Ideas for Your Weekends and Vacations
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Hi! I am Victoria and I invite you to follow me to sporting and cultural events, on city walks and through the natural wonders – near my family’s home in New England and around the world! Read more about me and this website!
Summer Roadtrips
- Best Beaches on Cape Cod
Cape Cod peninsula, which extends into Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern Massachusetts, offers some 600 miles of coastline. There are over a hundred beaches – … - Social Distancing on a Family Vacation to Sarasota, Florida (with video)
Summer 2020 is of course unlike any other – in terms of celebrating weekends – or otherwise. But at the end of May 2020, after … - Summer Trip to Provincetown- with Video!
Provincetown at the northern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a seaside fun town with colorful main street (Commercial street), beautiful nature (dunes, National Seashore … - COUPLE’S RETREAT TO MARTHA’S VINEYARD (FOR A DAY).
Last weekend the forecast promised a hot mid-September day, our kids had the plans of their own, and we found ourselves on the market for … - Summer Weekend Trips from Boston
Boston is surrounded by natural beauty – there are lakes, mountains and/or the Ocean- practically in all directions; so it is a perfect starting point … - College Road Trips with Family
2020 Update. This trip was planned and executed before summer 2020. Follow your local health guidelines and those at your destination before leaving home as … - MARTHA’S VINEYARD FOR A DAY
Also read about our couple’s experience taking our car to the island for a day here. Those of you who visit our site often know … - WEEKEND IN COASTAL MAINE
During the summer, we try to go on a road trip every weekend. You would think that there are not that many places we have …
Latest Articles
- Best Beaches on Cape CodCape Cod peninsula, which extends into Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern Massachusetts, offers some 600 miles of coastline. There are over a hundred beaches – with dramatically diverse scenery, water …
- Social Distancing on a Family Vacation to Sarasota, Florida (with video)Summer 2020 is of course unlike any other – in terms of celebrating weekends – or otherwise. But at the end of May 2020, after 10 weeks of strict quarantine …
- Winter Holidays in Mont-Tremblant (with new Video)
UPDATE from our 2020 Trip: New Video! There are a great number of ski resorts in New Hampshire and Maine within a couple-hours drive from our home in a Boston … - Boston for the Holidays (2019)
December is a big month for family weekend celebrations in and around Boston with lots of holiday LIGHTS and music. LIGHTING OF THE TREE. The first order of business is … - The Nutcracker Season is Open at Boston Ballet (our visit report and backstage video)
As much as I like to lead my family along on my weekend agenda, they are all grown-up enough now to have their own! So this year, my daughter was …