Fall and Summer Roadtrips

As Anticipated – New International Program continues Boston Ballet’s 59th Season

Arts, Dance and Theater, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips / November 6, 2022

It is the opening night of As Anticipated at Boston’s Opera House and we are part of the eclectic audience eagerly anticipating Boston Ballet’s new program.  The (3-works) William Forsythe’ evening features Boston Ballet guest choreographer’s Approximate Sonata (1996) and Artifact Suite (2004) -with a world premiere of its newly added “prequel” – Défilé.  Black …

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cape cod fall

Fall Weekends on the Cape

Boston and New England, Boston for Kids, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / September 17, 2022

We spend many summer weekends on Cape Cod enjoying its beautiful beaches.  In the fall  we don’t get to visit as often, but we look forward to getting off the beach chairs to follow our favorite biking path to the National Seashore and to engage in our other Cape Cod favorite fall activities. For our …

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Fall Foliage near Boston

Chasing Fall Foliage (and Little Women Filming Locations) in Massachusetts

Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / October 10, 2021

In the Northeast, we spend October weekends chasing foliage locations that afford open vistas yet are not too far from home.  (In the summer, I am all for WEEKEND trips, but come early fall and a return of school and extracurriculars – we often favor day (and half day) destinations from our suburbia home base …

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Lobsters with Views: Road trip through Coastal Maine

Boston and New England, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Hello Summer!, Roadtrips / May 28, 2022

UPDATED (scroll down for new 2021 Cabbage Island Lobster Clambake experiences! For our couple’s weekend escape last summer we went on a 3-day Coastal Maine roadtrip in search of best coastal views and lobsters.  Here is our 3-day Coastal Maine Itinerary (aka lobster crawl) as told in LOBSTER stops.  We did this trip over a …

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Martha’s Vineyard in October

Boston and New England, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / September 21, 2021

During our Cape Cod staycation this past summer of 2020 we have visited the island of Martha’s Vineyard several times (and told you about it in our blog story).  On each of these trips, we have enjoyed our favorite places on the island (the Aquinnah Cliffs) but have been also adding our new favorites (Chappy …

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Day Trip to Martha's Vineyard

MARTHA’S VINEYARD FOR A DAY

Boston and New England, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Hello Summer!, Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / October 8, 2022

A day trip to Martha’s Vineyard is one of our many New England summer traditions. For one of our recent day trips we booked our car to go on a ferry with us (about a week ahead, for a mid-week August trip- scroll down for all transportation options to get to the island). Martha Vineyard …

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Best Cape Cod Beaches

Best Beaches on Cape Cod

Boston and New England, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Hello Summer!, Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / September 21, 2021

Cape 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 and sand features. We are lucky to live less than 90-minute drive away from Cape Cod and are visiting often this summer. It is about …

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College Road Trips with Family

Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Hello Summer!, New York, Pennsylvania, Roadtrips, Teen's Perspective, Welcome, Fall! / September 17, 2022

Whether you are an applicant or a parent of a high-schooler, chances are – college application process is something you both may want to forget soon.  College road trips on the other hand could leave a lot of positive family memories. Although this concept was foreign to me in the beginning of the process, I …

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Spa Hopping In Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada

Canada, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Hello Summer!, Roadtrips, Water Retreats, Welcome, Fall! / September 17, 2022

Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada (just north of the  U.S. border and approximately a 4.5-hour drive from Boston) is a perfect couple’s weekend escape from Boston.  There are lakes, mountainous forests, wine routes and food tasting festivals, cute little towns with gems of the French cuisine hidden in unassuming country houses, and… the SPAS!  Yes, …

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