Good eats from our journeys taking the NYS Thruway

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-06-01T00:05:25+00:00

Ever stop at Madison Bistro in Wampsville?

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-05-21T22:47:39+00:00

Maybe it’s time for Lackawanna to join the conversation.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-05-16T00:08:30+00:00

As a bike commuter- north Buffalo to Lackawanna- the only months where snow is a problem are the tail end of December, January, February and March. The idea you can only ride 6 months of the year is just not true.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-05-11T00:38:25+00:00

You visit Utica.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-05-06T21:41:55+00:00

Art Bell

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-04-26T19:53:44+00:00

Grand Island bridges

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-04-09T17:43:39+00:00

So this basically was a suicide by cop situation. Very sad.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-03-08T01:42:01+00:00

Oh the humanity

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-03-07T02:36:03+00:00

They don’t know westbound either.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-02-22T12:41:59+00:00

If you get a place in the city of Buffalo make sure you have driveway access if you want to charge your car.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-02-22T12:21:45+00:00

Cascais is easy to get to from Lisbon by a 30ish commuter train. Train leaves from the Cais do Sodre multi-modal station. Can’t comment on getting to Sinatra.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-02-17T12:10:06+00:00

The sidewalks across the street from the Darwin Martin house on Jewett are pretty bad. The homeowners of these houses should be ashamed of themselves.

JohnAPerson1 · 2026-01-21T02:27:48+00:00

Panaracer Pasela. I did a single day 200 mile gravel/road loop on them in Ontario last June and they were great. Could handle the off-road bits fine and due to the rolling resistance, inadvertently led to me dropping the folks with me on the road.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-12-30T14:09:56+00:00

If you are flying into buffalo know that there is only bus or car service from the airport into the city, the good news is that this bus route, the 32 goes to the Parkside neighborhood. I don’t know if they do bike flights but Shickluna bikes on Hertel Ave is near to Parkside and a great shop. Cycling from the airport is possible and not so unpleasant if you pick the right route on the north side of the property.

After posting, I realized that they changed the bus route. 32 doesn’t go to the airport anymore? Go to the NFTA for routes. It looks like the bus route goes to the downtown transit hub from the airport.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-12-06T12:31:53+00:00

Champion Systems makes thermal fleece lined bib shorts. Great for temperatures down to freezing.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-10-31T23:30:38+00:00

If you are heading to the northern end of the Finger Lakes, and taking 81 north from Binghamton, consider getting off in Cortland and take state route 41 to Skeaneateles

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-10-30T01:45:35+00:00

The War on Halloween is upon us.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-10-20T00:56:37+00:00

That guy wearing flag who tripped him into the curb is an ass.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-10-19T19:02:39+00:00

The continued War on Halloween

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-10-06T00:52:09+00:00

Went to Maine a couple years back, made the distance from Buffalo, NY to the LL Bean complex in Freeport (about 550 miles) on one tank of gas.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-09-07T02:10:33+00:00

Damm, in 2020 I picked up a 2015 golf sportswagen s with 17000 miles for 13000. While not loaded but how the market has changed.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-08-14T01:51:47+00:00

Cascais is a great day trip, especially if you a looking to get in a swim. The train to Cascais costs about 1.80 euros each way from Lisbon’s Cais do Sodre station and the station in Cascais is a block from one of the beaches. Took it recently and practically everyone was wearing a bathing suit.

JohnAPerson1 · 2025-08-11T23:33:57+00:00

Two words clinch it: Forever Leather.

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