Trips and travel, nearby and long distance
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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With over 150 islands to choose from, planning your first Greek islands vacation could be overwhelming. I planned our own first Greek islands vacation not too long ago and am happy to share the considerations that were part of our planning process. When choosing the Greek islands for our first Greek islands vacation, I weighed …
We have recently spent 6 hours in Savannah Georgia on the return leg of our Boston-Florida roadtrip. This historic Southern city (founded in 1733) adorned with lush greenery and beautifully preserved architecture deserves a longer stay, but that should not deprive you from an exciting stopover on your roadtrip! 6 hours in Savannah give you …
Our mid-winter tropical escape this year has found us on Marco Island Florida. After many years of Miami-area winter pilgrimages, we are now quickly falling in love with South-West Florida coast (here is our Sarasota area trip report from last spring). At 24 square miles, Marco Island is the largest barrier island in the 10,000 …
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Mother’s Day (on May 9 this year) is a great excuse to spend time with Mom. I actually prefer to celebrate before or after the official calendar holiday; better yet – plan several celebrations with Mom (in and around) Boston throughout the month of May (and June)! This year it is all about the outdoors, so …
Our followers must know by now that our summer is not complete without a visit to the Berkshires – a mountainous region in Western Massachusetts (about 2.5-hour drive from our suburb south of Boston) with plenty of beautiful nature to see in any season. Our favorite time to visit is summer because it is the …
With our son away in college – all-family weekends are now few and far between. That is why we plan them carefully and cherish them dearly! We all know what happened to our Rome summer weekend 2020 (and I suspect to many of your own 2020 weekends). As residents of New England, we have a …
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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 …
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 …
I was desperately looking for ideas for one more family summer weekend together before my son was due to head back to his college campus and Stowe Vermont came to mind. Our family weekend this summer was originally supposed to happen in Rome, Italy (and when I say “weekend” I mean weekend– as we literally …