting a bus here if your final destination is in Upper Manhattan!<\/p>\n When I lived in New York and took the bus back from Boston, I hated that we literally drove through my neighborhood and went another 100+ blocks to midtown. This station, at 178th and Broadway, is SO much more convenient for Harlem, the Heights, even the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n I also did some walking in Central Park, met up with friends, ate delicious food I can\u2019t get in Prague, and did a lot of shopping in SoHo.<\/p>\n Good times in Prague.<\/strong> Charlie and I tried out the paddleboat on the river, we ate a lot of good food, and one night my trivia team came in first place! All exciting.<\/p>\n An awful heat wave throughout Europe. <\/strong>Record-high temperatures that lasted for awhile, which made it tough dealing with the heat in our home without air conditioning.<\/p>\n Air conditioning is a tough subject for us because our apartment has freakishly tall ceilings, and combined with the square footage, the strongest machines on the market here don\u2019t have enough power to cool either the bedroom or the living room.<\/p>\n![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kate-Harlem-Rooftop-1024x768.jpeg\"\/)
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Destinations Visited<\/h2>\n
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Highlights<\/h2>\n
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Challenges<\/h2>\n
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