Winter trips and activities
Going to the Olympics has been my lifelong dream. I first tried to make it happen for Tokyo 2020 (we all know what happened). I made it to Milano-Cortina 2026 – with a huge twist – so I must be back for LA28. It was actually quite fitting that my first Olympics experience happened to […]
How I Planned My Milano-Cortina 2026 Trip (And What You Could Learn for LA28) Read More »
March is my time to reconnect with the Boston Arts scene. I hope you will follow along (pay attention to my Boston Ballet promo code)! Week 1 The Huntington Theater We Had a World (through March 15) at the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston Written by Joshua Jarmon (whose “Prayer for the French Republic”
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I have travelled to several World Championships and International Grand Prix events over the years but attending the Olympic Games has remained my dream since childhood. That was until this past February 2026 when I headed to Milan to watch Olympic figure skating with my two friends. (I ended up spending a couple of days
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My Top Five list this December The days are short, dark and bitterly cold here in Boston in December but there are ways to beat the dread! I am sharing my top five (tried and true) Boston’s December ideas to get you into the Holiday spirit. Nutcracker at Boston Ballet: November 28-December 28, 2025
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We first discovered Sarasota, Florida in May of 2020, after 10 weeks of quarantine in our Massachusetts home, after we drove for 22 hours straight to get a little bit of sun and fresh air. We enjoyed it so much, we have since returned several times (it is now our favorite area for Florida vacations!).
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In the evening of Thanksgiving Thursday this year we headed to New York City (from our home in a suburb of Boston) for a 2-day family holiday weekend. Thanksgiving weekend is a traditional museum and theater weekend in our family. It is a great weekend to spend in NYC as there are plenty of museums
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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
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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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Here is a Video from our winter trip a couple of years ago! There are a great number of ski resorts in New Hampshire and Maine within a couple-hours drive from our home in a Boston suburb, yet for our annual family ski weekend we have chosen to cross the border to Mont-Tremblant resort in
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Among our many weekend road trips from Boston, our trips to Eastern Townships region of Canadian Quebec are the most exciting. There are not that many places in the Unites States that offer cross-border weekend trip opportunities and we consider ourselves quite lucky here in Boston! Crossing the Border into Eastern Townships It takes approximately
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