Spending a weekend of culture and nature in the Massachusetts Berkshires is our longstanding family summer tradition. We keep coming back every summer (with friends and kids who are now teens) and sharing our trips with you. Here is our recent three day-two night trip itinerary so you can follow along for your own Summer […]
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Island of Nantucket, some 30 miles off the Southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a popular summer destination (when its population grows to 80,000). Over the years, we have come to love our 3-season day trips to Martha’s Vineyard (another island off the coast of Cape Cod), but we have a lot of catching
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For our Maine summer weekend roadtrips we are always looking for best 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 (long) weekend (2 nights, 3 days) but you could of course extend any part of the trip and easily
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Last summer we spent 4 nights on Amalfi coast of Italy and it was as strikingly scenic as we have imagined it (it was also very crowded– but more about that later). I have been dreaming about visiting Amalfi coast (Unesco World Heritage Site) for a long time but was uncomfortable with the idea of
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We have recently spent 4 days on Sao Miguel island in the Azores. Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal) is a 9-island archipelago located in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, some 870 miles west of Lisbon. Volcanic Azores are known for its hiking trails but as a non-hiker I was worried about finding things to do to
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Montreal is the most “European” North American city and a favorite destination within a driving distance for those of us in New England who crave the “old town” on a long weekend. There is of course more to Montreal than the “old town”. We have recently paid yet another visit to the city to attend
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A couple of summers ago (when our kids were a little younger) we went on a 2-week European roadtrip through Germany, Alsace (France), and Switzerland. It took me several months to plan this roadtrip and I am happy to share our itinerary to inspire you to start planning yours! We made 8 overnight stops on
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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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Last September our family of 5 (our two kids, ages 12 and 22, my husband and my Mom) went on a roadtrip around Iceland in 7 days. While it might be too packed an itinerary for many, we were very happy with how we planned our time in Iceland. Experiencing the many sides of Iceland
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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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